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The Direct Marketing Association of South Africa (DMASA) has launched a new online training portal, DMASA Academy. David Dickens, CEO of DMASA, says the new portal will offer both direct marketers and consumers an easy, convenient way to enhance their understanding of direct marketing. “We are living in a digital age, and that opens up huge new opportunities for direct marketers—but they need to ensure their skills are current to keep up with all the issues...

[the_ad id=”7214″]The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has announced plans to launch a ‘School of Software Engineering’ programme for high schools in South Africa. SITA has developed a curriculum to include ICT initiatives such as coding, software development and other digital skills. The programme forms part of a national initiative and will be implemented in one province at a time – starting in the Free State on 25 April. Five schools have been chosen to...

Google has announced that it is launching its Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey in June. The GNI Innovation Challenge is inviting proposals for projects from news organisations of every size to address increasing engagement with readers and/or exploring new business models in any form such as subscriptions, membership programs, and so on. Traditional publishers, news startups and associations that aim to build innovative digital media projects are all eligible to...

Telkom Kenya has introduced a new cloud-based fixed voice service dubbed “Omniconnect”, allowing SMEs and corporates to outsource for robust and secure cutting-edge technology.  Telkom Hosted PBX service will deliver a world-class end-to-end software and hardware system, powered by global technology company Avaya.  Besides making and receiving calls, the service will also offer other features such as conference calls and the ability to integrate with email and the mobile phone.  The subscription-based service will eliminate...

Facebook is working closely with key non-profit and research partners to use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to address large-scale social, health and infrastructure challenges in sub Saharan Africa. These efforts range from rural electrification in Tanzania to vaccinating people in remote corners of Malawi. Facebook is applying the processing muscle of its compute power, its extensive data science skills and its expertise in AI and machine learning to create the world’s most detailed...