As the search for talent is intensifying in many industries, research published by Cisco AppDynamics reveals the importance that jobseekers in the UAE are attaching to digital experiences. Eighty-three percent of those surveyed report they want to work for an employer that provides seamless...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the support of the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC), has partnered with industry experts, ServiceNow, British Telecom (BT) and Thirdera (formerly Silverstorm Solutions) to set up a regional contact centre (RCC) for refugees fleeing the...

The Aspen Institute and HP have announced the selection of 10 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and not-for-profit organisations across Malaysia, Mexico and South Africa as the cohort for the 2023 Digital Equity Accelerator (Accelerator). South African NGOs, E-Cubed (DBE-E3), Digify Africa...

Check Point Research (CPR), the threat intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies and a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has published its Brand Phishing Report for Q1 2023. The report highlights the brands that were most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in...

Progress, a trusted provider of application development and infrastructure software, has announced the results of its global survey, Data Bias: The Hidden Risk of AI. Conducted by independent research firm, Insight Avenue, the Progress survey is based on interviews with more than 640 business and...

As Canada continues to face a critical shortage of medical doctors, a growing number of Canadian students who receive their medical training abroad at Global University Systems Canada’s (GUS Canada) medical programmes are helping to close the gap. According to the 2022 Canadian Occupational...

A new Silicon Valley campaign has been launched to drive investment into the UK’s trillion-dollar tech sector to fuel emerging technologies and economic growth, amid the UK’s plans to boost research and development (R&D) spend to £20 billion in 2024.  Last year, the UK...

Two-fifths (43%) of key workers in the UK have been forced to take on additional part time work on top of their full time role or work extra overtime shifts to make ends meet, new research from responsible lender, Creditspring, shows. The data shows significantly higher levels of financial...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has sharply increased its IT staffing budget, rising to a total of £150 million – almost double the pre-pandemic figure, according to official data. The findings, obtained under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by the Parliament Street think tank,...

The Middle East and Africa are home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, with the oil and gas sector being a key driver of this growth. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many industries, including oil and gas, and many companies are now looking for more flexible and...