Archives : March 2009

The hidden cost of losing talent

published on 2009/03/31 by Mike Lazar

Well, perhaps it's not completely hidden, but it is one that is not fully appreciated in my view. The cost I am talking about is the loss of knowledge. I'm not just talking about the knowledge of doing the job and what it takes to train the replacement. That matters, but that usually is a quick ramp up of a few weeks to a few months. What concerns me is the loss of true knowledge that only exists in that former employee's brain. The ability to take that information and convey it in a logical and engaging fashion to a......

The hidden cost of losing talent

Skills shortage slows UAE ICT advance

published on 2009/03/27 by Stewart Baines

A lack of training is preventing firms benefiting from ICT in the UAE according to a recent Dell/Economist Intelligence Unit Survey, which found that 32% of UAE-based respondents are concerned about the shortage of skills. The survey also reckons that the main reason that ICT has not had a larger benefit for UAE firms is the scarcity of experience of deploying new technologies. 68% of UAE respondents also said they would have to look abroad to recruit individuals with the requisite skills. Globally, 39% of respondents said they'd look overseas to recruit suggesting the skills shortage in the UAE......

Skills shortage slows UAE ICT advance

published on 2009/03/27 by Stewart Baines

A lack of training is preventing firms benefiting from ICT in the UAE according to a recent Dell/Economist Intelligence Unit Survey, which found that 32% of UAE-based respondents are concerned about the shortage of skills. The survey also reckons that the main reason that ICT has not had a larger benefit for UAE firms is the scarcity of experience of deploying new technologies. 68% of UAE respondents also said they would have to look abroad to recruit individuals with the requisite skills. Globally, 39% of respondents said they'd look overseas to recruit suggesting the skills shortage in the UAE......

Analysts trumpet enterprise mobility - apparently we've arrived

published on 2009/03/27 by Stewart Baines

In a move that seems oddly out of synch with what's been going on in the market for the last five years or so, analyst firm Juniper Research has declared that the 'unwired enterprise' has almost arrived. The firm reckons that the use of enterprise devices will rise by 56% between 2008 and 2014 and mobile users will generate US$284bn by 2014. Which of these elements of the research equates to the arrival of the unwired enterprise is unclear, perhaps it's a combination of both. More tellingly, the report does reveal that there's set to be a massive rise in......

TRA clamps down on internet calls, while Skype usage soars worldwide

published on 2009/03/27 by Stewart Baines

Although global use of internet telephony provider, Skype, for international calls grew by 41% last year, UAE users still aren't able to reap the benefits of cheap calls. The Telecommunications Regulation Authority (TRA) continues to block the Skype website and vigorously pursues any other provider that sets up in the UAE. The reason is simple. Services such as Skype require a UAE telecoms licence to legally offer services and currently the only licences available are held by the UAE's existing operators. Skype now handles around 10% of international calls across the world and, although plans are afoot to make......