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How Close Are We to an Inclusive Internet in South Africa?
Sourced from Getty Images. The Internet has changed our lives, transforming the way we work, learn and have fun. During the pandemic, network traffic increased between 25% and 45%: 100 countries adopted confinement plans, 1.2 billion students switched to online learning and 60% of companies had more than half of the employees work remotely. Remote Work Leads to Better Productivity in Digitally Transformed Companies According to Remote Working in South Africa 2020, a study conducted among 400 enterprises by World Wide Worx for Cisco Systems, the shift to remote working led to improved productivity for only 29% of companies, in general. However, among companies that had already fully rolled out digital transformation strategies, productivity leapt by a massive 70%. Globally, the internet wen...
FNB Adds New Smart ID Collection Points in KwaZulu-Natal
Sourced from Htxt.Africa /* custom css */ .tdi_4_d94.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_d94.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } FNB in partnership with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has added the FNB Cornubia branch in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to the list of branches where customers can collect their Smart ID cards and passports. The bank’s customers in the province can now apply via the Department of Home Affairs’ online booking system and are be able to collect their Smart IDs and Passports at FNB’s Cornubia branch. “We are thrilled to add yet another branch outside of Gauteng to expand our reach,” says Chief Executive of FNB Points of Presence, Lee-Anne van Zyl. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_534.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_534.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0...
How SMEs Can Take Advantage of Intelligent Automation and Why They Should
Image sourced from CXOToday. In the past, most business experts believed that there were simply too many situations, variables, and possibilities for companies to manage to effectively be able to automate their front-office processes and procedures. This was especially true for those processes and procedures that relied on human workers making decisions. Even when technology started to catch up, many still considered it the domain of large companies, which could afford both the technology and development resources. This is no longer the case. What is Intelligent Automation? We have now seen the introduction of Intelligent Automation (IA), which combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, and process automation. Companies can use IA to create smart business processes that can think,...
