Corporate foresight is a set of methods that help organizations improve decision-making in uncertain and complex environments. However, despite its long history, surprisingly little has been done to empirically examine its actual benefits for organiz…
In a world of seismic shifts driven by geopolitics, economic instabilities, climate change, and tech innovation, the advanced manufacturing industry is emerging as a game-changer.
Transforming the manufacturing cycle from the ground up can unleash …
Impacts of the nature and climate crisis are gaining pace. July 2023 was the hottest month recorded in human history. Weather, climate and water disasters have increased five-fold in 50 years, accounting for half of all disasters and three-quarters o…
Welcome to Day 2 of SDIM in New York!
Today will have a tech focus, as we explore how AI fits into the world of work, and looking at how tech is helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
If you missed Day 1, catch up with our highligh…
According to the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Gender Gap Report, Latin America and the Caribbean has closed almost three-quarters of its gender gap: The region has the third highest level of parity globally at 74.3%. At the current rate of prog…
The Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD), an international organization of institutional investors and corporations from around the world, has released the first international framework for corporations and financial institutions …
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as Co-Pilot, Midjourney and ChatGPT are not merely theoretical advances; they are practical tools recalibrating the fundamental operation of our economies.
The recently released World Econom…
The residents of Vhembe District in Limpopo have appealed with the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies to ensure that post office outlets within the district render effective services to the people.
The residents made thi…
The Portfolio Committee on Transport has noted with deep sadness the passing of 22 people, some of whom are mineworkers, in a bus accident in Limpopo.
The Chairperson of the committee, Ms Mina Lesoma, said it is heart wrenching to see so many peopl…
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs today met with the representatives of the community of Marikana Informal Settlement, the JB Marks Local Municipality and the North West Department of Cooperative Governance and…