If nothing else, the pandemic has driven home how important remote working and embracing technology is set to become for business
In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we’re in discussion with one of the country’s foremost business leaders in technology investment in Africa.
She says Covid-19 has been very challenging for the company and clients alike. On one hand, SAP was the first major corporate to shut its doors and to work remotely at the start of March when the threat first appeared in SA. On the other hand, it also had to manage the same transition for clients that may or may not have had remote working capabilities or plans in place.
In giving her outlook for the SA and African economy, Smith advocates for a greater role by social enterprise. She says this crisis will force changes to how things have been done and that a more compassionate view and role of companies is certainly needed to make sure everyone makes it through this time with minimal damage.
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