COUNTRY FOCUS : SOUTH AFRICA
Although the public sector is normally the largest player when it comes to IT spending , the short term sees the expenditure reducing to counteract the increasing debt from the economic downturn and the pandemic .
industry analysis conducted by IDC . The firm ’ s newly updated Worldwide Quarterly Tracker shows that shipments across the region totalled 1.1 million units in H1 2023 .
There was a general slowdown in shipments as consumer demand fell due to economic factors such as rising interest rates , food inflation , fuel prices , and load shedding , all of which negatively impacted enduser disposable income . s Africa
The tablet market experienced the highest pressure in the first half of the year , with shipments declining 31.5 % year on year . This was followed by the notebook segment , where shipments were down 17.8 % over the same period . Desktops and workstations recorded modest declines of 7 % each .
From a product category perspective , HP Inc maintained its leading position in the PC segment with 26.1 % share , up 2.3 % age points on H1 2022 . Dell Technologies followed with 18.9 % share , pushing Lenovo down into third place with 17.8 % share . Rounding out the top four , Asus saw its share increase year on year to 15.0 %. cautious about investing in new technologies . This may bring opportunities for software that integrates platforms .
Broadband access continues to improve due to investments in submarine and terrestrial fibre-optic networks which have increased capacity and coverage . This will continue to be an important factor for spending in this sector . The cost of data in South Africa is still relatively high . Some dominant operators charge eight times more per data bundle than in other African countries .
Connected devices
Southern Africa ’ s personal computing device market , which is made up of desktops , notebooks , workstations , and tablets , declined 21.4 % year on year in the first half of 2023 , according to the latest
Smart cities
South Africa is the leader when it comes to smart city technology in Africa . South African cities recognise that the benefits of smart cities are wide-ranging , affecting a broad spectrum of industries and making life easier for residents in a multitude of ways . However , most South Africans lack the basic services that should be supplied by their municipalities .
The three major South African cities : Johannesburg , Cape Town , and Durban are taking the lead with various smart city initiatives and have put into operation some variants of smart city solutions . These cities are open to exploring innovative technologies and best practices that are currently implemented in first-world countries .
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