NEWS
Joint-partnership for
Africa Peering and
Interconnection Forum
Trackmatic
proves the
case for Driver-
Led Visibility
at Eurasiayan
Supply Chain and
Logistics Forum
David Slotow, CEO of Trackmatic
The Internet Society
and African IXP
Association is to hold
the Africa Peering
and Interconnection
Forum (AfPIF)
T
he Internet Society and African IXP
Association is to hold the Africa
Peering and Interconnection Forum
(AfPIF). The annual event, which will be
held in Cape Town, South Africa from
August 21–23, serves as a platform to
expand and develop the African Internet.
It connects infrastructure, service and
content providers with policymakers to
identify and discuss ways to improve
network interconnection, lower the cost of
connectivity and increase the number of
users in the region.
Over 200 participants attended last
year’s AfPIF in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
including providers of international,
regional and sub-regional transport,
transit and content, as well as more than
20 IXPs from Africa and beyond.
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“The African IXP Association has been
absolutely amazed by South Africa’s
rapid development and is proud to host
this year’s AfPIF in Cape Town,” said
Kyle Spencer, Co-ordinator of the
African IXP Association. “We all
benefit from their innovation and
continued success and hope that
our collective presence will provide
additional momentum.”
ISPA Chairman Graham Beneke added:
This is a fantastic example of the kind of
pan-African ICT co-operation envisioned
by the Abuja and OR Tambo declarations
of the 1990s.”
Internet Peering is a business
relationship whereby two network
operators agree to provide access to
each other’s network at no cost.
T
he CEO of Trackmatic has showcased how
the transportation and logistics industry
can transform operations by blending people
and technology at the 2018 Eurasiayan
Supply Chain and Logistics Forum. The
solution, according to David Slotow, is to
empower the driver and turn the person
who sits behind the wheel into the solution.
“Individuals and businesses expect their
goods to arrive faster, to be more flexible in
their delivery methodologies and to do all
this at a lower price point than ever before,”
he said. “Technology that enables this may
be one of the agents of change but without
people it is just a tool that lacks a catalyst.”
At the forum, Slotow demonstrated the
relevance and impact of Driver-Led Visibility
by unpacking three case studies that show
how mobility-only solutions have enabled
drivers to shift behaviour. Drivers empowered
by this level of technology and support
show marked levels of improvement across
driver engagement, alignment with business
strategy and on-road performance. Slotow
also highlighted how technology used by the
drivers can deliver valuable insights and trends
to the organisation, allowing for richer decision
making and better bottom line results.
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