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Responding to COVID, the role of ecommerce and chatbots
Throughout the COVID pandemic, business owners globally have had to scramble and innovate to stop the bottom dropping out of their business. Many brick and mortar retailers have seen their foot traffic drop to zero. Those who are…
Read MoreWhat we are missing – The Office Environment
My son says he loves to work from home and is much more productive without the distractions of an office, but for others discussions around the coffee station or as…
Read MoreIndia – Educating the young on digital safety
Before it was banned, TikTok began working with scores of content creators and firms in India last year to populate its short-form video service with educational videos. Facebook has been more successful and…
Read MoreWhat is China’s ecommerce secret?
While we all know of Alibaba’s success, tens of billions of dollars worth of goods are sold directly from China to consumers globally every year – with virtually no press coverage, no case…
Read MoreTikTok: Success in Africa, Under Threat Elsewhere
TikTok, which has experienced incredibly rapid growth, is now the leading social media app for generation Z and Millennials. Advertisers and marketers have been racing to target the massive audience…
Read MoreEU throws out Data Transfer Agreement with the USA
Just before it closed down for the summer recess, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg threw out the so-called “Privacy Shield” agreement between the EU and US that allowed more than 5,000 companies in…
Read MoreAmazon, Google, Facebook and Apple face US Congress Hearing on Competition in the Digital Space.
In his opening statement to a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee at the end of July, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said that Amazon is “a bit player in the larger world of commerce”. He…
Read MoreThe Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) gathering data on ecommerce activity in Africa
If you can help please assist the ECA in its research on ecommerce in Africa – https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/F7Tc93BJ Meanwhile, EFA is looking for any academic institutions/universities which study/teach ecommerce. We have…
Read MoreCybersecurity – The SA Cybercrimes Bill
The Bill is due to be adopted by Parliament within the next month. Government will then prepare regulations on the application of the Act. EFSA is concerned that, as drafted,…
Read MoreData Privacy – continuing the debate and Apple’s new privacy solution
One year after the date of implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), TechRepublic recently published the results of a global survey on data privacy. It found that…
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