Heath Muchena

Tallinn, Estonia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 7, 2022) - The Digital Gaming Experience event was held in Cape Town on March 26th. The event focused on themes surrounding eSports, blockchain gaming, NFTs and the Metaverse.

5G mobile technology promises to unlock real-time analytics, cloud-based AI and IoT applications for enterprises, but African service providers are just starting to deploy the wireless mobile technology.

Interview with IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technology Officer, IBM Blockchain Services for Middle East & Africa, Anthony Butler.

Satellite communication services fuel broadband, IoT applications in underserved areas.

In a digitally connected world, positive customer opinions and recommendations can tilt scales in the favour of a particular project, product or service and consequently increase participation, adoption, uptake or sales.

Over the past few years, gold has proved to be a safe haven commodity for investors. However, the recent pandemic seems to be a positive turning point for its fierce competitor bitcoin. the reputation of the digital asset as a safe commodity waxed stronger during the economic meltdown and the value and adoption have been on the rise since then.

The noticeable increase in adoption and use of cryptocurrencies in South Africa and worldwide can largely be attributed to the availability of digital asset exchanges. They play a pivotal role in spurring the growth of bitcoin and other digital currencies.

Kate Krukiel, GM of UN Digital Solutions Centre and managing director of Sera Afrika, says emerging tech can address business and societal challenges. In this Q&A, Kate shares her insights on applications of key emerging technologies including AI, robotic process automation (RPA), and blockchain – technologies expected to drive what has been called the "fourth industrial revolution" (4IR), a tech-fueled, fundamental transformation in industrial processes and a jump in productivity.

How to protect your digital assets from cybercriminals.

What Every Investor Must Know Before Investing in Cryptocurrencies

In this Q&A, Heath Muchena talks to IhorFeoktistov, the CTO & co-founder of Relevant Software which operates across Europe & USA offering services ranging from software developments, cyber security, artificial intelligence & machine learning to DevOps. Feoktistov shares his wealth of experience from his software engineering advisor background and explores issues around Cloud, cyber security, and how to lead agile teams.

The digital asset landscape has been evolving over the past decade since blockchain technology made it possible to exchange value digitally.

Technological breakthroughs such as blockchains and distributed ledger technologies are digital infrastructures that enable innovation.

The launch earlier this month of an Amazon Web Services (AWS) region in Cape Town ratchets up the competition among the hyperscale cloud providers in Africa, providing enterprise tech leaders with more services to choose from and different pricing options.
The presence of AWS also helps ensure that rival vendors that have not yet opened their own facilities will rush to do so, for fear of missing out on a growing market, thus providing businesses with even more choice.

It is becoming more apparent that crypto markets will grow exponentially and not only in financially sophisticated markets with secure internet connection, high mobile penetration rates and a highly skilled labour force but even more so in developing countries where the use of cryptocurrencies for remittances, e-commerce and payments is more out of necessity than choice.