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Bridging the communication divide

Investment and trade – as opposed to charity and aid – must drive the transformation of African economies

Modernisation and mobility are two of the most important aspects of today’s global business world. Africa’s embracing of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector has picked up momentum, with its mobile market becoming the fastest growing of any region over the past eight years.

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Mobile hotspots

662820_21280168_opt2.0Help to keep SMEs connected

In today’s world, being connected is no longer optional for businesses. If they are to compete in the current market, they need to have ‘always on’ Internet and e-mail access.

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Rising to the challenge

internet_opt2.0A possible solution to the bandwidth problem in SA

At the Capacity Africa 2010 conference held in Kenya in September last year, as well as the Capacity Europe conference held in the Netherlands in November 2010, the focus was on the international wholesale of bandwidth and network services.

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Google eyes Africa

sa_map_cover._opt2.0Google’s Bridgette Sexton possesses an optimism that is impossible to avoid. As a programme manager for tech outreach for Google Africa based in Ghana, the United States-born representative of one of the world’s most successful firms says Africa is ripe for innovation.

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The backbone of innovation

back_bone_opt2.0Some good reasons for companies to invest in research and development

It has been reported that South Africa, compared to many other developing countries, has a fairly high expenditure of research and development (R&D), which currently stands at 1% of the gross domestic product.

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Hi-tech fun

 

GirlsHi-tech gets Oktoberfest moving

 

Who said hi-tech is only for nerds and cannot be fun at a down-to-earth level - or sort of down to earth! A media release we received last week from hi-tech company, Siemens, illustrates how hi-tech assists to get spirits 'hi' at Munich's famous Oktoberfest.

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