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Preparing for times of uncertaintyThe only way to prepare for uncertain or disruptive times in business, in your own industry, is to be informed. To understand the global forces at work, pessimism in the markets, the factors that are looming to disrupt your industry. The only way to do this is to read and follow the pundits who make a living analysing and scenario planning the future. Risk management becomes critical in all businesses, says Control Risks in our lead for today, ‘Riskmap 2017: a year of acute uncertainty for business'. Looking at global and local risk factors in the world, Control Risks advises that, “Digitalisation and the internet of everything takes risk everywhere and the distinction between safe home markets and dangerous foreign ones has largely gone. The sheer mass of stored data, teetering on a fulcrum between asset and liability, has shifted the gravitational centre of risk.” In Africa, investors are looking for long term stability and infrastructure and services that work; and African nations are competing to become the new economic hub of the continent. Peter Searll from Dashboard brings it home with his 'Ten media innovations in Africa for 2017' article on the fast changing African media landscape and the need for consolidated research to minimise risk. Have a great week! Louise Marsland Africa Editor: Bizcommunity.comComment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news and event invitations to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | Today's top stories |
| | The high levels of complexity and uncertainty attached to the key political and security issues for the year, mean that boards will need to undertake comprehensive reviews of risk management… read |
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| West Africa media round-up: hope for The Gambia, police crackdown on Nigerian media and more… read | | | Customer experience has become an emerging battleground for most organisations, as they seek ways to extract further value from customers… read | | | Smart Procurement World (SPW) and Commonwealth Investment Corporation (CIC) will host the Africa Trade Summit and Expo, 7-8 March 2017… read | | | International hotel chain Tune has introduced the no-frills hospitality concept in Kenya's capital Nairobi. This is the company's first foray into Africa… read | |
| | Robin Singh Product design is one of the most important factors in the modern market that sets apart successful product launches from the non-successful ones... read | | More ... | | | Leslie Pascaud Economics has long been based on the assumption that as humans we make rational, purposefully thought out decisions that are in our best interest... read | | | A new 'Community Help' feature provides a forum at the leading social network where assistance can be offered to victims of floods, earthquakes, fires or other kinds of natural or accidental tragedy, according to Facebook vice president of social good Naomi Gleit... read | | | SAN FRANCISCO - Pinterest on Wednesday infused more machine smarts into its online bulletin boards, pushing harder into e-commerce by enabling people to use smartphones to identify products they might wish to pursue... read | |
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