Consulting Engineers, FIDIC embark on capacity building workshop for engineers

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Consulting Engineers, FIDIC embark on capacity building workshop for engineers

The Ghana Consulting Engineers Association (GCEA) in collaboration with the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) is organising training workshops to boost the capacity of engineers in Ghana.

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Weber Shandwick Launches Management Consulting Offering

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Weber Shandwick Launches Management Consulting Offering

Further boosting its consulting capabilities, Weber Shandwick is launching a new offering focused on helping companies build cultures in sync with their larger business goals — in a bid to broaden its offering to include management consulting capabilities.

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All-male job shortlists banned by accountancy giant PwC

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All-male job shortlists banned by accountancy giant PwC

Accountancy giant PwC has banned all-male shortlists for jobs in the UK in an attempt to increase the number of women in senior roles at the firm.

It said the move was prompted by its recent pay gap report showing men on average earned 43.8% more than women.

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Shenzhen Expressway Partner on Smart Highway Design and Operations

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Shenzhen Expressway Partner on Smart Highway Design and Operations

Chinese internet conglomerate Baidu and toll highway construction, operation, and management firm Shenzhen Expressway  recently formed a partnership agreement centered on smart transportation, smart environmental protection, and information service upgrades. The parties will work together to plan smart highway system architecture and service content and will establish a smart transportation laboratory. They will also cooperate on regional transportation planning, operations, and image recognition and will work together to implement Baidu's "AI City" initiative in the transportation and environmental protection industries

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ALM Intelligence Identifies Best Workforce Management Consultants

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ALM Intelligence Identifies Best Workforce Management Consultants

ALM Intelligence – Consulting division, previously known as Kennedy Consulting, has released its 2018 ratings of workforce management consulting providers. Six firms were identified as leaders in the consulting industry: Conduent, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, Mercer, and PwC.

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Consultant Connect launches ‘Snapchat-style’ photo sharing device

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Consultant Connect launches ‘Snapchat-style’ photo sharing device

A device that allows GPs to take clinical images and safely share them with specialist colleagues has been compared to Snapchat.

PhotoSAF Sharing, which has been launched by healthcare solutions provider Consultant Connect, has been designed to give doctors the ability to take high quality images and share them quickly with specialists.

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Aerospace and Defense companies faces a digital crisis.

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Aerospace and Defense companies faces a digital crisis.

The digital revolution in aerospace and defense (A&D) has reached an inflection point, according to a recent study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). As A&D companies accelerate their investments in digital technologies, their leaders are questioning whether their investments are paying off. In many cases, they are not getting satisfactory answers. 

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PwC gives all its 16,000 UK employees day off on 29 June

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PwC gives all its 16,000 UK employees day off on 29 June

Big Four firm PwC has handed its UK employees an extra day of holiday this year, in praise of their hard work over the previous financial year. June 29th will see the firm’s Britain-based staff of roughly 16,000 offered time off – while those who are already on holiday will have the same chance on an alternative day.

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Banks must Digitise for Value.

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Banks must Digitise for Value.

As retail banks grapple with rapidly advancing technology, higher customer expectations, and tighter regulation, they must redouble efforts to personalize their product and service offerings if they hope to position themselves optimally for the future, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

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Accenture Interactive Will Expand Capabilities with Acquisition of HO Communication to Deliver Connected Brand Experiences in Greater China

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Accenture Interactive Will Expand Capabilities with Acquisition of HO Communication to Deliver Connected Brand Experiences in Greater China

Accenture has agreed to acquire Shanghai-based HO Communication, a full-service digital marketing agency in China with a strong portfolio of local and multinational clients. The acquisition will expand the ability of Accenture Interactive to bring its unique blend of digital design, marketing, content and commerce services to clients in Greater China seamlessly and at scale.

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Dutch management consultancy Twynstra expands international footprint

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Dutch management consultancy Twynstra expands international footprint

A Dutch consultancy with decades of experience providing strategic and sustainable solutions is expanding its international client base. Twynstra seeks to make a difference by helping public and private clients solve some of the world’s most pressing climate and energy-related challenges.

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Supply chain consultancy Tokema launches digital marketing arm

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Supply chain consultancy Tokema launches digital marketing arm

London-based supply chain consultancy Tokema is venturing into the digital world with the launch of Tokema Digital, a digital marketing agency for the logistics industry.

Tokema was co-founded five years ago by Pierre Liguori and Dominique Bartoli. The firm operates with a small core team of highly experienced supply chain consultants and a network of freelance consultants to bring the right expertise depending on the project requirements.

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Australian life sciences company Medical Ethics announce a £3 million investment in Wales

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Australian life sciences company Medical Ethics announce a £3 million investment in Wales

Melbourne-based life science research and development company Medical Ethics has announced a direct investment of over £3 million in Wales over the next three years, making Cardiff its new base in the northern hemisphere.

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Thailand And Alibaba Sign National Digital Transformation Deal

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Thailand And Alibaba Sign National Digital Transformation Deal

Alibaba says there is big demand in China for Thai goods and services, so it’s doing its best to make sure its cloud and platforms are going to be used to sell them there.

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Chinese enterprises' expanding foreign presence invigorates global value chain

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Chinese enterprises' expanding foreign presence invigorates global value chain

Every year from late April to June, Thailand's fruit of the season, durian, can be delivered to China in just 120 hours through a direct route between the two countries for the delivery of fresh products. Yet thanks to Chinese enterprises' intelligent logistics networks, the delivery time will be possibly shortened to 72 hours in the future.

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Why consultants want to work for the Big Four over Bain and BCG

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Why consultants want to work for the Big Four over Bain and BCG

McKinsey is now seen as the best professional services firm to work for. No surprise, right? It’s the biggest name in consulting (and, arguably, the only household name). It’s like Google or Goldman. But actually, McKinsey’s placing in our annual survey of consulting firms comes as something of surprise. And what is more, this shows how professional services is changing.

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Could the big four accountancy firms be broken up and what would happen if they were?

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Could the big four accountancy firms be broken up and what would happen if they were?

MPs have said the stranglehold of the big four accountancy firms on the audit market needs to be broken. 

Business and Work and Pensions Committees. say the competition regulator should look at breaking them up to prevent another situation like Carillion which collapsed months after accountants KPMG signed off its books.

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London hospitals to replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks

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London hospitals to replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks

One of the country’s biggest hospitals has unveiled sweeping plans to use artificial intelligence to carry out tasks traditionally performed by doctors and nurses, from diagnosing cancer on CT scans to deciding which A&E patients are seen first.

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Asia turns to casual dress codes – but not everyone is impressed

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Asia turns to casual dress codes – but not everyone is impressed

Flexible dress code policies introduced across Asia are facing an increasing backlash as employers and their staff wrestle with matching cultural and corporate identities to decide the appropriate level of work attire.

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MBAs Without Borders: Experience In Emerging Markets Gives Graduates An Edge

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MBAs Without Borders: Experience In Emerging Markets Gives Graduates An Edge

“Without question, I’m far more likely to hire MBA graduates who have had management consulting experience in emerging markets over graduates who have not,” said Amit Sinha, Head of Database and Technology Marketing at SAP.

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