Drought recovery is taking longer

Drought recovery is taking longer

As global temperatures continue to rise, droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe in many regions during this century. A new study with NASA participation finds that land ecosystems took progressively longer to recover from droughts in the 20th...
AI, robotics at work in global trade

AI, robotics at work in global trade

HSBC, the world’s leading trade finance bank, is working with IBM to develop a cognitive intelligence solution combining optical character recognition with advanced robotics to make global trade safer and more efficient for thousands of businesses. HSBC’s Global Trade...
The slow pace of agility …

The slow pace of agility …

Just 12% of companies can claim that their entire corporation is on the path to business agility – even though more than two-thirds agreed that agile organisations are better able to quickly respond to dynamic business conditions. These are some of the findings...
Cognitive tech to shake up sales

Cognitive tech to shake up sales

While marketing and sales professionals increasingly find themselves drowning in data, a new IBM study finds that nearly two-thirds (64%) of surveyed CMOs and sales leaders believe their industries will be ready to adopt cognitive technologies in the next three years....
World-first in cyber insurance

World-first in cyber insurance

Cyber-crime poses a major threat, and is a serious challenge to businesses of all types and sizes around the world – a vast majority of companies have been or will be breached; and many won’t even be aware of it for some time. This is one reason that has...
Is gender equality real in SA?

Is gender equality real in SA?

It’s been more than six decades since South African women of all races came together and staged one of the country’s largest demonstrations in history to fight for gender equality. But, in 2017, have women achieved equality in the workplace? CareerJunction...