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Ransomware attacks double in municipalities, healthcare, education
Barracuda Networks, provider of cloud-first security solutions, published its Fifth Annual Threat Spotlight on Ransomware. The new report looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2022 and July...
Three questions manufacturers in Egypt should address for Digital...
To learn more about how manufacturers in Egypt can leverage digital technology to drive greater operational efficiency, Kerry Koutsikos, Vice President and General Manager of Infor Middle East and Africa, suggests...
African enterprises warm up to Blockchain technology
Blockchain is a record-keeping technology designed to make it impossible to hack the system or forge the data stored on it, thereby making it secure and immutable. It is a type of distributed ledger technology (DLT),...
Possibilities for Botswanan businesses embracing digital initiatives
Digital Transformation and emerging technologies have been generating significant interest in Africa recently. Public and private sector organisations are finding the promises of job creation and economic growth...
City of Cape Town makes access to clean water a digital priority
SAP Work Manager solution supports the effective management of City of Cape Town’s water and sanitation workload to improve service delivery to nearly four million residents. As one of the largest metros in South A...
Oracle helps Kenya Revenue Authority to speed up tax form process
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) turned to Oracle to implement a solution to speed up the process of filling in tax forms. KRA is an agency of the Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) responsible for the assessment,...
Ransomware attacks double in municipalities, healthcare, education
Barracuda Networks, provider of cloud-first security solutions, published its Fifth Annual Threat Spotlight on Ransomware. The new report looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2022 and July...
Pan-African space challenge drives opportunities for space-tech entrepreneurs
The Africa Earth Observation Challenge (AEO) is poised to propel innovation in the continent’s space sector via a pan-African open innovation start-up challenge, focusing on earth observation data solutions. The AEO C...
Algeria’s bold new renewables agenda to fuel MENA collaborations
Middle East Energy Dubai, the most reputable and comprehensive energy event in the MENA region, took place at Dubai World Trade Centre from March 7th to 9th. Algeria’s energy planners and innovators participated and f...
From recovery to reality: How technology is driving sustainable economic...
The recently held COP26 presented a major moment for international co-operation to think strategically and work together to respond to global climate challenges. After 18 months of crisis navigation and laying the...
First Digital launches easy to use POPIA compliance assessment toolkit
Most local businesses are aware that if they do not meet the compliance requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), South Africa’s data protection law, before this year’s deadline of 30 J...
The state of procurement in SA and opportunity for digital solutions
A good number of South African companies find themselves in a fairly precarious position when it comes to procurement because they have yet to properly integrate their basic processes and their weaknesses have come to be...
Scaling community engagement by technology modernisation
On-premises legacy systems being used by The Reach For A Dream Foundation, dedicated to children with life-threatening illnesses, were limiting its operations. Upgrades, downtime, remote access, performance,...
Encapsulated East Africa implements Vertiv’s modular data centre solution for K...
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, together with local partner Encapsulated East Africa, and the Kenyan National Transport and Safety Authority, NTSA, recently...
Uganda National Social Security Fund transforms customer experience with...
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a multi-trillion-shilling fund mandated by the government of Uganda through the NSSF Act, Cap 222 to provide social security services to employees in the private sector in...
Siemens Mobility signs historic contract for turnkey rail system in Egypt...
Siemens Mobility to provide high-speed and regional trains, locomotives, rail infrastructure and related services. The first ever high-speed and electrified main rail line in Egypt will be 660 kilometres of modern,...
City of Cape Town makes access to clean water a digital priority
SAP Work Manager solution supports the effective management of City of Cape Town’s water and sanitation workload to improve service delivery to nearly four million residents. As one of the largest metros in South A...
Oracle helps Kenya Revenue Authority to speed up tax form process
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) turned to Oracle to implement a solution to speed up the process of filling in tax forms. KRA is an agency of the Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) responsible for the assessment,...
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