Sydney (AU), August 2017 - DDLS, Australia’s leading IT-training provider, has released key findings from its 2017 training survey, which included respondents from multiple sectors. The purpose of the survey was to determine the motivations and decision-making trends behind training investment.

New York, NY (USA), July 2017 - GamEffective, an award-winning eLearning gamification provider, has announced it is making its platform available as a learning-platform-as-a-service solution to content providers. Companies that are developing and offering content can use the microlearning and gamification platform to serve their customers, delivering learning to employees in an engaging and fun manner, ensuring exceptionally high rates of learning completion and knowledge retention, as well as quick time to launch.

London (UK), July 2017 - A British technology company headquartered in London has announced the launch of the world’s first enterprise-ready multi-user VR platform. Immerse, which has received significant funding from a new UK investor group, has developed a live virtual-reality platform that enables multiple users to create and share VR and 3D experiences for a number of business-critical applications.

Dublin (IR), June 2017 - Already boasting a number of edtech’s foremost innovators, Learnosity’s Partner Network continues to cement its position as an industry-leading hub for collaboration by welcoming Atomic Jolt, Smooth Fusion, Lancashire Digital, Daemon, and Aveniros to its ranks.

Sydney (AU), June 2017 - Recently named one of the “10 Fastest Growing Education Solution Provider Companies” by Insight Success magazine, dominKnow Learning Systems brought their multi-award-winning content-authoring and publishing platform to EduTECH, one of the biggest education events in Asia Pac and the Southern Hemisphere.

Lausanne (CH), June 2017 - EPFL’s new Swiss EdTech Collider will be home to around thirty startups involved in developing new education technologies. This co-working space, which was recently inaugurated, will give these companies the chance to enhance their visibility among both clients and investors and to generate synergies. The startups will also have the opportunity to become involved in the cutting-edge research conducted by EPFL professors who specialize in education technology.

Campbell, CA (USA), May 2017 - Clarity Consultants, a provider of corporate learning and development, and creative consultants, has announced insights into working effectively as a virtual consultant.

London (UK), May 2017 - Workstar joins the Towards Maturity Ambassador Programme to support the changing landscape in Australia. L&D professionals from a diverse range of businesses across the Asia-Pacific region are approaching learning with renewed curiosity and creativity. The latest Towards Maturity report highlights that nine out of ten L&D leaders in APAC are hungry to deliver a culture of learning that supports faster business change, engages staff, and improves performance. However, fewer than two out of ten have yet to achieve the results they seek.

London (UK), April 2017 - PurpleMedia joins Towards Maturity’s Ambassador Programme in order to help learning teams reap increased agility and engagement through the provision of evidence-based research. In today’s technology-driven environment, businesses have to become increasingly agile and tech-savvy to ensure they are engaging their learners and retaining their talent. However, whilst 80% of businesses cite digital transformation as a priority, only 35% have a "clearly defined" strategy.

Walldorf (GER), April 2017 - Machine learning, autonomous agents, and engineer-to-order processes with 3D printing will feature prominently in SAP’s Open Integrated Factory at the Hannover Messe 2017. Away from mass production to ever smaller quantities and more individualized, increasingly autonomous manufacturing — these are the aims of the Open Integrated Factory, which SAP is demonstrating in a showcase at this year’s Hannover Messe.