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The focus of this research service is to understand the key areas of IT spend within the oil and gas sector in South Africa with the objective of highlighting key areas of opportunities for the IT Service providers. The objective is to provide an overview of South Africa’s Macro- environment and its impact on the oil and gas industry; provide ins...

The Egyptian economy has witnessed a significant GDP growth increasing from 2.1% in 2012/13 to 4.2% in 2014/15 due to improving political conditions and introduction of heavy energy subsidies for the development of energy intensive industries. According to the Ministry of Finance, the 2016-2017 budget estimates a total expenditure of $98.4 billion ...

29 Nov 2017  |  Africa  |  Market Research

African Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market, 2016

Chatbots Central to Developing an Intelligently Automated Service Delivery Model

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This study provides an analysis of the African Artificial Intelligence (AI) market. The stakeholder scope includes international technology corporations and African start-ups; technology scope includes computer vision, deep learning, machine learning, natural language processing, neural networks, predictive analytics, and robotics; and the end-user...

27 Nov 2017  |  Africa  |  Market Research

South African Logistics Market, Forecast to 2020

Country to Emerge as a Regional Hotspot Owing to Its Comparatively High Logistics Performance and the Long-term Economic Growth Potential

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Global financial crisis, weak domestic demand, and other related factors have affected South Africa’s GDP growth during past 3 years, continuing onto 2016. The GDP of South Africa accounted for 0.42% of world GDP in 2016. The economy is expected to grow at a rate slower than the population growth rate in 2017 and 2018, implying a lower standard o...

24 Nov 2017  |  Africa  |  Market Research

Future and Impact of Power Storage in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2017

Development of Remote Power Systems and Mobile Connectivity will Drive Uptake of Battery Energy Storage Systems

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Power storage through the use of battery energy storage systems is critical to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. While the foremost application of battery storage would be in renewable energy-based off-grid power systems for rural electrification and all-round electricity access, batteries are set to play a major role across commercial and industria...

22 Nov 2017  |  Africa  |  Market Research

Kenyan Logistics Market, Forecast to 2020

Supported by Its Political Commitment, Young Population and Infrastructure Developments, Kenya is a Rising Star in East Africa

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Kenya displays significant potential for economic growth due to its strategic location in East Africa. Even though Kenya’s growth has been slower than that of the African region, its Vision 2030 strategy is expected to enable its growth to World Bank’s second rung of countries with highest gross national income. Two out of three Kenyans are est...

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is witnessing a surge migration within the region and to other parts of the world such as North America and Europe. As a continent, Africa had a net migration population of over 11 million in 2015, predominantly economic migration. • This has been instrumental in the growing volume of international remittances flowing int...

Data acquisition (DAQ) systems are growing exponentially in complexity due to technology convergence and the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT). In addition, the technical engineering deficit in organizations across industries is growing. Comprehensive DAQ systems and innovative software solutions and services will be in high demand by engineer...

Renewable energy has taken centre stage in South Africa's expanding power generation capacity, necessitating development and maintenance of requisite transmission infrastructure. Switch gears, transformers, and reactors are critical in supplying quality power to customers in a cost-effective manner. Local research and development, manufacturing, an...