Technology and the digital economy are drastically changing all aspects of everyday life, including how governments interact with their citizens and the way they deliver services. They are also giving them the ability to provide faster, more effective and efficient customer experiences to their citizens while helping save precious time, [...]
The internet is becoming an increasingly dangerous neighborhood: digital marketers want to buy your private data, and hackers want to steal it. Here are four simple steps you can take to stay safe online. 1. Encrypt Your Passwords These days, dealing with the ever-growing list of passwords required to log [...]
With the rise of mobile technology, combined with increasing urban congestion, remote work is becoming an accepted norm in the workplace. In fact, according to a 2018 study by the International Workplace Group, “70% of employees are working at least one day a week somewhere other than the office”. So it’s [...]
Emerging education technologies are transforming 21st century classrooms in something akin to Back to the Future. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI), virtual and augmented reality as learning tools is a world away from inkwells and chalkboards, and will only continue to evolve as technology is embraced by teachers and [...]
Small and medium-sized businesses are vulnerable to risk. This is because it’s difficult (from both an expense and resource perspective) to recover from a risk incident. External risks can come from a range of places: financial markets, technology providers, legal liabilities, accidents, natural disasters and more. Whichever risks are relevant [...]
With innovations and new workplace solutions arriving almost daily, it’s worth asking: What’s hype and what’s a reality in futuristic workplace tech? Let’s take a look. Cyborgs replacing workers? Robots are already working farms, vacuuming, and looking after grandma. IBM’s Watson is delivering better diagnoses than human doctors, and your [...]
Microsoft has announced that it will end extended support for Windows 2008 and 2008 R2 on 14 January 2020. That means no more security updates or bug fixes, which could leave your data vulnerable to cyberattacks and other security breaches. Migrating to the cloud via Azure is a good solution, [...]
Learning other languages is more important than ever. This skill helps to connect us with an ever-smaller world, improves our communication abilities, and gives students greater job opportunities. The good news is that teaching students a new language has had a technology boost. This leap in technology, through the development [...]
Running your own in-house IT support team can be prohibitively expensive for SMBs. However, managed services providers (MSPs) are lightening the IT budget burden with a more cost-effective approach to managing your IT needs. Outsourcing your IT support to an MSP saves you needing to pay a full-time salary (or [...]
According to a recent McKinsey report, by 2030 up to 800 million jobs worldwide could be lost to automation. In the US, the figure is likely to be 39 to 73 million jobs, or around one-third of the workforce. The report sees “a rich mosaic of potential shifts in occupations in the [...]
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