5G promises to disrupt Media and Entertainment
5G Empowering Vertical Industries predicts that the Media, Entertainment, Health, Manufacturing, Automotive and Energy sectors will be transformed immensely in the roll-out of 5G networks globally by 2020.
Internet Access and the Growth of Africa – an #OpenAfricaMag feature
In Africa, the discourse around the economy, technology and society has mainly been limited to the effects of the digital divide.
Ecommerce security in Africa: #OpenAfricaMag Q&A with Schalk Nolte
Ecommerce, in the form of online shopping and online banking, is often held up as the key to prosperity in Africa — a way of ‘leapfrogging’ past the obstacles of poor infrastructure. But there is a flipside to this convenience: the ever-present threat of fraud. Wherever money changes hands, you’ll always find someone who wants to take it away illegally, and buyer, seller and banker are all potential targets.
Benchmarking the Progress and Potential of Africa: #OpenAfricaMag
GIBS’ Centre for Dynamic Markets urges Africa’s policy makers and business leaders to move beyond their obsession with GDP. What’s important, says the centre’s Prof Lyal White, are comprehensive country assessments that reveal why African countries grow, regress or stagnate.
The Data Divide in Africa
Data is required for businesses to plan – be it in marketing or development or expansion. African data is notoriously bad – incomplete, inconsistent and unreliable. If the continent is […]
