Chris Tredger

Johannesburg

Editor, ITWeb Africa (https://t.co/NqFp7LWkv9), Chris is passionate about news, technology and British Premier League football.

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Africa's voice cannot be ignored on AI

2 months ago | itweb.africa | Chris Tredger

Africa's voice cannot be ignored when it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI); this is an advice from South Africa, the continent's largest economy, to its peers. South Africa is working on an AI policy that is supposed to solve challenges such as uneven access to technology, education, and infrastructure while also promoting technological harmony within Africa, and around the world.
Microsoft pledges to train 4 million African youths

Jan 23, 2025 | itweb.africa | Chris Tredger

Microsoft Africa has set an ambitious goal of equipping four million African youths with future-ready skills in digital, cyber security, and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Lillian Barnard, president of Microsoft Africa, revealed the plan today during the company's AI Tour 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
ID governance at the core of cyber security maturity - Integralis

Mar 26, 2024 | itweb.co.za | Chris Tredger

Management at Integralis IT Consultancy, which positions itself as an expert in identity governance and administration (IGA), software asset intelligence and credential management, asserts that IGA stands as the cornerstone of every organisation's cyber security defence. The company, founded in 2008, is a specialist in governance technology solutions and managed services.
Mauritius Telecom punts emerging tech for competitive edge

Feb 27, 2024 | itweb.africa | Chris Tredger |Samuel Mungadze

To stay ahead of the competition, Mauritius Telecom says it is investigating the possibilities of using emerging technologies, including threat intelligence, generative AI and machine learning. Teswaree Heerah, chief data management and security officer of Mauritius Telecom, recently spoke with ITWeb about artificial intelligence (AI) and the threats and opportunities it poses to organisations like hers. She said: “Artificial Intelligence is considered as the Queen in this era.
VC firm looks to disrupt SA’s R5bn retail grocery market

Feb 12, 2024 | itweb.co.za | Chris Tredger |ITWeb Africa editor.Johannesburg

By Chris Tredger, ITWeb Africa editor. Johannesburg, 12 Feb 2024Multi-stage venture capital company Skywell Capital Partners has established two digital platforms, SOLshop and SOLmate, in a bid to disrupt South Africa’s retail grocery market, which it claims is estimated to be worth R5 billion. Its group buying app, SOLshop, established in late 2022 and run by a team of twenty, provides Africa’s small-scale farmers and food producers with access to buyers in Gauteng.
ITWeb's BI Summit: Vodacom’s chief data scientist to discuss AI-powered analytics

Feb 12, 2024 | itweb.co.za | Chris Tredger |ITWeb Africa editor.Johannesburg

Khanyisa Noganta, principal data scientist: international markets, big data and AI at Vodacom, will be one of the key speakers at the ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit 2024. The annual gathering of BI, data, and analytics professionals will be held on March 12 at The Forum in Bryanston. Noganta will speak about how AI-powered language technologies are transforming AI and how natural language processing can be used to create more advanced applications beyond virtual assistants and chatbots.
ITWeb's BI Summit: Vodacom’s principal data scientist to discuss AI-powered analytics

Feb 12, 2024 | itweb.co.za | Chris Tredger |ITWeb Africa editor.Johannesburg

Khanyisa Noganta, principal data scientist: international markets, big data and AI at Vodacom, will be one of the key speakers at the ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit 2024. The annual gathering of BI, data, and analytics professionals will be held on March 12 at The Forum in Bryanston. Noganta will speak about how AI-powered language technologies are transforming AI and how natural language processing can be used to create more advanced applications beyond virtual assistants and chatbots.
Cloudflare IT Webinar to highlight true value of cloud

Jan 29, 2024 | itweb.africa | Chris Tredger

Read time: 3 minutes Cloudflare, in partnership with ITWeb Africa, will host a webinar on 'unlocking cloud value - the case for network modernisation' on February 28, 2024. The virtual event is aimed for African decision-makers in the tech, IT, security, and networking industries. The webinar will also discuss how Sub-Saharan African businesses can attain zero trust and reduce complexity.
AI, BEC top of the list of cyber dangers facing Africa

Nov 20, 2023 | itweb.africa | Chris Tredger

Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiated attacks, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and talent shortage top the list of cyber security concerns for African business leaders. According to Nic Rudnick, group deputy executive chairman of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, who delivered a keynote lecture on the second day of the 2023 Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town last week.
AFRICACOM: Tech heavyweights collaborate to secure the cloud

Nov 14, 2023 | itweb.africa | Chris Tredger

Read time: 3 minutes Collaboration dominated discussion at this year’s AfricaCom, hosted in Cape Town this week. An example is the announcement by Liquid C2, a business of pan-African technology group Cassava Technologies, and Google Cloud to form a partnership to meet the increasing demand for cloud and security solutions in Africa.