South Africa must harness technology in a way that helps fix its problems: Khayelitsha in Cape Town, South Africa. The country can't afford to be distracted from problems of poverty, inequality and joblessness. EPA/Nic BothmaIn the three short years that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has been punting the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as the route to … [Read more...] about South Africa must harness technology in a way that helps fix its problems | The Conversation
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KriptoLink Announces Launch of Game-changing Digital Currency Trading Technology
KriptoLink Announces Launch of Game-changing Digital Currency Trading Technology: KriptoLink POS Terminal KriptoLink Announces Launch of Game-changing Digital Currency Trading Technology with new POS terminal set to mainstream cryptocurrency transactions. Tshwane, 4 September 2019: Pretoria-based tech start-up, KriptoLink, today announced the launch of its POS terminal, … [Read more...] about KriptoLink Announces Launch of Game-changing Digital Currency Trading Technology
West African states have a science and technology plan. But it’s going nowhere | The Conversation
West African states have a science and technology plan. But it's going nowhere: The teaching of science and technology in ECOWAS states needs a boost Wikimedia CommonsFifteen West African countries are a year away from the target date of their 10-year policy plan on science and technology dubbed ECOPOST. But they have made very little progress on the goals they set themselves. … [Read more...] about West African states have a science and technology plan. But it’s going nowhere | The Conversation
Technology can make collecting and analysing evidence for policy easier | The Conversation
Technology can make collecting and analysing evidence for policy easier: With so much research, data and evidence in the world, it's tough to pull it together in a useful way. ShutterstockThere is more and more research being produced around the world every day. In total, about 3 million articles are published every year. That’s a lot of information, and a lot of evidence. … [Read more...] about Technology can make collecting and analysing evidence for policy easier | The Conversation
Factory of the Year embraces local design and 3D technology for printing of first Factory of the Year awards trophies
Factory of the Year embraces local design and 3D technology for printing of first Factory of the Year awards trophies: A.T. Kearney has commissioned locally-designed and 3D-printed trophies for its inaugural Factory of the Year (FotY) award in South Africa. According to Igor Hulak, Partner at A.T. Kearney, embracing technology is central to the philosophy underpinning the … [Read more...] about Factory of the Year embraces local design and 3D technology for printing of first Factory of the Year awards trophies
