Rethinking Learning - Scotland

Study finds new technologies have created and upskilled jobs but disparities in education and investment may affect pace of change

Higher education mergers and acquisitions have doubled in the past ten years. What characteristics do successful strategic alliances share?

First of three blogs summarising our roundtable with Google DeepMind on how AI might enable personalised lifelong learning to drive better outcomes for people, places and planet.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for a while, but one thing is for sure, it is here to stay. Advancements in awareness and uptake of AI has grown

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The world of work is changing fast - and mapping out healthy new work models is necessary to channel that change into the creation of stronger, sounder livelihoods and sufficient safeguards. Job creation was already high on the global agenda before a global pandemic upended global labour markets, as was policy-making that can ideally help both workers and their employers. The most successful approaches will take into account shifting demographics and changing job roles, and will leverage disruption as a means to design workplaces that genuinely serve everyone’s needs.This briefing is based on the views of a wide range of experts from the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network and is curated in partnership with Prof. Dr. Isabell M. Welpe, Chair for Strategy and Organization, and Felix Rank, Research Fellow, at the Technical University of Munich.

Microsoft Teams introduces collaborative meeting notes to avoid the hassle of manual note-taking during virtual meetings.

In this edition, we get real about generative AI (gen AI), ascend the career ladder, and find out what makes tech talent tick. We hope you enjoy the read.