Arthur Goldstuck

Summary

Leads World Wide Worx research projects. Presents talks on technology trends and impact to business audiences. Writes a weekly tech trends column for Sunday Times (Business Times section) and a weekly gadgets column that is syndicated across a variety of print and online publications. Hosts a gadgets channel on YouTube. Heads up annual studies on Internet Access, Social Media and Online Retail in South Africa. Active on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. YouTube: http://bit.ly/GGadgets Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/art2gee Gadget on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GadgetZA E-mail: arthur@worldwideworx.com 2023: Elected to Southern African Educators hall of Fame. 2022: Named in Esomar's Insights250 of the world's top innovators in market research, enterprise intelligence and data-driven marketing. 2020: Elected to Southern African Speakers hall of Fame. 2019: Named ORT SA's honorary IT ambassador. 2014: Appointed to South Africa's National Broadband Advisory Council by the Minister of Communications. 2013: Awarded the Distinguished Service in ICT Award by the Institute of IT Professionals SA. Made Honorary Fellow of the Institute. 2011-2023: Judge in Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards 2010-2015: Judge in the GMSA Global Mobile Awards in 2010 and 2015. Founded World Wide Worx in 2000 to research and unravel trends in Internet and Mobile usage in Africa. It has established itself as one of the leading independent technology research organisations on the continent. Also an author, researcher and speaker on technology trends. Former investigative journalist and news editor at the Mail & Guardian, one-time South African correspondent for Billboard, contributor to numerous magazines and newspapers on tech and popular culture, and once a partner in a comics shop. Written 20 books, including 9 on tech-related topics, 6 on urban legends and 3 humour books. Most have been best-sellers in South Africa, with "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet: A South African Handbook" the biggest selling IT book ever in this country. His latest work is "The Hitchhiker's Guide to AI: A handbook for all". World Wide Worx researches Internet access, mobile trends, e-commerce, social media, cloud computing and trends shaping business and consumer use of technology.