Most digital workplace initiatives doomed to fail

By 2021, only one-quarter of midsize and large organisations will successfully target new ways of working in 80% of their initiatives, according to Gartner. New ways of working include distributed decision making, virtual and remote work, and redesigned physical...

Dissatisfaction with democracy is widespread

Around the world, more people are unhappy with the state of democracy in their countries than are content, a new Pew Research Centre survey finds. Across 27 countries polled, a median of 51% are dissatisfied with how democracy is working in their country; just 45% are...

Manufacturers warned to embrace Industry 4.0

The fourth industrial revolution, dubbed Industry 4.0, holds a promise in addressing the inefficiencies in traditional manufacturing by the application of disruptive technologies, according to GlobalData. Industry 4.0 is simply the next phase in the digital...

Comic Con Africa partners with CHOC

In honour of National Superhero Day – observed globally on 28 April – Reed Exhibitions Africa and ReedPOP has announced CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation as the official charity partner for Comic Con Africa 2019. Now in its 24th year, National Superhero Day...

Shift towards better, brighter large-format displays continues

Unit sales of large-format displays (LFDs) in West Europe (WE) continued to grow in Q1 2019 – by almost 14% year-on-year – driven by all sub-segments, including videowalls and high-brightness displays, according to the latest distribution data published by...

Chinese panel makers dominate large LCD panel market

With Chinese panel makers accelerating the mass production of large thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) TV panels faster than expected, they accounted for 33,9% of the 60-inch and larger LCD TV panel shipments in the first quarter of 2019. Their...