Sunday, 2 September 2018

How liveable is your city?

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Weekly Digest
PERSPECTIVES
 
Issue #35
 
 
 
 
The Global Liveability Index 2018
 
The Economist Intelligence Unit's liveability rating quantifies the challenges that might be presented to an individual's lifestyle in 140 cities worldwide. Each city is assigned a score for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. How liveable is your city?
 
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Technology & Innovation
Leveraging data to improve governance
 
Despite the importance of governance in assessing long-term performance and risk, many organisations find it challenging to get a complete handle on this critical issue.
 
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Technology & Innovation
Retail's digital environment
 
Confidence in the overall digital environment among survey takers in retail was rated relatively poor. One reason may be that the pace of digital transformation in retail exceeds other industries.
 
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Strategy & Leadership
Empowering employees in a flexible environment
 
As companies compete for talent, they are focusing on making their offices an "exciting place to work". Find out more about the changing nature of the workplace and its role in acquiring talent.
 
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