Two SA cities leading in transformational tech in Africa

HARARE –  Two of South Africa’s big cities are leading Africa’s charge in embracing transformational technologies, which analysts at global IT research firm, Gartner, believe will spur spending on technology across the continent. According to Gartner, Cape Town is leading the charge through heavy investment in wireless communications. This is expected to boost the creation of an entrepreneurial base apart from boosting financial, manufacturing and tourism service industries. “Cape Town is investing heavily in wireless communications not just as a growth engine for the city’s financial, manufacturing and tourism industries, but…

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80% of Project Management tasks could be eliminated by 2030 due to AI

CAPE TOWN – Data and analytics firm Gartner released data which suggested that by 2030, 80 percent of the work of today’s project management (PM) discipline will be eliminated as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on traditional PM functions such as data collection, tracking and reporting. Daniel Stang, research vice president at Gartner said in a statement: ” AI is going to revolutionize how program and portfolio management (PPM) leaders leverage technology to support their business goals.” “Right now, the tools available to them do not meet the requirements of digital business.” Gartner predicts AI-enabled Project…

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