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The The Apollo Project is a global cross-sector initiative for businesses and organisations of all sizes, which provides the practical tools needed to better embed more inclusive workplace practices and cultures to promote meritocracy.  The Apollo Project seeks out and awards ground-breaking initiatives and examples of best practice backed up by evidence, and then offers… Continue Reading THE APOLLO PROJECT

As part of Skills for Londoners, the Mayor’s Digital Talent Programme is investing £7m to help young people get the right skills to fill a growing number of digital, creative and technology jobs. It will: inspire young people to join the tech workforce bring together educators with industry fund new courses in digital, tech and creative improve teaching and… Continue Reading Digital Talent for London

Cyber security is no longer just a technology issue, it is a business one too. Gone are the days when companies could pass the headaches of cyber security to the IT department, as it has become more of a business issue too. This is especially important as businesses are more digitized, meaning they are exposed… Continue Reading Cyber Security Is A Business Risk, Not Just An IT Problem

HR has a key role in preventing discrimination against transgender people. Jennie Kermode, author of a new book on transgender people in the workplace, gives six tips on making the workplace more inclusive. A recent survey by job board Totaljobs found that 43% of transgender people actively look for trans-friendly employers when they’re jobhunting. Lesbian, gay and… Continue Reading Six ways to be more inclusive of transgender people in the workplace

Curated by Creative Entrepreneurs, this three-part course will cover several essential aspects of setting up a creative business: how to network effectively, legal basics, and finance. Through seminar discussions led by experts and hands-on activities, participants will learn the skills and knowledge they need to begin to turn their creative ideas into business reality. Section One:… Continue Reading Startup Essentials with Creative Entrepreneurs

Digital business is being invented on the fly. Unfortunately there’s no pre-cut pattern for 21st-century business. In an environment without precedent, the unique competitive differentiator for enterprises will be unknown, and difficult to predict or even reliably test. Technology has created the digital business and social worlds that billions of humans today joyously, awesomely, and… Continue Reading The armed and potent digital leader: How to become a ‘digital dragon’

Gartner Symposium is currently under way in Orlando, and the company has identified a top ten strategic technology trends for the year ahead. Gartner defines “strategic” as those technologies that will have significant disruptive potential over the next five years.” Here is a summary of the trends: 1. AI FoundationIntelligent: AI has massive potential to enhance decision… Continue Reading Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2018

You are going to get hit with unreasonable demands from employers — or recruiters who work on behalf of employers — and you have to be ready for them. If you aren’t prepared to handle these unreasonable demands, you’re likely to say “Yes!” and agree to something you shouldn’t. That’s a problem for three reasons: 1. When you say… Continue Reading Job Seekers: Just Say No To These 10 Employer Demands

The Global Supplier Diversity Alliance provides a unique collaborative and effective global supplier diversity platform representing international supplier diversity advocacy organisations in five countries: Australia: Supply Nation Canada: Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) China: Minority Supplier Development in China (MSDChina) South Africa: South African Supplier Diversity Council (SASDC) UK: Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) Collectively, these… Continue Reading GSDA | A global information network promoting minority supplier inclusion

Revenues for public and private cloud hardware, software and services now account for 16% of the enterprise IT industry. As the market grows, the customer base is changing. Early adopters were looking for transformational change, but more cautious and mainstream companies are buying into the cloud now, becoming a larger portion of the market. This infographic… Continue Reading Winning In The Next Phase Of The Cloud