African organisations face a stark choice: they can remain cautious and conservative in technology adoption and lose out on the transformation currently characterising the rapidly transforming economies in Asia and Latin America, or they can seize the opportunities offered by the ongoing digital revolution to transform their enterprises into world leaders. CIOs and ICT leaders in these organisations have a critical role to play in leading their organisations towards becoming digital enterprises.

The prevalence of mobile and its use as a self-service channel is causing an upsurge in local e-commerce.

DARK POOLS – THE RISE OF A.I. TRADING MACHINES AND THE LOOMING THREAT TO WALL STREET

Scott Patterson says Dark Pools is the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of the robots. The book is a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge of a global meltdown. Dark Pools reveals how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.

THE MOBILE WAVE - HOW MOBILE INTELLIGENCE WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING

Michael Saylor brings “The Mobile Wave,” an analysis of the impact of mobile intelligence - the fifth wave of computer technology. The book argues that the changes brought by mobile computing are so big and widespread that it’s impossible for users to see it all, even though they are all immersed in it.