Digital workers seek participation in hybrid work models

Digital workplace leaders should provide visibility and audibility for participants A recent survey conducted by Gartner, Inc. reveals that 77 per cent of digital workers desire active involvement in shaping their hybrid work model. The survey findings highlight the significance of aligning worker preferences with organizational needs to maintain productivity…

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Digital workers call for improved information access

Employees struggle to stay afloat as information and applications flood their systems A recent survey conducted by Gartner, Inc. highlights the challenges faced by digital workers, with nearly half of them struggling to find the information required for their jobs. The study emphasizes the need for digital workplace leaders to…

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Striking disconnect between senior executives and talent

Workforce satisfaction is currently plummeting As employers around the world contend with the greatest workforce disruption in generations, a new global report released today by staffing leader Kelly uncovers a striking disconnect between senior executives and talent. The 2023 Kelly Global Re:work Report finds that most organizations are failing to meet the…

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ChatGPT has prompted an increase in AI investment

70 per cent of organizations currently in exploration mode with generative AI In a recent Gartner, Inc. poll of more than 2,500 executive leaders, 45 per cent reported that the publicity of ChatGPT has prompted them to increase artificial intelligence (AI) investments. Seventy percent of executives said that their organization is in…

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Worldwide semiconductor revenue to decline in 2023

Weak end-market electronics demand is spreading from consumers to businesses Global semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 11.2 per cent in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. In 2022, the market totalled $US599.6 billion, which was marginal growth of 0.2 per cent from 2021. The short-term outlook…

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Organisations are starting to implement data centre programs

Success in aligning the I&O strategy with critical business outcomes is needed Seventy-five percent of organizations will have implemented a data centre infrastructure sustainability program driven by cost optimization and stakeholder pressures by 2027, up from less than 5 per cent in 2022, according to Gartner, Inc. “Responsibilities for sustainability are increasingly…

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Elon Musk to pay critic to settle defamation lawsuit

Hothi’s lawsuit followed a multi-year campaign by Musk attacking Hothi Tesla CEO Elon Musk has settled a defamation case brought against him by Randeep Hothi, an outspoken critic and independent researcher who published original investigative work casting doubts on many of Tesla’s claims about its technological capabilities, production capacity, and profitability. Hothi’s longstanding…

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Managing incidents is ineffective in an era of disruption

An era of persistent disruption is, and will continue taxing legal department resources Corporate legal departments need to build a process for managing, and learning from, persistent disruption, according to Gartner, Inc. Persistent disruption has arisen from both macro shocks, such as the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine amid other…

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Microsoft expands access to cybersecurity skilling

Aims to skill and certify 100,000 women in Asia Microsoft is initiating new partnerships under its Ready4Cybersecurity program in Asia to improve access to cybersecurity skills and careers for the historically and systemically underrepresented with a focus on young women.  Into its second year, Ready4Cybersecurity is committing to skill and certify 100,000…

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Worldwide semiconductor revenue to decline

As economic headwinds persist, weak end-market electronics demand is spreading Global semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 11.2 per cent in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. In 2022, the market totalled $US599.6 billion, which was marginal growth of 0.2 per cent from 2021. The short-term outlook…

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