mLab Southern Africa recently announced the launch of a new APP Fund established in partnership with the Technology Innovation Agency which will assist local mobile, sensor or wearable app start-ups to develop their concepts to an early stage prototype or minimal viable product. “This partnership fills a huge gap in the digital innovation value chain […]
As from the 1st April 2016 entrepreneurs doing business with government will be expected to access tender information via a Government tenders website instead of national newspapers. All businesses registered on a supplier database of government departments will automatically be transferred to the supplier database by 31st March 2016. This means that all tenders nationally will […]
While Gartner in its ‘Top Ten Strategic Technology Trends for 2016’ says the year will be all about the Internet of Things and smart devices talking to each other, Prof Barry Dwolatzky, director of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) says that he believes that while the hype continues around these areas including big […]
Following the success of Heavy Chef’s Quarterly Review: Strategy Edition, the Development Edition was recently launched at World Wide Creative’s studio in Cape Town. As the online magazine’s second issue, this edition focuses on web development, concentrating particularly on e-commerce platforms. This digital publication offers a curated selection of interviews with some of the country’s […]
Following the success of the inaugural Digital Strategy Edition, the Development Edition of the Heavy Chef Quarterly Review will be released in Cape Town on 30 July 2015. The launch event will be headlined by the founders of the eminent, EskomSePush app as well as gaming guru and digital entrepreneur, Glenn Gillis (MD of animation […]
The recent outcry by the taxi cab industry misses something more important than just a companies entrance in the market. The governments response to Uber requests for licenses also misses the real point about this development. Uber signals something bigger than just a single company, it reflects a shift in the way the global economy is […]
MIT Global Start-up Labs (GSL) is a multidisciplinary group out of MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) that promotes development in emerging regions by cultivating young technology entrepreneurs. GSL develops a hands-on curriculum that provides the materials, software technologies, platforms, and networks that enable students in emerging regions to innovate in the area of […]
Gone are the days when wives stayed home with the children while husbands brought home the bacon. In the current global economic crisis, and with ever increasing costs, very few households can afford to survive on one income alone. How do moms (and dads) that need to balance their time with their kids, their responsibilities […]
Perhaps the most important single thing that small businesses need to know about cyber threats right now is that cyber criminals are actively targeting smaller firms. This can be hard to imagine or accept. After all, the security breaches we hear about on the news involve big brand names, like Target, Home Depot, Sony Pictures, […]
The Heavy Chef Strategy Event, headlined by Arthur Goldstuck and Chris Rawlinson coincided with the launch of the Heavy Chef Quarterly Review – an online magazine featuring exclusive content authored by some of the country’s most prominent authorities on digital. Correlating with one of founding agency World Wide Creative’s four business units, the first edition […]