EdTech Insight – When and How Family Businesses Should Use Shareholder Agreements

by EdTechMate | Jun 24, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points Two notable studies have revealed how well-crafted shareholder agreements (SAs) in publicly traded family firms can safeguard shareholder interests and enhance market value. This insight, drawn from research focused on the French...

EdTech Insight – Why Cross-Functional Collaboration Stalls, and How to Fix It

by EdTechMate | Jun 24, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points Recent Gartner research has identified pervasive ‘collaboration drag’ within organizations, characterized by excessive meetings, extensive peer feedback, and protracted consensus-building processes among stakeholders. The...

EdTech Insight – Research: Using AI at Work Makes Us Lonelier and Less Healthy

by EdTechMate | Jun 24, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace, particularly as a central component of job functions, has yielded significant productivity gains and task optimization. However, recent studies illuminate a darker...

EdTech Insight – Join us in July for Securing AI Apps on Azure!

by EdTechMate | Jun 24, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points Azure AI Services is driving innovation within the global higher education sector through enhanced security measures and simplified user access capabilities. The recent sector-specific developments include: – The induction of...

EdTech Insight – Azure SQL Managed Instance Zone Redundancy to begin billing

by EdTechMate | Jun 22, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points Microsoft Azure’s introduction of Azure SQL Managed Instance with Zone Redundancy in Italy-North, Israel-Central, and West Europe heralds a significant enhancement in database management and resilience. This service merges SQL...

EdTech Insight – Exploring Generative AI: A Hands-on Course on Prompt Engineering for non-tech students – Part 2

by EdTechMate | Jun 22, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points Innovative use of generative AI in higher education by students of the ‘Prompt Engineering’ course at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) reflects growing trends in digital transformation and creative integration of AI into...