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Analysis & Features

What will work look like in 2030?

January 18, 2023 admin 0

Epson’s Regional Head for East and West Africa, Mukesh Bector explores the trends that will shape the workplace of 2030 and how businesses can prepare for the future The world of work and industry has [c]

Analysis & Features

New report shows status of remote working and cybersecurity in Africa

January 20, 2022 admin 0

In 2021, KnowBe4, Lynchpin and ITWeb conducted surveys across Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya to unpack how remote working was influencing the security paradigm for organisations. The survey found that a significant percentage of companies [c]

Analysis & Features

Over a third of staff feel more connected with colleagues while working remotely

January 13, 2022 admin 0

A recent Kaspersky study found that 61% of employees don’t feel isolated while working remotely, indeed, 37% of remote workers manage to communicate even better with their colleagues this way. The extensive use of non-corporate communication services [c]

Analysis & Features

Mitel partners with Mart Network to launch Mobility and Remote working solutions in Africa

September 13, 2021 admin 0

Mitel, a global vender of business communication technologies, has partnered with Mart Network, a value-added distributor, to launch remote working and mobility solutions in the region. Following disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the company [c]

Analysis & Features

90% of IT heads in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe amplify focus on cyber security

September 5, 2021 admin 0

Over 90% of IT decision makers across South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe have accelerated their Cyber Security due to the substantial emergence of digital ways of working. This according to the latest 2021 research undertaken [c]

Analysis & Features

3 Ways that Covid-19 Affected the Electronics Industry

June 27, 2021 admin 0

Like nearly every sector, the electronics industry has changed significantly because of the pandemic. Not only was the supply of components affected as the world was reeling from initial outbreaks, and continues to be deeply [c]

Analysis & Features

5 tips for building a culture of security among remote employees

February 24, 2021 admin 0

In one of our previous posts, we highlighted the importance that making security a part of your organizational culture played in keeping your remote workforce secure during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what does that entail? [c]

Analysis & Features

Ransomware 2020: A year of many changes

February 11, 2021 admin 0

By Fady Younes 2020 was a turbulent year as the world grappled to cope with the impact of COVID-19 – both on general sense of wellbeing and the critical infrastructures which connect and protect to [c]

Analysis & Features

Remote Work: Is your business’s IT environment ready for the challenges of the new normal?

January 24, 2021 admin 0

Panicked responses to the infamous COVID-19 have triggered strange, yet substantial adaptation in remote collaboration innovations became an essential for African organizations. However, the transition might not be easy, according to a survey by Liquid [c]

Analysis & Features

The workforce is changing, and HR practitioners must change with it

December 10, 2020 admin 0

By Siwar Zein The way we work has been irrevocably changed by the challenges we have been faced with in this difficult and uncertain year. Today, more people are working from their homes than in [c]

Analysis & Features

How to Keep Your Development Team Motivated 

October 12, 2020 admin 0

Remote workspace has been increasing rapidly. Many companies have acknowledged the importance of having a small development and testing team. Moreover, the present COVID-19 pandemic has stressed on the topic exponentially. Various companies have already [c]

Analysis & Features

Remote Work: Is your firm’s IT environment ready for challenges facing the new normal?

September 24, 2020 admin 0

By Hewitte Lee Panicked responses to the infamous COVID-19 have triggered strange, yet substantial adaptation in remote collaboration innovations became an essential for African organizations. However, the transition might not be easy, according to a [c]

Analysis & Features

60% of workers to pick wellness-equipped smart facility over a remote office by 2022

August 7, 2020 admin 0

An increase in remote working employees and under-utilization of existing office spaces due to the COVID-19 pandemic will trigger a need for smart, wellness-equipped office spaces in the future, according to Gartner.“Due to COVID-19 many offices [c]

Analysis & Features

Is this the insurance industry’s new normal?

August 1, 2020 admin 0

By Travys Wilkins When government first announced a national lockdown back in March, countless businesses were left scrambling to make working from home, work. Sure, distributed work was probably on the cards for many of [c]

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82% of company leaders plan to allow staff to work remotely in future – Gartner

July 18, 2020 admin 0

A Gartner survey conducted on June 5 with 127 company leaders, representing HR, Legal and Compliance, Finance and Real Estate, revealed 82% of respondents intend to permit remote working some of the time as employees [c]

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Andela to recruit senior engineers from all African countries to work remotely

July 2, 2020 admin 0

After transitioning to fully remote model, Andela has announced that it will now accept engineers from all African countries, in a bid to double its global talent pool and connect an even greater number of [c]

Analysis & Features

Only a third of SMEs update staff on security requirements for personal devices  

June 10, 2020 admin 0

Although small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are less inclined to provide their staff with company devices to work from home, only one third of employees (34%) in this category have received instructions on how to [c]

Analysis & Features

Google Meet and Messenger Rooms: The two new contenders on the video conferencing market

May 19, 2020 admin 0

The ongoing pandemic has confined billions of people around the world to their homes. In many countries, children can’t go to school, can’t visit their relatives, and their parents – not all of them, mind [c]

Analysis & Features

3-in-4 employees yet to receive any remote working cybersecurity guidance

May 18, 2020 admin 1

Three-in-four (73%) employees working from home have not yet received any specific cybersecurity awareness guidance or training designed to keep themselves secure from risks according to a recent Kaspersky global report, How COVID-19 changed the [c]

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Huawei targets remote working teams with IdeaHub series of products

April 20, 2020 admin 0

Huawei has unveiled the Huawei IdeaHub series of products consisting of an intelligent endpoint which integrates multiple functions, including multi-screen collaboration between mobiles and PCs, interactive whiteboard, remote collaboration, FHD video conferencing, HUAWEI CLOUD WeLink [c]

CSR

Hai home broadband subscribers to get free extra capacity from Liquid Telecom

April 20, 2020 admin 0

Liquid Telecom is supporting its Hai home fibre subscribers with unlimited high capacity broadband as more people are forced to work and learn from home or remotely in response to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Liquid [c]

CSR

Telkom Kenya records 50% jump in data use due to remote working and online study

April 19, 2020 admin 0

Telkom has recorded a 50 per cent spike in data consumption on its network, following weeks of significant increase in usage of its Home products and other tailored data solutions. This comes at a time [c]

Analysis & Features

As 40% of breaches affect customer data, how can firms reduce potential damage?

April 15, 2020 admin 0

As revealed by Kaspersky’s IT Security Risks Survey, customers’ personal information is involved in data breaches more often than any other type of corporate data. This sort of data leakage may result in reputational and [c]

CSR

To support remote working, HPE unveils solutions at flexible payment terms

April 6, 2020 admin 0

In order to help customers and support business continuity, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced a series of initiatives in the wake of COVID-19. Recognizing the growing need to deploy or scale remote workforce infrastructure [c]

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Create space to implement positive outcomes in the midst of global pandemic

April 1, 2020 admin 0

The Coronavirus pandemic has hit society, business and education at a speed that few could predict, and shaken foundations in ways that none could have anticipated. In the news, only a few items escape Covid-19 [c]

Analysis & Features

Microsoft Teams records steady rise in users as people adopt remote working

March 20, 2020 admin 0

Microsoft Teams – the hub for teamwork in Office 365 which keeps all the particular team’s chats, meetings, files, and apps together in one place – is marking its third year anniversary this month. Over [c]

CSR

Microsoft to offer free remote working solution to stem spread of Coronavirus

March 10, 2020 admin 0

With the Coronavirus (or COVID-19) continuing to impact people and countries around the world, teams everywhere are exploring remote work options. Microsoft has announced that it will avail its hub for teamwork in Office 365, [c]

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Y35 from vivo makes debut in Kenya’s mid-range device market

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Tech&PR

Joel Chacha, the GM and Chief Strategist at Tell-Em, named among judges for 2023 PRWeek Global Awards

Friends and advice greatly determine people’s purchase decisions. Not Influencers.

Ogilvy in deal with Savannah Labs to develop Web3.0 solutions for brands and marketers in Africa

Idea Hive taps Muruiki Murunge as MD as it expands operations into East Africa

Ogilvy PR picks Rahul Titus to head new Business Influence unit

Ogilvy Africa wins Statue at London International Awards, a first for a Kenya-based PR firm

East Africa PR Week set for Mombasa County, Kenya, in mid-November

Lesso Lessons, a Roto Tanks project, wins 3 prizes at Loeries Africa and Middle East Grand Prix

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Cybersecurity Bulletin:

Almost 50% of cryptocurrency users fear losing money due to volatility, and no longer use digital currencies

ChatGPT: The impact will be social, not technical

How ChatGPT will influence cybersecurity

Staff in Africa, Middle East, and Turkey fear that a cyberattack may disrupt robotised production for weeks

What cyber confrontation looked like in 2022

StrongPity APT group’s espionage campaign targets Android users with trojanized Telegram app

BlueNoroff, an APT actor, adopts new malware techniques under guise of VC funds as it renews attacks

Sophos ranks top in the Omdia Universe report for comprehensive XDR solutions

Despite being prone to cyberattacks, employees believe robots can control city transport and logistics

Five healthy digital habits for 2023 from Kaspersky

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Joel Chacha, the GM and Chief Strategist at Tell-Em, named among judges for 2023 PRWeek Global Awards

Friday January 20, 2023 is the entry deadline to pitch live at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi

Local African talent set to shine as CHAN 2022 kicks off on StarTimes

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Zanzibar forum to focus on alternative and sustainable investment options

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With Africa set to become next global tech hub, here’s what it could mean for industries across the board

Top 5 data privacy trends that will rule 2023

Epson partners with dry Fibre Technologies to create designer recycled clothes

ChatGPT: The impact will be social, not technical

Bold digital solutions needed to address health access challenges 

Africa’s fintech revolution offers insight into the possibilities for healthtech 

How ChatGPT will influence cybersecurity

How migrants are helping to improve education standards

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With Africa set to become next global tech hub, here’s what it could mean for industries across the board

AVA to assemble BasiGo’s electric-powered buses for Nairobi PSV operators

mTek partners with Kyosk.app and Fin Africa to offer digital insurance services to over 100,000 retail outlets

AFEX names new management changes as it expands operations to Uganda

Kenya Association of Music Producers granted CMO license by KECOBO

LG rolls out color changing fridge with upto 190,000 possible color combinations

Almost 50% of cryptocurrency users fear losing money due to volatility, and no longer use digital currencies

Top 5 data privacy trends that will rule 2023

Epson partners with dry Fibre Technologies to create designer recycled clothes

Kenyan fintech Kyanda Africa among 11 startups picked for Cohort 3 of Africa Startup Initiative Program




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