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Lenovo and Siya Kolisi announce strategic partnership to drive digital change in South Africa
Technology leader and smart devices company , Lenovo has announced a partnership with Siya Kolisi , who aligns with the brand ’ s purpose of innovation and community development in Africa .
In terms of the partnership , the two partners share the same values of creating a brighter future , a better world , and enabling individuals to live their full potential . “ Our partnership with Siya Kolisi is an important milestone for Lenovo . It ’ s the first partnership of its kind in Africa , and we truly believe Siya is the perfect candidate to help us deliver hope and change among the Southern African community . His ability to take action with the perspective of a better future for all , inspires us as a brand , to accelerate our inclusion and diversity initiatives , drive social impact , and enthuse continuous development through innovation ,” said Thibault Dousson , General Manager , Lenovo .
Rugby player , Siya Kolisi
Kolisi said : “ I am absolutely honoured and delighted to be associating myself and my personal brand with a technology leader like Lenovo . In the words of former UN Secretary-general Kofi Annan , ‘ If harnessed properly , technology has the potential to improve all aspects of our social , economic and cultural life , and it can serve as an engine for development in the twenty-first century ’. This is something I truly believe in for the youth of South Africa , and my partnership with Lenovo aspires to do just that .”
PNY and SmartCow join forces to offer edge AI solutions for Smart Cities
PNY Technologies , a global supplier of components and solutions for the Artificial Intelligence , HPC , data centre and professional visualisation markets , and SmartCow , an AI engineering company specialising in video analytics and AIoT devices , have announced a strategic partnership to bring AI Smart City solutions and support development throughout Europe , the Middle East , Africa and India .
“ Small and large urban cities are changing , giving way to Smart Cities . Finding a suitable partner to support the networking for all our Smart Cities projects is mission-critical for executing this type of work at scale ,” said Jérôme Bélan , CEO , PNY Technologies . “ In practice , Smart City implementation is complicated and demands certain requirements . SmartCow immediately stood out as the best partner given its rich experience in building Smart City applications , with expertise in both hardware and software . Working with its technologies leveraging both 5G and Edge Computing will provide us with an optimal network and real-time interconnectivity between urban elements , individuals , connected objects and public authorities , enabling us to bring our developments to life to benefit cities across the globe .”
“ SmartCow ’ s mission is to develop an ever-growing AIoT ecosystem that simplifies and improves the lives and work of individuals and organisations around the world ,” said Ravi Kiran , CEO and founder of SmartCow . “ Technology can multiply possibilities and deliver solutions that benefit everyone .” p
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