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Top ICT tenders: Home Affairs looks to digital transformation
The Department of Home Affairs wants to establish an ICT portfolio management office. (Image source: 123RF) It's another quiet week on National Treasury's eTenders Portal, as the public sector's biggest players maintain a low profile. The…
Why Some Industries Keep Missing The Digital Train
Michael Tyrimos is the Founder/CEO of Capacitor Partners, an operations and technology consultancy that transforms large-scale enterprises. Walk into the boardroom of an oil company, a mining firm or a government agency and you'll find two…
Atos and Backbase to accelerate secure, AI-native banking across regulated markets
A partnership deployed in International Markets including Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Turkey, South & Southeast Europe and Switzerland. Paris, France, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 12, 2026 — Atos, a global leader in AI-powered…
Rakuten Symphony, ABS Partner to Advance Maritime Cybersecurity & Secure Digital Transformation
Rakuten Symphony announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a leading global classification society, to collaborate on maritime cybersecurity and support the secure digital…
Telenor Appoints Hanne Sannes-Moe as CEO of Shared Services to Drive Digital Transformation
Hanne Sannes-Moe joins Telenor from Nordea, where she leads Daily Banking Services' operational Service Line, overseeing a team of approximately 700 international employees across six countries. Telenor Shared Services (TSS) is Telenor's business…
Summit highlights urgency of aligning education with future job markets
The second edition of the Apollo-Leicester Education Summit-2026, organised jointly by Apollo University, Chittoor, and the University of Leicester, UK, was held in Vijayawada on Monday (May 11, 2026). The summit brought together diplomats…
Sword Group: Acquisition in the UK - New Strategic Acquisition in Scotland Complementary - multi-hybrid cloud computing - skills
Sword Group continues to pursue its international development strategy with the acquisition of CirrusHQ, a recognised AWS cloud specialist headquartered in Edinburgh. CirrusHQ, is an established company based in Edinburgh delivering customer cloud…
Tactile Technologies, Feitian partner to break into European market
Tactile Technologies, Feitian partnership tours Europe. On the back of successful growth in the South African market, technology expert Tactile Technologies and Chinese payment solution manufacturer Feitian are taking their partnership into Europe.
Andrew Morse to step down, Paul Curran named AJC president and publisher
‘Part of Atlanta's story' Cox was founded in 1898 by Ohio Gov. James M. Cox and his purchase of the Dayton Daily News. The company acquired The Atlanta Journal in 1939 and The Atlanta Constitution in 1950. The outlets later merged and…
Saudi Aramco deploys AI refinery system with Emerson | Computer Weekly
Saudi Aramco has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven refinery optimisation platform developed with Emerson, as the energy giant accelerates the use of industrial AI across its global refining operations. The deployment integrates…
Georgia wrestles with how to govern AI without stifling innovation
“We are one of the states leading in this AI digital transformation because we started early,” said Shawnzia Thomas, the executive director of the Georgia Technology Authority, where the effort is housed. “But we didn't jump…
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Beyond the bot: Building human-centred AI experiences
At 11 PM, on a dimly lit road somewhere in India, a man stands next to his dented car, heart still racing. His first instinct isn't to call a friend. It's to open his insurer's app. What he gets is speed. What he needs is reassurance. And that gap…
From Debasement To Deployment: Funding The Technologies That Still Drive GDP
Giuseppe Cicatelli is Principal of Bacalia Group, investing in technology, infrastructure, and real assets. Monetary debasement is no longer a fringe worry for gold bugs and crypto maximalists; it is the silent baseline of the global…
Army chief is overruled on £1bn deal to buy 23 new choppers he did not want
THE head of the Army was overruled on a £1billion deal to buy helicopters he did not want. General Sir Roly Walker insisted the Army had more urgent needs than 23 new choppers. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy…
Abbott (ABT): Three Supercycles, Mispriced At A 10-Year Low (NYSE:ABT)
Sandeep Gupta is a technology investment analyst and writer specializing in semiconductor companies, AI infrastructure providers, and enterprise technology markets, bringing a strategic business perspective to evaluating technology investments and…
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