Category Archives: GIBS Knowledge and Information Services

All things relating to the workings and service offerings of the Information Centre

Trailblazers Of Tech: 6 Women Leaders Shaping The Future (Forbes)

According to the WomenTech Network research, only one-third of American employees in STEM companies are women. Less than 10 percent of women hold positions like CIO, CTO, or IT manager, or serve as technical team leaders. These six women are shattering the glass ceiling: Kate Hancock, Jillian Godsil, Lisa Loud, Maria Cho, Lee Lin Liew, and […]
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AI gives leaders more time: Here are three ways to use it (Forbes)

There’s no shortage of promises attached to AI. Amidst all the hype, one fact shines through as clear as daylight: AI will give leaders and their employees more time by taking much of the corporate drudgery that bogs us down today. What sets a breakthrough CEO apart from one who stagnates isn’t the foundational AI […]
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3 skills women need to succeed in the future of work (FC)

Here’s why upskilling women with negotiation, game theory, and advocacy skills can help level the professional playing field. In 2023, nearly 80% of companies reported having woman-focused programming as part of their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. And President Joe Biden committed $3 billion to advance gender equity and equality globally in 2024. Yet despite these initiatives, gender parity is […]
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Ranking: World’s Best Universities For Business & Economics (P&Q)

U.S. News & World Report has updated its Best Global Universities Rankings for 2024-2025 and, along with it, how those universities ranked in 51 different subject areas, including Economics and Business. It’s not a huge surprise that some of the top universities in the world also have best-in-class business programs. In fact, the home universities to almost all […]
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AI helps to produce breakthrough in weather and climate forecasting( FT)

Advances in predictions promised by machine learning matched with physics in the latest model involving Google. Artificial intelligence has helped to make a breakthrough in accurate long-range weather and climate predictions, according to research that promises advances in both forecasting and the wider use of machine learning. Using a hybrid of machine learning and existing […]
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Steenhuisen’s budget speech promises positive outlook for agriculture (Bizcommunity)

Steenhuisen highlighted the widespread support the AAMP has received since its 2022 adoption, emphasizing his plan to accelerate its objectives rather than introducing new ones.The AAMP adoption process has enjoyed broad sectoral support, and I wish to clarify that I have no intention of reinventing the wheel. Instead, the focus will rather be on accelerating […]
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Poor Work Ethics (And Bad Habits) To Avoid (Forbes)

If you’re struggling at work—to get ahead, feel fulfilled or achieve satisfaction—you are wise to consider your work ethic and whether you may have bad habits that are getting in your way. Your work ethic is critical to how you feel about your work—and just as your expectations for your employer have probably expanded, organizations are […]
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Business Masters students want more diversity and equality content (MBA News)

Diversity and Equality (46%) are ‘must have’ content streams that students want included in their Business Masters studies, according to a new survey of more than 1,500 prospective students from around the world. The latest Tomorrow’s Masters study by CarringtonCrisp in association with EFMD, focused on Business Master’s degrees which, unlike a mid or late career MBA, […]
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SMEs require a banking relationship, even in this digital age (BT)

The World Bank estimates that small businesses constitute 90 percent of all businesses worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa alone there are 44 million small businesses, with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) accounting for 60 percent of jobs. In South Africa there are approximately 3.2 million SMEs, which make them the backbone of the economy with a […]
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How SA Businesses can do more with less using automation, AI, and machine learning( iAfrica)

In a survey of more than 3,000 South Africans working across various industries, 59% stated that they knew about ChatGPT but only 38% had used it previously. Those who had never used the generative AI chatbot offered several reasons for not making it part of their day-to-day operations. More than half said they did not […]
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