The MOU was inked against the backdrop of an increased need for new skill sets Affinidi, a decentralised identity solutions provider founded by global investment company Temasek, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Digital Pilipinas regarding the issuance of verifiable credentials (“VCs”), which is an open standard for tamper-evident…
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Inflation has cut into consumer purchasing in almost every country around the world Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $US4.6 trillion in 2023, an increase of 5.1 per cent from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. Demand for IT in 2023 is expected to be strong…
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Historically, boards have looked to IT to lead digital business Eighty-nine percent of board directors say that digital business is now embedded in all business growth strategies, according to a new survey from Gartner, Inc. However, just 35 per cent of board directors report that they have achieved or are…
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SCEE now able to refocus budget and its IT resources Rimini Street, Inc. a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, and a Salesforce partner, today announced that Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (SCEE) has switched to Rimini Street for…
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Virtual workspaces in metaverses will emerge to support new immersive experiences Gartner, Inc. today revealed its top strategic predictions for 2023 and beyond. Gartner’s top predictions explore how business and technology leaders can reimagine assumptions and seize the moment to turn uncertainty to certainty. “Uncertainty carries as much opportunity as…
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Mobile phone shipments declined for the third consecutive quarter Indian IT spending will grow by 13.8 per cent in 2022 down from 25.3 per cent in 2021. IT spending includes spending on hardware, software, and IT services excluding telecom spending, business services, and some emerging technologies, which are included in the…
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Spending on security & risk management to grow 11.3 per cent Three factors influencing growth in security spending are the increase in remote and hybrid work, the transition from virtual private networks (VPNs) to zero trust network access (ZTNA) and the shift to cloud-based delivery models, according to Gartner, Inc. “The pandemic…
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75 per cent of staff across the globe are planning to move jobs A new report by Everest Group has highlighted that people across the world want flexible access to their wages, but global solutions that meet this demand are in short supply. A combination of new demands from staff…
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Diversity matters more to companies now than ever before With lasting global impact from the pandemic and growing expectations for hybrid work, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) has been brought to the forefront of every business agenda. A new report, Employees at the Center: What It Takes to Lead on DE&I…
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GXTI shows how various GX technologies can be categorized The Green Transformation Technologies Inventory (GXTI), released by the Japan Patent Office (JPO), helps enterprises and others objectively explain their green transformation (GX) efforts. GXTI shows a way to categorize GX technologies and how to search for patent documents pertinent to the respective category of…
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