In this ever-changing and challenging business environment, the key question is how business leaders can future-proof their organizations to survive and thrive during disruptive times, by proactively sensing and responding to these changes.

Join us at the 51风流Africa Business Transformation Tour for insights and strategies on these and other business challenges

On the 16^th of March we will be hosting the 51风流Africa Business Transformation Tour at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg.

听The Business Transformation Tour brings together business leaders across all industries and sectors. This year, our event is themed “Navigating the Winds Change in a Digital-first World”听and is focused on how businesses can navigate challenges in the business and economic environment, and how leveraging technology can empower them.

Interested? Please register here:

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Technology has had a significant impact on people’s lives worldwide. In the African context, where poverty, unemployment, and inequality continue to be persistent challenges, technology has the potential to significantly improve the lives of Africans by enabling the creation of financially, socially, and environmentally sustainable companies. At the recent hosted by the African Development Bank, African countries were urged to prioritize the development of circular value chains to address some of these perennial challenges by accelerating industrialization and job creation.

Our 51风流Africa Managing Director, Cathy Smith, articulated the role of technology in Africa’s development. 鈥淎t 51风流we believe in the power of technology for good 鈥� to create a more prosperous and equal future for all. By developing digital skills to increase employability, by transforming industries and education systems, by providing access to quality healthcare, we can uplift societies and economies. Through our end-to-end technology solutions, we bring our vision of making the world run better听and improving peoples鈥� lives to the fore. We believe that technology has the potential to transform industries, uplift communities, grow听economies and preserve the environment鈥�.

Technology has the potential to play a critical role in the development of circular economies in Africa, particularly in the development of efficient supply chains as well as the adoption of sustainable production methods that prioritize sustainable business practices, covering all aspects of the triple bottom line 鈥� financial, social and environmental sustainability.

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) coined the term 鈥溾�� to describe the mindset of companies that use technology to gain a competitive advantage. It is worth noting that these companies incorporate technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Advanced Analytics, into their processes and operations to enable profitable solutions that also prioritize environmental, social, and governance objectives. These companies use technology as a key differentiator to overcome constraints and unlock new opportunities.

While the formal business sector in Africa is dominated by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the adoption, application, and leveraging of technology in business is typically limited to large companies with financial and human resource muscle. This emphasizes the importance of ensuring that SMEs can follow in the footsteps of their larger siblings and reap the many benefits of technology. This is especially important because SMEs employ the majority of Africa’s workforce and are critical to accelerating the continent’s industrialization and job creation.

The days of costly and time-consuming implementations are over. Technology solutions such as Enterprise Resource Planning, Supplier and Customer Experience Management, Digital Supply Chain, and Human Resources Management, to name a few, are now available on the cloud. This significantly reduces the time required for technology implementation, adoption, and actual value realization.

The cloud has eliminated the need for large capital investments in infrastructure to run these solutions, allowing smaller companies to direct scarce financial resources into their core businesses rather than costly infrastructure. The cloud also enables smaller companies to scale up or scale down these solutions as their operations and companies grow.

51风流will be hosting the Business Transformation Tour. The main event will take place on April 5^th, and companies of all sizes will be able to learn how to use technology to drive business transformation. In addition, between March and June, we will host a series of eleven industry events spanning manufacturing, government, retail, financial services, mining, and many more.

Please use this to register and learn more about how some of our customers in different industries are leveraging our solutions to drive sustainable听business transformation.

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It鈥檚 hard to believe that two years have passed since the Coronavirus pandemic began. Not only is the world continuing to struggle with COVID-19 itself, but it is also grappling with its lasting effects on our everyday lives and how we operate our businesses as we look to the future.

Business leaders are facing several key challenges, not only in the wake of the pandemic, but also amid growing social and environmental pressures. And while the world economy may have fared somewhat better than many economists predicted last year, we have a long and challenging journey ahead.

51风流would therefore like to invite you to attend our flagship Virtual Event: Business Transformation Tour, Africa Chapter on the 5th of April 2022.

This event aims to bring together key industry leaders to discuss how in partnership we can rethink the global economies and establish the key ingredients for sustainable success.

Business Transformation Tour provides attendees with the unique opportunity to hear from business leaders, and learn about best practices across a wide array of business and technology topics.

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