Scotland’s digital technologies body focuses on eLearning

Commissioned from, and written by, Wendy Edie, Managing Director of Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment developer, eCom Scotland, the White Paper advocates deploying technology-delivered learning to bring sustainability and help drive government and corporate agendas regarding upskilling, re-skilling and performance support. It argues that, while not every organisation may be ready and eager to apply such technologies as automation and artificial intelligence to its learning and development activities, every organisation needs to consider how digital learning technology can support its teams to deliver continually improving performance.
Singapore announces 2022 budget proposals

Following are some excerpts taken from Singapore’s 2022 budget proposals announced by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong to parliament on Friday.
IBM spinoff Kyndryl signs ‘beachhead’ networking deal with Nokia

Kyndryl (KD.N), the former infrastructure services business of IBM (IBM.N), signed a deal with Nokia (NOKIA.HE) to help automate factories by bringing in cloud computing and artificial intelligence over wireless networks.
Telecom Italia board to discuss network spinoff in slow-burn KKR drama

The board of Telecom Italia (TIM) (TLIT.MI) will discuss the group’s overhaul on Monday as newly appointed chief executive Pietro Labriola strives to forge an alternative to a takeover proposal by U.S. fund KKR (KKR.N).
Toshiba now plans to split into two, bumps up shareholder return targets

Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said it now aims to break up into two companies instead of three, while also unveiling a big boost to planned shareholder returns in an effort to appease angry investors.
IBM marks strong start to new chapter as cloud revenue booms

IBM (IBM.N) on Monday beat Wall Street estimates for revenue in the fourth quarter, as its focus on the cloud paid off in Big Blue’s first earnings after exiting the slow-growing managed infrastructure business.
Toshiba should overhaul board and management, major Japan pension fund says

Toshiba Corp’s (6502.T) proposal to split itself into three companies won’t solve its governance issues and the conglomerate should prioritise an overhaul of its board and management, said a senior executive at one of Japan’s largest pension funds.
EXCLUSIVE Qatar targets $10 billion of investments in U.S. ports -sources

Qatar plans to invest at least $10 billion in U.S. ports and has approached international banks for financing help, three finance sources say, in an infrastructure spree that reflects the Gulf country’s deepening ties with Washington.
White House looks to boost U.S. trucking industry

The Biden administration is meeting with the trucking industry on Thursday as it looks to help add new drivers to a key part of U.S. supply chains.
BMW hits 1 mln EV sales, targets 2 mln fully electric sales by 2025

BMW (BMWG.DE) has sold its one millionth electric vehicle (EV) – including purely electric and hybrid vehicles – and plans to reach two million sales of purely electric vehicles by 2025, the German carmaker said on Tuesday.