Project includes implementation of the entire footprint of Microsoft Business Applications. Alithya Group recently announced the signing of a multi-product Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation contract to assist Cloverdale Paint Inc. and Rodda Paint Co. in deploying best-in-class, modern solutions to standardize processes across their organization. With more than 180 years of combined service, Cloverdale Paint & Rodda Paint have chosen Alithya to assist them in increasing operational efficiencies to support their growing business needs as the largest family owned and operated paint coatings company in North America. The scope of the project will encompass a wide array of Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions to assist the client in optimizing business processes ranging from the full sales cycle to customer experience improvements and a streamlined B2B ordering process. The project will also help the client to modernize its manufacturing operations, resulting in better production control, raw material management, manufacturing, cost tracking, and inventory management. The selection of Microsoft Dynamics 365 products will also help the client to streamline R&D approval and product development processes. Alithya’s implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions for Finance, Supply Chain, Commerce, Sales & Marketing, and more will also help Cloverdale Paint Inc. & Rodda Paint Co. […]

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Overcoming the gaps in digital transformation through collaborative partnerships will be paramount if Nigeria is to benefit fully from a boom in oil and gas infrastructure and be considered an industry heavyweight on the world stage. Digital transformation in Africa is advancing in leaps and bounds, with Nigeria leading the charge as home to the highest number of technology hubs in the continent . This advancement, coupled with global initiatives such as the Biden administration’s Digital Transformation with Africa, will see the continent’s digital infrastructure grow significantly. Despite this technology spike, Nigeria’s energy industry is lagging behind its global peers, putting its big ambition, to be a gas-powered economy by 2030, at risk. Is Nigeria’s Decade of Gas in Jeopardy? Nigeria is on the cusp of a big oil and gas infrastructure boom, which could see the country finally unlock the economic prosperity residing in its abundant natural resources. This could lift millions out of energy poverty by augmenting domestic supply as well as boosting exports. Historically, Nigeria has been severely hampered by a lack of oil and gas infrastructure; however, progress is finally being made as a result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Decade of Gas Initiative, alongside the […]

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Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS ) is poised to close additional deals worth $1 billion with British retailer Marks & Spencer in the next few weeks, people aware of the developments said. This will mark this year’s biggest deal win for India’s top software exporter, which is also in line to renew its existing five-year engagement with the UK-headquartered company. “Apart from the 2018 deal renewal, there are multiple additional deals in the pipeline with a cumulative value of over $1 billion that M&S is expected to close,” an industry executive in the know told ET. “As an existing partner, TCS is in the frontline to win these deals,” the person added, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The new deals in the pipeline include mandates for business process services and digital transformation programmes, among others. These engagements are expected to be spread out over a duration of 8-10 years. M&S representatives did not respond to queries till press time. “As per policy, we do not comment on market speculation,” TCS said in an emailed response to ET’s queries. These large deal wins are significant at a time global enterprises turn cautious about technology spends. Many companies are also […]

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Ms Lydia Wanyoto, the leader of National Resistance Movement (NRM) Women’s League. PHOTO/COURTESY Leaders under the umbrella body, National Resistance Movement (NRM) Women’s League, have urged women to embrace digital transformation to improve their well-being. In a statement released yesterday, the leader of the NRM Women’s League, Ms Lydia Wanyoto, said more needs to be done in regard to the economic empowerment of women through digital transformation. “It is imperative to note that digital technology is opening new doors for the global empowerment of women, girls and other marginalised groups and that is why we need women to embrace digital transformation,” she said. Related She, however, commended the efforts that have been made to improve the lives of women and girls. These include increasing enrolment of women in institutions of learning, the rising number of them graduating and opening up of political space for women. Today, the world will mark Women’s Day under the theme, “Digital innovation and technology for gender equality”. Ms Wanyoto said from gender-responsive digital learning to tech-facilitated sexual and reproductive healthcare, the digital age represents an unparalleled opportunity to eliminate all forms of disparity and inequality. “Therefore, this year’s International Women’s Day offers an opportunity […]

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Koh Sze Kiat Investment Thesis Globant (NYSE: GLOB ) has been a fabulous compounder in the last decade, with shares up over 1,400% since 2014. However, the company has dropped over 50% from its all-time high in 2021 as macro headwinds hit. I believe the pullback offers a bottom-fishing opportunity for long-term investors. The pace of digital transformation has been accelerating in the past few years and should continue to provide strong tailwinds. The company latest earnings reported impressive revenue growth despite facing a tough backdrop. Despite the significant drop, its valuation is still elevated with multiples slightly above peers. I think the company is close to fully valued and I rate it as a hold. Data by YCharts Huge Market Opportunity Globant is a Luxembourg-based digital consulting company founded back in 2003. The company helps customers all around the globe innovate and grow through different digital transformation services. For example, it can help facilitate the shift to Cloud or improve the payment system through the latest fintech solutions. It provides a full end-to-end service from strategy to execution. The company’s existing customers include blue-chip companies such as Coca-Cola ( KO ), American Express ( AXP ), and Unilever […]

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ZTE shares insights on digital twin-based network to boost digital transformation. ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of information and communication technology solutions, today announced that Andrew John Ovens, Chief Director of Global Services of ZTE Europe, has delivered a speech on ‘Digital Twin-Based Network Insights’, sharing ZTE’s innovative practices in intelligent network O&M and highly autonomous networks, in the Global Industrial Innovation Forum with the theme of ‘Shaping Digital Innovation’ at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in 2023. file At the forum, industry guests including telecom operators, analysts and partners have conducted in-depth discussions on the development trends and opportunities of future networks. According to Andrew John Ovens, intelligent networks have become an indispensable part of operators’ digital transformation, which delivers zero-wait, zero-touch, and zero-failure customer experiences to vertical industries and consumer users through highly autonomous network and ICT intelligent infrastructure, agile and closed-loop operations, and service assurance. ZTE employs a 3-dimension digital twin model to present and predict the evolution of customer experiences for selected applications, services and areas. Coupled with an intent-based engine using natural language interface and AI-based close-loop service assurance, the solution delivers the next level of highly automated and intelligent O&M […]

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Dan West, CDIO for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland’s Department of Health, recently spoke with CIO.com’s Doug Drinkwater to discuss how the pandemic and its legacy influences a need for targeted digital transformation in order to better collaborate internally and externally. Credit: Department of Health Northern Ireland The pandemic accelerated the urgency for reform in health and social care around the world, which strained resources to unprecedented levels. The effects are still being felt and in Northern Ireland specifically, ongoing political instability is further complicating approaches to digital transformation. Although progress is being made that should be recognized and celebrated, Dan West, CDIO for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland’s Department of Health, understands that the pandemic still casts a lingering shadow over national health and care systems, contributing to continuing rampant fatigue among staff and subsequent strikes over pay. “From a people perspective, things are pretty strained at the moment,” he says. “All of the capacity and operational challenges that were present in healthcare prior to the pandemic are magnified now. Waiting lists have grown and diagnosis and treatments have been delayed or missed due to some of the burden the pandemic brought on the […]

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(From left) Microsoft PH executives Marj Villafuerte, account technology strategist; Grace Co, education programs manager; Michelle Pastellero, education account executive; Atty. Noel Omandap, vice president for Development and External Affairs, Batangas State University; Joanna Rodriguez, director of Public Sector Business, Microsoft PH; Dr. Tirso Ronquillo, president, Batangas State University; Peter Maquera, CEO, Microsoft PH; Clarissa Segismundo, education programs and skilling lead, Microsoft PH; Robert Smith, director for Higher Education and eResearch, Microsoft Asia Pacific; and Paul Villena, enterprise channel manager, Microsoft PH. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BATANGAS State University, the Philippines’ National Engineering University (BatStateU-The NEU), is partnering with Microsoft to enable a more sustainable digital transformation journey for its students, educators and campuses through the integration of Microsoft’s skilling and employability program. Throughout this five-year partnership, Batangas State University aims to empower its students to be future-ready by providing access to Microsoft tools and programs that enhance students’ digital skills such as Microsoft Learn, LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Certifications, Azure for Students, and Minecraft: Education Edition — ultimately leading to better employment and career development opportunities. As the country’s first and only state university with Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited engineering, information technology, and computer science programs, BatStateU-The NEU’s […]

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Thanks to the application of science and technology in production and the transfer of traditional sales to electronic platforms, the products of many women-owned businesses have found success. Women make up about 37% of the tech workforce in Vietnam, higher than the world average of 25%. It is necessary to encourage them to participate more in the field in the future, helping them find greater career opportunities. Amid digital transformation , experts have emphasized that women need to be more confident and proactively create trends and lead the changes so that no one is left behind./.

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