This month’ s cover story, which can be found on page 14, features Greg James, Director of Central Technical Services at the University of Johannesburg. He tells us how the institution is strengthening its project portfolio management by advancing its use of the PPO software platform following a detailed maturity assessment.

The initiative has enabled CTS to refine processes, standardise reporting and improve governance across dozens of major infrastructure projects. Key actions included clarifying project categories, embedding a consistent framework into PPO and enhancing visibility for senior leadership and auditors. driven analytics can transform reactive monitoring into proactive threat detection.

He highlights how Genetec’ s unified platform strengthens cyber and physical resilience across sectors such as mining, banking and infrastructure by consolidating thousands of devices into a single operational view. The article also explores how Genetec is building regional capability through partner training and certification, ensuring local teams can manage and maintain advanced security systems effectively.

Looking ahead, Roberts notes that Edge AI, IoT security frameworks and cloud-native platforms will shape Africa’ s next wave of security innovation.

The project office has also introduced a competency framework to support continuous skills development among project managers. Together, these improvements are enabling more effective delivery of complex projects and helping the university align its infrastructure ambitions with strategic goals.

Elsewhere, we learn how African organisations are struggling to turn vast volumes of video and access data into meaningful intelligence due to siloed systems and legacy integration challenges. Quintin Roberts, Regional Sales Manager – Africa at Genetec, explains how unifying data and applying AI-

You can read more starting on page 24.

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