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Bracknell (UK), April 2013 -Saba, the provider of people-centric enterprise solutions, has announced that Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, is using its solution to transform people development across the country through a strategic program called the Virtual School of Sberbank. Founded in 1841, Sberbank comprises 17 local banks with more than 18,000 branches and over 230,000 employees throughout Russia. » MORE

Barcelona (E), March 2013 - How can technology help find solutions to the challenges of today's world? Are we prepared to handle the large amount of data that surrounds us? Can ICT and Internet help us become more sustainable and more competitive? To coincide with the Mobile World Congress 2013, The Open University of Catalonia (UOC) has launched a debate on whether we are prepared to make smarter use of technology. This is being done through a new edition of the Open Thoughts blog, where international personalities from academia, business, and the cultural world will answer the question "Ready for a SMARTer world?" » MORE

London (UK), February 2013 - (by Bob Little) New research from the University of Exeter Business School has revealed that corporate managers who're widely exposed to more than one culture during their formative years (up until 23 years of age) are more likely to be confident taking difficult and risky (business) decisions. This is probably just as well because, apparently, there are 40 per cent more first-generation migrants living in the world today than in 1990 - so the global population is becoming more diverse. » MORE

Washington D.C. (US), February 2013 - Blackboard Inc. has announced that the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) has selected Blackboard Mobile™ to replace its current mobile app with one that will offer access to campus services, information, and courses. » MORE