February 2020

The start of 2020 sees many companies heeding government’s message and adopting new technology in an effort to boost productivity and efficiencies. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is not coming, it’s already here. A high-level commission has been arranged, and the government is clear that it will not be left behind as the digital age settles on the continent.

Manufacturers of South Africa’s Black Label towel range, Glodina, is back in business after investment from the IDC, but now the company is completing installations of world-class technology to improve capacity and streamline operations, bringing it inline with the world’s best producers.

HouseME, the digital residential rental business, is making use of big data and technology advances to create a deep understanding of the market – something traditional agents could only dream of – so that it can better serve the needs of landlords and tenants.

Leading international IT business, Dimension Data, is pulling together the security expertise technology from across its sister companies so that its customers can operate safely and securely.

Joe Public United, the country’s leading marketing and communications agency based on ROI, is looking at ways it can roll out new technology to track the success of campaigns, as well as investing in digital tech so that it can keep apace of ad spend which is moving increasingly into the digital space.

All of these companies and more are looking to the future with optimism and, despite the ongoing infrastructure and economic hinderances in the country, investments in technology are a key part in strategies. If you’re not investing in tech to help your company grow, you could have already missed out on market share.

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