Recently, IDC China held its annual Future Scape event under the theme ＂Embrace .the Digital Transformation （DX）＂, and revealed 10 predictions for the information and communications technology （ICT） market in 2018.
The aim of this study was to verify the existence of business and strategic intelligence policies at the level of Congolese companies and at the state level, likely to foster progress and healthy development in the ea...The aim of this study was to verify the existence of business and strategic intelligence policies at the level of Congolese companies and at the state level, likely to foster progress and healthy development in the east of the DRC. The study was based on a mixed perspective consisting of objective analysis of quantitative data and interpretative analysis of qualitative data. The results showed that business and strategic intelligence policies have not been established at either company or state level, as this is an area of activity that is not known to the players in companies and public departments, and there are no units or offices in their organizational structures responsible for managing strategic information for competitiveness on the international market. In addition, there is a real need to establish strategic information management units within companies, upstream, and to set up a national strategic information management department or agency to help local companies compete in the marketplace, downstream. This reflects the importance and timeliness of building business and strategic intelligence policies to ensure economic progress and development in the eastern DRC. Business and strategic intelligence provides companies with an appropriate tool for researching, collecting, processing and disseminating information useful for decision-making among stakeholders, in order to cope with a crisis or competitive situation. The study suggests a number of key recommendations based on its findings. To the government, it is recommended to establish the national policy of business and strategic intelligence by setting up a national agency of strategic intelligence in favor of local companies;and to companies to establish business intelligence units in their organizational structures in favor of stakeholders to foster advantageous decision-making in the competitive market and achieve progress. Finally, the study suggests that studies be carried out to fully understand the opportunities and impact of business and strategic intelligence in African countries, particularly in the DRC.展开更多
A great deal of has been written about the challenges of a legal profession that resists change and sub-optimizes clients’benefits,and even more ink has been spilled on the opportunities and threats of AI.As laws are...A great deal of has been written about the challenges of a legal profession that resists change and sub-optimizes clients’benefits,and even more ink has been spilled on the opportunities and threats of AI.As laws are falling further behind an accelerating,dynamic world,the gap between businesses and opaque legal functions widens with the latter being perceived often as fire-fighting cost centers.This article calls out the opportunity of AI,specifically machine learning,and its impact on decision making as an opportunity for business leaders to elevate lawyers to contribute further to corporate strategies and operations.Surveying the implications of machine learning through the lens of each element of decision making,the article aims to bring the relevance of today’s ubiquitous transformations to the legal function.It also reminds business leaders that the legal function will need some help,such as corporate legal strategists,to drive and sustain change that resides in the intersection of law,business and technology.展开更多
Globally,there are growing efforts to address diseases through the advancement in health research and development(R&D),strengthening of regional cooperation in science and technology(particularly on product discov...Globally,there are growing efforts to address diseases through the advancement in health research and development(R&D),strengthening of regional cooperation in science and technology(particularly on product discovery and development),and implementation of the World Health Assembly Resolution 61.21(WHA61.21)on the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health,Innovation,and Intellectual Property(GSPA-PHI).As such,the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)is responding to this through the establishment of the ASEAN-Network for Drugs,Diagnostics,Vaccines,and Traditional Medicines Innovation(ASEAN-NDI).This is important in the ASEAN considering that infectious tropical diseases remain prevalent,emerging,and reemerging in the region.This paper looks into the evolution of the ASEAN-NDI from its inception in 2009,to how it is at present,and its plans to mitigate public health problems regionally and even globally.展开更多
文摘Recently, IDC China held its annual Future Scape event under the theme ＂Embrace .the Digital Transformation （DX）＂, and revealed 10 predictions for the information and communications technology （ICT） market in 2018.
文摘The aim of this study was to verify the existence of business and strategic intelligence policies at the level of Congolese companies and at the state level, likely to foster progress and healthy development in the east of the DRC. The study was based on a mixed perspective consisting of objective analysis of quantitative data and interpretative analysis of qualitative data. The results showed that business and strategic intelligence policies have not been established at either company or state level, as this is an area of activity that is not known to the players in companies and public departments, and there are no units or offices in their organizational structures responsible for managing strategic information for competitiveness on the international market. In addition, there is a real need to establish strategic information management units within companies, upstream, and to set up a national strategic information management department or agency to help local companies compete in the marketplace, downstream. This reflects the importance and timeliness of building business and strategic intelligence policies to ensure economic progress and development in the eastern DRC. Business and strategic intelligence provides companies with an appropriate tool for researching, collecting, processing and disseminating information useful for decision-making among stakeholders, in order to cope with a crisis or competitive situation. The study suggests a number of key recommendations based on its findings. To the government, it is recommended to establish the national policy of business and strategic intelligence by setting up a national agency of strategic intelligence in favor of local companies;and to companies to establish business intelligence units in their organizational structures in favor of stakeholders to foster advantageous decision-making in the competitive market and achieve progress. Finally, the study suggests that studies be carried out to fully understand the opportunities and impact of business and strategic intelligence in African countries, particularly in the DRC.
文摘A great deal of has been written about the challenges of a legal profession that resists change and sub-optimizes clients’benefits,and even more ink has been spilled on the opportunities and threats of AI.As laws are falling further behind an accelerating,dynamic world,the gap between businesses and opaque legal functions widens with the latter being perceived often as fire-fighting cost centers.This article calls out the opportunity of AI,specifically machine learning,and its impact on decision making as an opportunity for business leaders to elevate lawyers to contribute further to corporate strategies and operations.Surveying the implications of machine learning through the lens of each element of decision making,the article aims to bring the relevance of today’s ubiquitous transformations to the legal function.It also reminds business leaders that the legal function will need some help,such as corporate legal strategists,to drive and sustain change that resides in the intersection of law,business and technology.
文摘Globally,there are growing efforts to address diseases through the advancement in health research and development(R&D),strengthening of regional cooperation in science and technology(particularly on product discovery and development),and implementation of the World Health Assembly Resolution 61.21(WHA61.21)on the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health,Innovation,and Intellectual Property(GSPA-PHI).As such,the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)is responding to this through the establishment of the ASEAN-Network for Drugs,Diagnostics,Vaccines,and Traditional Medicines Innovation(ASEAN-NDI).This is important in the ASEAN considering that infectious tropical diseases remain prevalent,emerging,and reemerging in the region.This paper looks into the evolution of the ASEAN-NDI from its inception in 2009,to how it is at present,and its plans to mitigate public health problems regionally and even globally.
