In this week's exclusive feature for The Business Briefing readers, Bobby Hellard provides an overview of the manufacturing business, its place in the economy, and the roadblocks it's faced due to COVID. This feature also looks to the possibilities that a hastened digital transformation may open up for the industry and its workers.
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Global tablet shipments grew by almost 9% in Q1, Canalys findsNews Worldwide shipments reached 36.8 million during Q1, driven by consumer and education-led refresh cycles
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Microsoft workers face a fresh round of layoffs – here’s who could be impactedNews Microsoft will cut 6% of its workforce, equivalent to around 6,000 workers, as part of its latest cost-cutting drive.
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How to empower employees to accelerate emissions reductionin depth With ICT accounting for as much as 3% of global carbon emissions, the same as aviation, the industry needs to increase emissions reduction
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Worldwide IT spending to grow 4.3% in 2023, with no significant AI impactNews Spending patterns have changed as companies take an inward focus
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Report: Female tech workers disproportionately affected by industry layoffsNews Layoffs continue to strike companies throughout the tech industry, with data showing females in both the UK and US are bearing the brunt of them more so than males
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How can small businesses cope with inflation?Tutorial With high inflation increasing the cost of doing business, how can small businesses weather the storm?
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How to deal with inflation while undergoing digital transformationIn-depth How can organizations stave off inflation while attempting to grow by digitally transforming their businesses?
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How businesses can use technology to fight inflation
TUTORIAL While technology can’t provide all the answers to fight rising inflation, it can help ease the pain on businesses in the long term
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Embattled WANdisco to cut 30% of workforce amid fraud scandalNews The layoffs follow the shock resignation of the company’s CEO and CFO in early April
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Some Tech Nation programs could continue after Founders Forum acquisitionNews The acquisition brings to a close a months-long saga over what the future holds for Tech Nation initiatives
