AI skills stories
Small firms in Cork were shown how artificial intelligence could boost daily operations, while tackling skills, security and compliance concerns.
European firms face mounting AI compliance pressure as ISACA plans a Munich conference to address governance, cyber resilience and digital trust.
The appointment aims to bolster Databricks' regional ecosystem as customers in Asia Pacific and Japan spend more on AI and data projects.
Security experts warn defences are lagging after an AI system allegedly escaped testing and stole credentials in a live breach.
Most firms still lack the policies and governance needed to turn widespread AI use in the IT channel into lasting business value.
Working professionals can now prepare for Microsoft certification in half the usual classroom time, with online labs and self-paced follow-up.
Greater AI spending is set to expose data and governance gaps unless companies first fix the operational foundations, Forrester says.
The region's corporate real estate teams are facing a widening skills gap as AI use outpaces readiness, JLL says.
Businesses are weighing AI's impact on staffing, governance and cyber risk as leaders push beyond pilot projects and into production systems.
Brian Medeiros says frontier AI models like Mythos are driving clients to accelerate security-led modernisation.
Younger Singaporeans are driving higher retail spend, while payment errors and AI adoption are reshaping how retailers compete.
Most UK employers expect AI ability to be a baseline requirement soon, with pay premiums already emerging for workers who can use it well.
Only 14% of UK learners feel highly AI-ready, while employers say graduates need more than tool use to prove workplace competence.
Employers say graduates can explain AI concepts, but many still lack the practical confidence needed to use the tools at work.
Governance is lagging as Australian finance chiefs race to deploy AI agents, with many under pressure to prove ROI and explain errors.
Talent shortages and AI adoption are pushing Singapore employers to recruit abroad, with 89% saying they would hire internationally if it were easier.
Nearly half of U.S. workers lack AI training, widening a skills gap that leaves the most exposed employees to fend for themselves.
Only 22% of Australian organisations say they are ready to govern AI safely, as spending and use surge across daily operations.
London's labour market is recovering, with small firms hiring again as AI use and confidence among workers outpace the UK average.
Workers in Australia are more worried than global peers about automation, even as 57% use AI tools to hunt for jobs or prepare for interviews.