The best — and worst
Moving to another country to eventually retire requires a lot of careful research and planning, taking into account social security, health care, and finances. U.S. consultancy Mercer issues a closely-watched annual report that analyzes 47 different retirement income systems around the world —…#mercer #mercercfainstitute #iceland #netherlands #eimearwalsh #spain #croatia #portugal #poland #blacktower (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inside General Mills ’ partnerships team and how it is getting brands into pop culture
The team acts like a consultancy, pairing brands from Cheerios to Betty Crocker with fashion designers, esports stars, artists, sports brands and more.#cheerios #bettycrocker (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cochrane seeks Head of Membership, Learning & Support
Specifications: Permanent – Full TimeSalary: £60,000 per Annum Location: (Remote – Flexible) Ideally based in UK, Germany and Denmark. Candidates anywhere from the world will be considered; however, Cochrane’s Central Executive Team is only able to offer consultancy contracts outside these countries.Closingdate: 01 January 2024Cochrane is an international charity. For 30 years we have responded to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesising research findings and our work has been recognised as the international gold standard f...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 13, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Bitcoin Mining Investment Commitments Hit $1.2B YTD as BTC Halving 2024 Approaches
Coinspeaker Bitcoin Mining Investment Commitments Hit $1.2B YTD as BTC Halving 2024 Approaches The Bitcoin mining industry has consistently picked up steam over the last few months. According to a report from Bitcoin mining consultancy and PR firm BlocksBridge Consulting, Bitcoin miner investment…#bitcoin #minerweekly #ytd #microbt #bitmain #whatsminers #whatsminer #riotplatforms #northerndata #uae (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Big Cons: How Consultancy Firms Undermine Governments
By Ong Kar Jin and Jomo Kwame SundaramKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 6 2023 (IPS) Greater government reliance on consulting companies has greatly enriched them while also undermining state capacities, capabilities, national economies, progress, governance and legitimacy.
The Big Con
Over recent decades, policy consultancy has gradually gained more public attention. With the COVID-19 pandemic, consultancies were paid billions, with meagre results, leaving even less for millions of others desperately struggling to cope.
Ong Kar JinIn The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ong Kar Jin and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Economy & Trade Education Financial Crisis Global Headlines Health Labour TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
How Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Peter Thiel tick differently, according to political scientist Samo Burja: ‘I don’t think Elon’s even listening’
Getting into the minds of Silicon Valley elites is never easy, but a Slovenian political scientist recently tried to “sketch out a interesting few basics” about three prominent billionaires. Samo Burja, president of the political risk consultancy Bismarck Analysis, shared his thoughts about Tesla…#siliconvalley #slovenian #samoburja #bismarckanalysis #tesla #elonmusk #openai #samaltman #peterthiel #burja (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CREO Welcomes Steven Moore as the Company's Chief Commercial Officer
New Role to Focus on Accelerating Growth and Expanding Presence in Key Markets After Strategic Capital Infusion DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CREO, the preferred consultancy to the world's most promising life sciences and healthcare companies, is thrilled to announce... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - December 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER Source Type: news
News at a glance: Lower pay for disabled Ph.D.s, more U.K. genomes, and quitting antismoking rules
LEADERSHIP
Argentina’s president targets science
The election last week of libertarian Javier Milei as Argentina’s next president has many of the nation’s scientists fearing the future. Milei, who won 55.7% of the vote, has
vowed to close or dramatically restructure the National Scientific and Technical Research Council
(CONICET), Argentina’s main science funding agency, and its health and environment ministries. He views climate change as a “socialist hoax.” Milei has called CONICET, which employs nearly 12,000 researchers and ranks as one of South America’s top government s...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 30, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
£600m consultancy contract advertised for New Hospital Programme
NHS England is looking to hire a new delivery partner, on a contract worth up to £600m, to support its major hospital rebuilding programme. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - November 30, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Saudi housing market remained hot in Q3 with $45.9bn worth of transactions
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s housing market remained hot in the third quarter of 2023 with the total transactions reaching 61,473 worth SR45.9 billion ($12.23 billion), an industry report showed. The report released on Monday by global consultancy firm CBRE showed that the average price for apartments…#saudiarabias #cbre #saudi #alkhobar #dammam #sr2862persqmeter #jeddah #sr3872 #taimurkhan #middleeastresearch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Report critical of big four consultancies was censored by Australian government agency, because partners from PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY sat on the Accounting …
A government agency allegedly censored a major study that was critical of the big four consultancy firms because their partners sat on its board, according to the academic who wrote the report. The allegation, which has been disputed by the agency, was made during a parliamentary inquiry into the…#aasb #petercarey #georgetanewski #deakinuniversity #kpmg #deloitte #ey #pwc #nonesign #guardianaustralias (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tata ordered to cough up $210M in code theft trial
A jury has sided with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) over the theft of source code and documentation. A total of $210 million was this week awarded. According to the verdict [PDF], a Texas jury agreed that TCS had "willfully and maliciously"…#csc #tcs #pdf #tata #transamerica #accessaddendum #bancs #tatabancs #amazon #walmart (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cochrane seeks Clinical Editor, Cochrane Library
Specifications: Permanent – Full TimeLocation: (Remote – Flexible) Candidates anywhere from the world will be considered; however, Cochrane’s Central Executive Team is only able to offer consultancy contracts outside these countries.Closingdate: 05 December 2023 Cochrane is an international charity. For 30 years we have responded to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesising research findings and our work has been recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.Cochrane ' s strength is in its co...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Consultancy Firm VCI Global Acquires Games Developer Playstack's AI based-AdTech Platforms
VCI Global Ltd VCIG has signed an agreement with the U.K.-based games developer and publisher, Playstack Limited, to acquire the IP and assets of Playstack's AI based-AdTech platforms. The financial details of the transaction were not revealed. The platform uses AI alongside gamification of…#vcigloballtd #playstacklimited #ip #playstackai #groupexecutive #victorhoo #vciglobal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ASX to replace its clearing and settlement platform through TCS as part of fresh overhaul plans
Australian securities exchange ASX is set to replace its cash equities clearing and settlement platform with Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) platform, a proactive step in overhauling the post-trade offering after its six-year long blockchain ambitions came to an end in 2022. ASX will implement…#australian #asx #tcs #tcsbancs #vivekanandramgopal #bfsi #dlt #trade (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
