by IFIP News | Dec 23, 2017 | Ethics
Congratulations to active IFIP members Diane Whitehouse (Chair of TC9 – ICT and Society) and Norberto Patrignani (who heads up the Domain Committee on Cloud Computing) on the publication of their new short book, “Slow Tech and ICT”. Currently downloadable online...
by IFIP News | Dec 23, 2017 | IFIP
The XPRIZE Foundation has announced that 59 teams have been selected to move forward in the $5 million IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition. The teams, which represent 14 countries, are developing vastly different technologies, all of which demonstrate how humans can...
by IFIP News | Dec 23, 2017 | IFIP
Who’s who of SA celebrates 60 years of SA ICT excellence at glittering awards night The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has named Entelect CEO Shashi Hansjee as the 2017 IT Personality of the Year and Sasol CIO Alec Joannou as...
by IFIP News | Dec 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
The IBM Watson AI XPRIZE European Forum took place on November 13th, 2017 in Bois-Colombes, France. This event brought together over 400 attendees and 27 speakers including key notes by David Kenny, Senior Vice-President of IBM Watson & IBM Cloud, Nicolas Sekkaki,...
by IFIP News | Nov 29, 2017 | IFIP
IFIP is now more able to engage with its member associations and groups to help promote ICT policy and industry professionalism globally after expanding its social media presence. IFIP is now active on the three major social media platforms – Facebook, LinkedIn and...