Out of home video viewing on the rise

More than half of internet users surveyed in the US, UK, Brazil, Japan and Germany watched video content out of their homes at least once a month, according to consumer surveys conducted in the first quarter of 2018 by business information provider IHS Markit. Of...
Millennials wary of business, unprepared for Industry 4.0

Millennials wary of business, unprepared for Industry 4.0

Millennials and Gen Z are sounding the alarm for businesses to step up their efforts to make a positive impact on the broader world. This is the word from Deloitte’s seventh annual Millennial Survey. Deloitte’s past two surveys suggested millennials felt...

Limited benefit so far from Industry 4.0 …

Manufacturers are yet to use Industry 4.0 operating principles such as interoperability, transparency and decentralisation to get closer to customers, suppliers and distributors, according to a new Oracle study. The survey of 700 business leaders from manufacturing...

CIOs are out of touch with workers’ needs

As many IT workers develop greater technology skills and apply them to advance their careers, many digital workers in non-IT departments believe their CIO is out of touch with their technology needs. A Gartner survey found that fewer than 50% of workers (both IT and...

What about people in the digital workplace?

Employees who work in digital workplaces are not only more productive but also more motivated, have higher job satisfaction, and report an overall better sense of well-being. According to a new global study from Aruba, “Digital Revolutionaries Unlock the...

SARB shares results of blockchain trial

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has tested the use of blockchain technologies and will drive new initiatives using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The institute has launched a report on Project Khokha, a proof-of-concept designed to simulate a real-world...