Only 14% of procurement leaders express confidence in their talent's ability to meet the future needs of the function, according to a survey by Gartner, adding that this finding comes as business acumen and technology/data competencies have rapidly grown in importance...

Looking to guide businesses by evaluating their innovation strategies and shedding light on the dynamic landscape of digital transformation in South Africa, BCX - in collaboration with EY-Parthenon - has unveiled its Digital Innovation Index Report 2023. "Digital...

News that some US government departments were hacked has been confirmed, and the hackers have been identified as Russia. It's now known that the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and parts of the Pentagon have been compromised, although it's now...

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reports released by IHS Markit in the first week of December shows that sub-Saharan African companies are optimistic about the improvement in business activity during 2021. PwC expects the Sub-Saharan African economy to return to growth...

The overall artificial intelligence software market -- despite ballooning to $37-billion by 2025 -- will fall below current investor projections of $150-billion to $200-billion for the same time period. Within the AI software market, AI application growth will be...

Effective and efficient middle management is one of the biggest challenges facing manufacturing and other organisations today. Driven by the explosion of data and increasing demands for faster decision-making cycles, the need for middle managers is a critical concern...

Oracle founder Larry Ellison has relocated to an island in Hawaii. The news comes as the company moves its headquarter from Redwood City in California to Austin, Texas. Ellison, who has a net worth of about $83-billion, told employees he will be moving to Hawaii and...

A multitude of supply, demand, cost and sustainability conditions are poised to drive a rapid expansion of the battery recycling industry, more than tripling its capacity by 2030, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit. Large waves of end-of-life batteries...

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) market for gaming desktops and notebooks maintained its strength in the third quarter of 2020, growing 29,7% YoY and totaling 2,4-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). This is expected to continue...

Computers at the US Treasury - and possibly other federal agencies - have been the victims of hacking using legitimate software upgrades from Solar Winds. On Sunday, Reuters reported that a group backed by a foreign government stole information from Treasury and a...