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Arthur Goldstuck - Business, Keynote
and Conference Speaker - Johannesburg
Arthur Goldstuck (born 1959) is a South African
journalist, media analyst and commentator on
Information and Communications Technology (ICT),
Internet and mobile communications and technologies.
He grew up in Trompsburg, Free State, South Africa
and resides in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Goldstuck led early research into the size of the
Internet user population and the extent of Web
commerce in South Africa, which established trend
lines for Internet growth in the country.
Today Goldstuck heads the World Wide Worx research
organization, and has led research into ICT issues
like the impact of IT on small business, the role of
mobile technologies in business and government and
the technology challenges of the financial services
sector.
From the beginning of 2009, both the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) and
Internetworldstats have used World Wide Worx
statistics when providing Internet data for South
Africa.
Goldstuck established the first benchmarks for web
strategy and web site evaluation in South Africa,
and leads a team of usability experts that advises
on web site usability and strategy. He represented
South Africa as a judge for the Interactive category
of the Cannes International Advertising Festival in
France in June 2002, and as a judge in the online
category of the 2003 London International
Advertising Festival. |