Im Zuge der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung steigt die Menge an Daten, die u. a. durch Maschinen, Sensoren oder Webseiten entstehen und systematisch gespeichert werden können, rasant an. Damit steigt auch das unternehmerische Potenzial, Daten gewinnbringend für die Entwicklung neuer oder die...

In 2020, firms expected their innovation expenditures to decrease by about 2% in 2020 compared to 2019. This decline is much smaller than that in 2009 following the financial crisis, when innovation expenditures fell by 11%. However, smaller firms with 5 to 99 employees planned to cut their...

Digitalization brings with it new social and governance issues and heightened responsibility, particularly for corporations. In recent years, society has demanded more transparency from companies about digital technology practices, oversight, and impacts. One sector that sharpens the view on...

The objective of this background paper is to provide the reader with an understanding of information and communications technology (ICT) procurement with a focus on Africa. The intended audience of this background paper includes country officials working in ICT and procurement in Africa,...

This toolkit contains a set of tools covering the major climate entry points (identification of risks, incorporation of climate considerations in the project selection, and appraisal of climate effects in the project's economics), using as inputs the preliminary project data as well as readily...

Aim/purpose - Creativity and innovation are crucial for attaining a competitive advantage for organizations. However, dynamic changes in the environment, like the ones induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and also other developments force scholars and practitioners to critically assess solutions...