Tag: technology

  • Nairobi – The New Home of the Multinationals?

    Kenya is on the Indian Ocean with Ethiopia separating it from the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. It benefits from membership of the East Africa Community that includes Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The capital city Nairobi is in the interior heartland. It is the twelfth largest city on the continent and one…

  • Unlocking the potential of mobility in Africa

    I believe that Africa represents the greatest Enterprise Mobility opportunity for any network operator anywhere in the world today, it is one the last great opportunities, all MNCs are waking up to Africa, they are economically challenged in their traditional markets and are now looking for ways to sustain and grow their own organisations. All…

  • Mobile money – A cash replacement?

    In the 1920s, fuel stations, hotel chains and restaurants began offering their customers charge cards so that they would not have to carry cash with them at all times. With this action the breezy remark, “charge it” was born. By the 1960s, Diners Club, American Express and Bank of America had built empires on the…

  • Why Your Sales Pipeline Is Never the Truth

    (And Why the Same Problem Exists Everywhere Else) Ask any sales leader a simple question:“What does your pipeline look like right now?” You will get an answer.You will almost certainly not get the truth. Not because anyone is lying, but because the organisation has quietly stopped agreeing on what “truth” means. Most companies start with…

  • African Talent and The Multinationals – Who is Chasing Who?

    Africa is in the process of resolving a scarcity of talent and restricted data portability. As far back as November 2010 Mobility Magazine predicted that market expansion would combine with skill shortages to stimulate data mobility across the continent. It expected that the main driver would be indigenous talent returning home, with sophisticated expectations for…

  • Enterprise Mobility in Africa

    Africa has three problems with technology. In no particular order these are lack of capital, a lack of on-ground skills, and a lack of time left to catch up before Brazil and China leave it in the dust. This paralysis is hampering efforts to get enterprises mobile, particularly where infrastructure and cross-border cooperation are less…