Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 100 | Page 3

CONTENTS

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
ISSUE 100
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NEWS: Latest news round-up from across Africa
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE: The latest whitepapers from Okta and Sage
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TRENDING: Future of payment modernisation in South Africa
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INFOGRAPHIC: 22 % Sub Saharan enterprises expect large scale AI integration
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PROJECT LATEST: Updates from Kenya, Senegal, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa

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EDITOR’ S QUESTION: How should African CIOs and CISOs evaluate modern cybersecurity
solutions for their resilience against AI driven malware
and advanced threats?

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TALKING BUSINESS: Revamping Africa’ s public sector cyber readiness

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FEATURE: Weaponizing documents used by African enterprises
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CIO OPINION: Agility is not a function of IT
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COUNTRY FOCUS: ICT growth attracts crossborder investments
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FEATURE: How AI is impacting higher education in South Africa
COVER STORY

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CASE STUDY: Transforming to Chief Value Officer
INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES

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INDUSTRY WATCH: Real-time data sharing provides industrial competitive advantage
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TECH TALK: Rightsizing infrastructure for AI workloads

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GET TO KNOW: Natasha Bezuidenhout, Head of Cloud Services, Altron Digital Business
FINAL WORD: Can AI exist in Africa without African data?
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