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Why Is Technology Not Producing Productivity Improvements?

The Horizons Tracker

His comment reflected frustration that despite the considerable hype around the digital technologies of the day, productivity stats were barely moving. It was widely believed that this was largely a case of organizations attempting to introduce new technologies to processes that were designed very much with the old ways of working in mind.

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The Factors That Influence Acceptance Of AI In Hospitality

The Horizons Tracker

However, the extent to which hotel guests embrace AI technology has remained an elusive query, until now. A recent study conducted by the University of Houston sheds light on the degree of acceptance among hotel guests regarding AI technology. “And the most important factors were perceived ethics, followed by benefits.

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How to Win with AI and Automation

HR Digest

Developments in digital technologies, inclusive of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, are estimated by some to create the potential for a tremendous reduction in the volume of work. Others see scope of digital technologies to transform the quality of work. EVOLVING LEARNING FOR A TRANSFORMED WORKPLACE.

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How Workplace Equality Can Drive The Economy (With A Little Help From AI)

The Horizons Tracker

This would allow them to explore how balance in the workplace contributes towards GDP. GDP is attributable to these declining barriers in the labor market,” the authors explain. Even social norms can limit the ability for people to successfully enter the workforce.

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa

Harvard Business Review

Agriculture accounts for more than 30% of the continent’s GDP and employs more than 60% of its working population. Those that do look to leverage new technologies run into financial issues. Foreign-made farm technologies remain unappealing to farmers in Africa because they are cumbersome for those who control, on average, 1.6

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Technology Is Changing Transportation, and Cities Should Adapt

Harvard Business Review

And as innovation brings self-driving cars, electric vehicles, in-vehicle data connectivity, mechanisms for sharing rides and vehicles, and other technologies to more people, getting around cities will become easier, faster, and safer. The shift to next-generation mobility systems, however, won’t be easy for cities to manage.

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How to Become Truly Social

Coaching Tip

Winning in this environment requires more than new technology ; here are ten ways to become truly social in a world that is not just connected, but interconnected and interdependent: 1) Do away with one-way conversations. By Guest Author Dov Seidman. 2) Connect and collaborate. 4) Seek to inspire, not just motivate.

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