Tag: Research and Development (R&D)
BI & cyber concerns top risks for automotive manufacturing sector
Business interruption (BI) and cyber incidents are the primary concerns for the manufacturing sector within the automotive industry in 2024. The report, based on insights from over 3,000 risk management professionals and business leaders, highlights the growing importance of addressing these risks to ensure business continuity and safeguard against potential disruptions.
SEZs & IDZs – embracing technological change for economic growth
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Industrial Development Zones (IDZs) play a vital role in promoting economic growth, attracting investments and driving industrialisation in Africa. As the world embraces rapid technological advancements, it is crucial for SEZs and IDZs to adapt and adopt technological change to remain competitive and foster sustainable development.
REPORT | African family businesses need to transform to secure their...
Approximately half of Africa’s family-owned businesses believe their customers do not trust them. This key finding from our Africa Family Business Survey 2023 should be viewed as a notable concern for the continent’s family businesses, many of which have spent decades crafting their legacy.
Achieving prosperity through supply chain management
As Africa continues to chart its course to economic prosperity, one vital pillar will be supply chain. A prosperous Africa is a continent exporting finished value-added products to the rest of the world. For this to happen, supply chain must take its rightful place.
The ecosystem of the white label
White label. Private label. These are the name tags attached to the intelligent rebranding and labelling of services and solutions to create ecosystems of value that allow for smaller companies to achieve systematic growth.
RESEARCH | CFO 4.0 instrumental in building the factory of the...
We have announced new research into the CFO 4.0, which reveals that the manufacturing CFO will play a critical strategic, innovative and financial role in the business moving forward. The study, which was conducted in July to September 2021 and assessed the sentiment amongst senior level Chief Financial Officers within manufacturing sectors across the Americas, APAC and EMEA.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which tax incentive is next to...
South Africa has a dedicated research and development (R&D) tax incentive regime which sets it apart from other African countries and enables South Africa to compete with similar regimes in developed countries. However, the future of this incentive is at risk.
Investing in SA’s power and people
South Africa's energy landscape is currently challenged by load shedding and ageing coal-fired power stations. Looking through this crisis, we see some opportunities that the market can capitalise on. In the broadest sense, the country now has a chance to leapfrog from the coal era into the new energy technologies of the 21st century.
BOOK REVIEW | Footprints – Laying the Path
Footprints is a captivating story about intellectual property (IP). It speaks to its role in society, trade, industry, and economy and expounds on the actual meaning of IP. The book lays a solid foundation for innovators, entrepreneurs, businesses, and nations to realise their full potential through IP policy, legislation, use and practices.
Lessons from innovation masters in the public sector
Encouraging public sector organisations to become more innovative has always been important. However, doing so has likely never mattered more as the world wrestles with the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak and recovery.
