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The road to precision farming

Step-by-step levels of automation serve as a roadmap to the applications, functionality and agricultural benefits of introducing precision farming techniques.

Teresa Huysamen

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Fujitsu

Oct 15, 2020

Fujitsu recognises channel innovation in 7th annual SELECT Partner Innovation Awards

Fujitsu SELECT Circle Partner Cutter Group has been named 2020 SELECT Innovation Award winner, for an IT project at a British school for blind and vision-impaired young people.

South African crowned BRICS young innovator

Gift Lubele beats out contenders to take the young innovator award at this year’s BRICS Young Innovator Prize contest.

Staff Writer

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Red Bull Basement University

Oct 13, 2020

Entries for Red Bull Basement 2020 still open

Red Bull Basement challenges students to use tech to solve common social problems.

COVID-19 catapults adoption of IOT projects

South African adopters of Internet of things found the tech was key in maintaining business continuity as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded.

Powering the future of precision farming

The ultimate vision for precision farming is a solution that uses connected technology to simultaneously address all of a farmer’s pain points.

Teresa Huysamen

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Oct 7, 2020

CSIR celebrates 75 years, creates new strategic direction

As it marks 75 years of innovation this week, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research sharpens its focus with a new strategy.

Surveillance drones to be deployed along SA, Zimbabwe border

The SA government will fly surveillance drones along the Beitbridge border post, to address security challenges posed by border-jumpers and smugglers.

Innovation, digital economy engine to drive SA’s growth

The country’s post-COVID-19 economy must focus on innovation and the digital economy, advises trade and industry deputy minister Nomalungelo Gina.

Two Northern Cape solar plants connect to national grid

Aggeneys Solar and Konkoonsies II Solar plants commence commercial operations, adding a collective 132MW to the country’s generation capacity.

Admire Moyo

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Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

Oct 2, 2020

Government sets ambitious data science skills target

The ministry of communications and digital technologies reveals it’s targeting to train 50 000 data scientists as part of the second cohort of its skills development initiative.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba