ICT’s role in city maturity

The link between ICT and societal, economic and environmental development has been reconfirmed and strengthened in the 2013 edition of Ericsson’s Networked City Index. In addition, leadership skills in utilising ICT cross-functionally has a high impact on ICT maturity...

SMBs quick to digitise, but lack processes

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) – companies with fewer than 500 employees – across Europe are moving much faster than their peers in larger organisations in the race to complete key digital transformation initiatives. According to research...

SA economy battling to bounce back

South Africa will enter its fifth season of national elections with an economy that seems to lack the resilience to significantly bounce back after the recent strike action, and to create the kind of growth that will address poverty and job creation. This is according...

3D value chains to the fore in 2014

IDC Manufacturing Insights has released its top 10 predictions for the year ahead. They are: * Manufacturers begin to build 3D value chains. * Operational, information, and consumer technology converge to reshape approaches to technology management. * Operational...

Big increase in document scanner sales

The overall document scanner market increased year-on-year by more than 30% to approximately 83 000 shipments in Western Europe in 3Q13, according to the latest Western European Quarterly Document Scanner Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). “Cost...

MTN opens up feature phones to the Internet

MTN has introduced MTN SurferLite, a pilot project that promises to provide customers with feature phones access to Internet at minimal cost. The MTN SurferLite platform is another innovative solution that allows customers easy access to relevant digital information...