Part 10: Application Programming Interface (API) – Interaction to Create Connectivity

By Yasemin Yazan

In the interest of a better understanding, I don’t want to use any textbook definitions of the term Application Programming Interface, abbreviated API. And even if there are different kind of APIs, they all have one thing in common: An API is an interface that enables the interaction between applications, data and devices to create connectivity. In this sense an API is a messenger that takes a request and tells a system what you want to do and then returns the response back to you. Let’s use an example to illustrate what is meant and how it works:

The ‘Humanization’ Of Business

By Stefanos Sifandos

Times are evolving and changing. The days of shareholder prioritization at the cost of other important values such as “ecological stability” has shifted dramatically over the years. The explosion of globalisation, advanced technologies, and expansion in sociocultural, socioeconomic and geopolitical borders has found us in a place where as a greater collective we are demanding for organisations to carry deeper levels of transparency in the business activities, be more inclusive in their actions and carry a longer-term vision for their business practices.