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 NEWS : Latest news round-up from across Africa  | 
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 LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from Vertiv and Schneider Electric  | 
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 TRENDING : Trend Micro to redefine cybersecurity resilience through the launch of its MEA HQ in Saudi Arabia  | 
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 INFOGRAPHIC : Mimecast report highlights ransomware risk and impact on organisations  | 
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  PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Guinea , Nigeria , Botswana , Kenya and Angola 
 EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : Given the disruption to business over the last three years , what should be priority 
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  TALKING BUSINESS : Counting the cost of the illicit counterfeit economy : How can brands stop 
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 FEATURE : The 2023 IT MEA outlook  | 
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  CIO OPINION : Mission control : The evolution of the CIO role 
 COUNTRY FOCUS : Orange and the German Cooperation inaugurate Orange Digital Centre in Guinea 
 FEATURE : How enterprises are using Big Data to glean information 
 CASE STUDY : Alviva scopes beyond DRaaS to create multi-cloud environment 
 INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES 
 INDUSTRY WATCH : Over half of businesses in Nigeria planning to expand locally despite supply chain , 
 cybersecurity and recruitment challenges 
 TECH TALK : Three steps organisations need to take to adopt the right Zero Trust approach and define a cloud strategy 
 GET TO KNOW : Uday Shankar Kizhepat , Vice President and General Manager – MEA , WSO2 
 FINAL WORD : ServiceNow : Four steps to becoming a digital business with longevity 
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