Having long propelled China’s economic ascent, major provincial-level regions are now leading the charge in the country’s transformative shift toward high-quality development. China’s top 10 provincial economic heavyweights, including Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang and Sichuan, accounted for over 60 percent of the country’s GDP, despite covering less than 20 percent of its land area. Their… Continue reading Economic Watch: China’s regional powerhouses turbocharge high-quality development
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The State of Cloud Adoption in South Africa: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
In recent years, cloud computing has solidified its position as a vital component of digital transformation across the globe. Businesses of all sizes now rely on its remarkable flexibility, scalability, and cost-saving potential to remain competitive in an ever-changing technological landscape. In South Africa, this shift toward cloud technologies is steadily gaining traction as both… Continue reading The State of Cloud Adoption in South Africa: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
What to Watch About China’s Spring Festival Travel Rush
Chunyun, the world’s largest annual human migration, officially kicked off on Jan. 14 in China ahead of the Spring Festival. Authorities predict travel volumes will hit new highs during the 40-day travel rush. The latest episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency, spotlighted key trends shaping this… Continue reading What to Watch About China’s Spring Festival Travel Rush
Chinese Researchers Unveil Ant-Inspired Photodetector For Advanced Imaging Applications
Chinese scientists have introduced a non-chip polarisation photodetector (pol-PD), inspired by the remarkable navigational abilities of desert ants. This innovation comes from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, representing a significant leap forward in photodetection and imaging technologies, as reported by China Daily, a partner of TV… Continue reading Chinese Researchers Unveil Ant-Inspired Photodetector For Advanced Imaging Applications
From Governance To Government: Reversing The Perspective Through Technological Innovation In South African Government Agencies
Modernization in this briskly changing digital environment finds South African government entities at a juncture where the need to capitalize on technological innovation as a stepping stone toward progress and improved public service delivery is recognized. The infusion of advanced technologies is not an extravagance but an indispensable obligation, ensuring radical changes in efficiency, transparency,… Continue reading From Governance To Government: Reversing The Perspective Through Technological Innovation In South African Government Agencies
China Combines Digital Development With Green Economic Transformation Programme
The Chinese government, together with nine key departments, has issued new rules aimed at combining digital development with green economic transformation. This is reported by China Daily, a partner of TV BRICS. These rules focus on two main objectives: The aim is to combine digital development with the green economy, creating new technologies that will… Continue reading China Combines Digital Development With Green Economic Transformation Programme
Indian Scientists Demonstrate Rare Electron Localisation Phenomenon
Scientists at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in India have discovered the rare phenomenon of electron localisation in semiconductors. This discovery could lead to new materials with improved properties that will find applications in various fields, such as lasers, optical modulators, and photoconductors. This is reported by IANS, a partner of… Continue reading Indian Scientists Demonstrate Rare Electron Localisation Phenomenon
Where Do Africa And The Third World Fit In The Global Tech-Driven Economy?
In their article India’s tech CEO boom: What Africa can learn (IOL 25/08/2024), Phapano Phasha and Redge Nkosi explore India’s significant growth as a hub for global talent and economic partnerships, particularly in the technology and innovation sectors. They highlight how India, under PM Narendra Modi, is positioning itself as an emerging superpower, projected to… Continue reading Where Do Africa And The Third World Fit In The Global Tech-Driven Economy?
How Technology Has Changed Customer Experience in South African Banking
Technology has come to the fore in this fast-moving banking environment, changing everything in South Africa, where financial institutions have shifted in many ways over the years. Those days are far behind us when you used to stand in line for hours, get tired, and deal with endless piles of paperwork; now it’s just the… Continue reading How Technology Has Changed Customer Experience in South African Banking
Internet service providers award inspirational youth
TWO youths from Durban are the recipients of the Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) Inspires 2023 award. Thembelihle Mzobe is Durban University of Technology (DUT) graduate with a Diploma in ICT business analysis. Mduduzi Shangase is studying towards an advanced Diploma in Information Communication Technology (ICT) at the same university. According to… Continue reading Internet service providers award inspirational youth