Fleet management in the Americas on upward trajectory

The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in North America was 9,5-million in Q4-2018, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17%, according to Berg Insight. This number is expected to reach 20,8 million by 2023,...

Youth sexting education needs updating

Research published in the International Journal on Bullying Prevention finds sex and relationship education around youth sexting needs updating. Rather than focusing purely on risk avoidance and abstinence, the research by Dr Emily Setty at the University of Surrey...

10 principles for workforce transformation

In nearly every industry, the best talent is in perilously short supply. Organisations cannot hire a new workforce. They need to transform the one they have – upskilling staff, rethinking the jobs they offer, and instilling the organisations with opportunities...

EMEA IT spend to rebound in 2020

IT spending in EMEA will return to growth at $798-billion in 2020, an increase of 3,4% from 2019, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “2020 will be a recovery year for IT spending in EMEA after three consecutive years of decline,” says John...
Scientists discover new strain of HIV

Scientists discover new strain of HIV

Global healthcare leader, Abbott, says that a team of its scientists identified a new subtype of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), called HIV-1 Group M, subtype L. The findings, published this week in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS),...

CEO confidence plummets worldwide

The confidence of global business leaders plummeted in 2019, according to the second annual Worldcom Confidence Index (CI) from The Worldcom Public Relations Group (Worldcom), a leading global partnership of independent public relations firms. In an analysis of online...