There’s no “Back to Normal”
Digital transformation for retailers in a post-Covid-19 retail environment.
How Automation Can Drive Safety In the Mining Sector
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mining sector, with the mining
and quarrying industries contracting by 73.1% between Q1 and Q2 of 2020, contributing significantly
to SA’s overall GDP contraction of some 16.4%. A negative impact on the mining sector is therefore a negative impact on the country. Local mining companies simply cannot afford any further financial shrinkage due to operational closure. Mining executives need to strike the right balance between productivity, cost and specifically safety. Safety is even more paramount, especially now when the COVID-19 pandemic is still rife.
Striking this right balance requires innovative thinking and technology.
How can the financial services sector respond to COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to its global health and social impact, has disrupted every business sector in some way. Financial
services companies are faced with several unique challenges, some as a result of the pandemic itself, and others as a manifestation of the heightened pressure on businesses and budgets. This time of rapid change is also an opportunity to respond with innovation and agility, refining and in some instances redefining the financial sector of the future.
A Call For Backup: How Technology Can Aid In Fighting Against Crime
South African citizens rate crime as one of their primary concerns, second only to
unemployment 1 . While our country faces complex challenges in this regard, technology
offers a number of valuable solutions. From intelligent policing to e-court models,
digitalisation is key to developing smarter, transparent and effective law enforcement
systems. Armed with the right digital tools and innovative thinking, government can work
towards creating a safer South Africa for all.
Public Sector response to Covid-19
The Coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented challenges and offers an opportunity for
government to be integrated and digitised by finding innovative ways to tackle challenges, and
deliver on its mandate to improve the lives of all South Africans.
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), extending control of your operations to the very edge
Louis Van Wyk from BCX chats to The Human and Machine Podcast about how Industrial IoT extends control of business operations to the edge and the potential barriers we face to adoption in manufacturing.