Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 85 | Page 3

CONTENTS

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
ISSUE 85
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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across Africa
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from First Distribution & Dell , Layer3 & Juniper
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TRENDING : To protect data in 2024 African enterprises must embrace resilience
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INFOGRAPHIC : African enterprises want to adopt AI , slowed by skills gap

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PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Morocco , Sierra Leone , Ivory Coast ( Côte d ’ Ivoire ) and Tanzania
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : What are the areas of innovation , disruption , and transformation expected

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across the African IT industry in 2024 and beyond ?
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Which markets segments and which skills are likely to
be impacted in Africa ?
TALKING BUSINESS : Digital marketplaces can benefit African SMBs

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FEATURE : AI can boost African enterprises into era of opportunity
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CIO OPINION : Leveraging AI for customer communication management
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COUNTRY FOCUS : Entering the catch-up game in networking and telecom
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FEATURE : Are African businesses securing their printing networks ?
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CASE STUDY : Transforming for tomorrow ’ s corporate banking
COVER STORY

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INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
INDUSTRY WATCH : Why centralised data management is critical for African mining operations
TECH TALK : Leveraging 5G fixed wireless access to close Africa ’ s divide

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GET TO KNOW : Jai Kalyan , Managing Director at FleetDomain and IT Executive at Argility Technology Group
FINAL WORD : Why African enterprises should not over-trust AI
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