Massive disconnect between workers and employers on the future of work

Massive disconnect between workers and employers on the future of work

Business leaders are significantly more satisfied with how they have adjusted to new working norms than their employees are. Research points to the need for clearer organisational insight into how employees have re-evaluated what they need from their workplace. These...
If we want digital transformation we need to upgrade skills

If we want digital transformation we need to upgrade skills

The lack of digital skills and access to digital networks slows efforts to re-build safe, healthy and efficient social and working environments and exacerbates the world’s existing, stark digital divide. This is according to the 2021 edition of Digital Skills...
What does the future hold for digital infrastructure?

What does the future hold for digital infrastructure?

International Data Corporation’s (IDC) top 10 predictions for the Future of Digital Infrastructure point to a digital infrastructure strategy that addresses resiliency and trust; data-driven operational complexity; and business outcomes-driven sourcing and...
NASA will attempt to deflect an asteroid by crashing into it

NASA will attempt to deflect an asteroid by crashing into it

NASA plans to deliberately crash a space craft into an asteroid to deflect it from it’s path. The test will determine if this method could be used to potentially save Earth from future asteroid impacts. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is the world’s...
What’s on the CIO agenda for 2022

What’s on the CIO agenda for 2022

Focused on “Future IT” – from the need for business model re-invention to the remediation of technical debt to sustainable IT and more – International Data Corporation (IDC) has unveiled the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide CIO Agenda 2022...
Climate change will severely impact maize crops within 10 years

Climate change will severely impact maize crops within 10 years

Climate change may affect the production of maize (corn) and wheat as early as 2030 under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario, according to a new NASA study published in the journal, Nature Food. Maize crop yields are projected to decline 24%, while wheat could...