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The Role of Electronics Engineers – Their Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In 2015, a series of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), consisting of 17 goals and 169 targets, was adopted by all 193 member states of the United Nations. Their aim was to achieve a more prosperous, inclusive and peaceful world by 2030. But to forge such a future, every global citizen, including governments, businesses, civil society and the general public will have to contribute. Engineers have long been playing their part in making meaningful contributions to these SDGs. For example, engineers have been developing extraordinary innovations, such as big data and Artificial Intelligence (AI), that are shaping our world and helping to address the many pressing challenges that are facing us today. ...

How can employers respond to the rise in demand for remote and overseas working?

A recent survey from the Chinese University of Hong Kong suggests that nearly 60% of people aged 15-30 want to leave the city, and that 25% of university-educated young Hong Kongers plan to leave within the next 5 years. With the potential outflow of talent combined with changes in working caused by COVID-19, what steps can employers consider taking to maintain or improve workplace retention? ...

China employment situation stable in first four months

Employment in China was stable in the first four months with 4.7 million new jobs create. ...

Canada stuns with biggest job gains in 11 years

The 95,000 new jobs created in May are the highest in more than a decade while labour productivity grows 0.2pc in first quarter – analysts says data ‘changes the picture’ for job market ...

US shows private employers add 135K jobs in May survey

A private survey shows U.S. businesses added just 135,000 jobs in May, the second straight month of weak gains. ...

HK among top three financial hubs expecting job growth

Hong Kong has the second most positive employment outlook among the cities on the Global Financial Centres Index after New York, according to a new survey by Robert Half. ...

Apple to add 7,400 jobs in Cupertino by 2016

Apple plans to boost its employee count by 46 per cent to 23,400 in California, paying out US$2.9 billion in annual wages ...

South Korea eyes 900,000 part-time jobs by 2017

Following up on election pledge by President Park Geun Hye, government aims to boost employment rate from 64.2pc in 2012 to 70pc by 2017 using tax benefits ...

Central China graduates lose $113m in cash-for-jobs scam

College students paid large sums to gang promising posts in banks and state-owned enterprises, reports say ...