Siemens has launched a new web-based application which reveals the readiness and potential of six major cities – Dubai, Los Angeles, London, Buenos Aires, Taipei and Johannesburg – to embrace digitalisation and develop new ways of living, working and interacting

HID Global, an identity solutions provider, has announced that the government of Tanzania has selected HID’s citizen ID solutions to add e-Visa and e-Permit capabilities to its e-Passport

The French multinational company Thales Group has announced the acquisition of Gemalto, a Netherlands-based digital security company, for US$5.4bn

Siemens has launched a data visualisation project called FABRIC at the German Africa Business Summit in Accra, demonstrating how crucial data is in transforming Africa’s urban centres into smart cities of the future

Bizcommunity, the wholly independently owned media brand made in Africa for Africa, has announced the launch of the Bizcommunity.africa domain