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Generative AI Statistics By Industry, Sector, Revenue and Facts
Generative AI Predictions By Gartner As per Gartner’s forecast, by 2025, generative AI will replace 20% of procedural code professionals’ work. In addition, large organizations will synthetically create 30% of outbound marketing messages by 2025....

Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics 2024 By Concerns, Attitude, Potential Number of Jobs Lost to Automation and Rate of Adoption by Industry
Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics 2024 By Concerns, Attitude, Potential Number of Jobs Lost to Automation and Rate of Adoption by Industry August 31, 2024 — Introduction Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics: Artificial intelligence has just...

Outsourcing Statistics 2024 By Outsourcing in HR, Payroll, Operational, Manufacturing, Software Development and Creative Production
Outsourcing Statistics 2024 By Outsourcing in HR, Payroll, Operational, Manufacturing, Software Development and Creative Production August 28, 2024 — Introduction Outsourcing Statistics: Outsource Software Development has emerged as a highly...

Domestic Violence Statistics 2024 – By Demographic, Advocate Industry, State and Abuse Rate
Women Men Experienced physical and/or sexual abuse 46% 30% Experienced Only physical abuse 44% – Women, 30% – Men Sexual abuse only 42% – Women, 27% – Men Both physical and sexual abuse 57% – Women, 34% – Men No physical or sexual abuse...

Yelp Statistics 2024 By Business Category, Star Rating Distribution, Visitors, Platform, Country and Consumers
Skip to content Yelp Statistics 2024 By Business Category, Star Rating Distribution, Visitors, Platform, Country and Consumers Data is from 2023 and 2024 and forecast data is for 2025 and 2026. We also expand the forecast data to 2027 and 2028....

Largest Maritime Navigation System Upgrade In Decades
Hon Chris Penk Minister for Land Information Hon James Meager Associate Minister for Transport The Government is making New Zealand more attractive to international shipping lines with the first major investment in navigation services in more than...

Barge to Innovate New Zealand Coastal Shipping Grounds in Storm
A newly launched service using a self-propelled barge that was promoted as a game changer in New Zealand’s coastal shipping ran into problems just weeks after it launched. The Manahau, a 321-foot (98-meter) barge with a crew of 11 ran aground on...

Paradise lost? One in three want to leave sinking islands behind
They live among their gardens on tropical islands where the average temperature is a clement 28C but almost a third of people in the Pacific nation of Tuvalu want to flee by using a climate change escape visa. Australia has been offering the visas...

Coca-Cola Statistics 2024 By Consumers, Demographic, Region and Distributing Channels
* This information was taken from various sources around the world, including these countries: Australia, Canada, USA, UK, UAE, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Indonesia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, US, United Kingdom, United States of America,...

Computer Vision Statistics 2024 – By Segments, Countries, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare Market, Retail Industry, Surveillance, Symptoms
Computer Vision Statistics 2024 – By Segments, Countries, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare Market, Retail Industry, Surveillance, Symptoms August 21, 2024 — Introduction Reports indicate that by the end of the year 2030, the market size of...

Google Ads Statistics 2024 By CPC in Selected Countries, Consumer Behavior/Attitude, Mobile Advertising And Conversion Rate
Health and Medical $2.62 In the center-aligned cell, the cost is represented as $0.63. Below that, under “Home Goods,” the costs are $2.94 and $0.60 each. For the “Real Estate” category, the costs mentioned are $2.37 and $0.75 correspondingly....
Australia to provide AUD$1 million to Broadcasting Corporation of Niue
The Australian Government will provide AUD$1 million (US$673,000) to the Broadcasting Corporation of Niue (BCN) to repair studios and broadcast rooms damaged by fire in 2020. In line with Australia’s development policy, this funding will enable...

Two-Factor Authentication Statistics By Users, Industry, Adoption Rate and Benefits
Two-Factor Authentication Statistics By Users, Industry, Adoption Rate and Benefits August 15, 2024 — Introduction In recent times, cyberattacks have become more common. It is crucial to have stronger passwords to secure our online data. However,...

Kiribati, Niue and Tuvalu struggle to keep up with high cost of living
By Gina Tabonares-Reilly Purchasing basic commodities, such as food, has been a big challenge for residents of Kiribati, Niue and Tuvalu, which are most affected by global inflation, according to the Asian Development Bank’s latest economic...

Cyber Monday Statistics 2023 By Shopper’s Demographics, Consumer Trends, Preferred Retailer, Cybercriminal Deals, Spending and Traffic Source
Cyber Monday Statistics 2023 By Shopper’s Demographics, Consumer Trends, Preferred Retailer, Cybercriminal Deals, Spending and Traffic Source August 13, 2024 — Introduction Cyber Monday statistics: According to recent reports, millions of people...

Alcoholism Statistics – By Country, Demographics, Industry, Location, Deaths, Reasons and Hangover
Alcoholism Statistics – By Country, Demographics, Industry, Location, Deaths, Reasons and Hangover August 13, 2024 — Introduction Today, it is extremely common to drink alcohol every day, leading to severe health issues. Unlike in the past,...

ADB’s Director General for Pacific in Honiara
Director General (DG) of the Pacific Department within the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) is on a five-day visit to the Solomons. Emma Veve who was appointed to the position in late February 2025 arrived in Honiara on Monday and has been visiting...

China in the Pacific – Joint statement of the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
FROM May 28 to 29, 2025, the People’s Republic of China and Pacific Island Countries having diplomatic relations with China (hereinafter referred to as “All parties”) held the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The...

Pacific Tourism Organisation Empowers Timor Leste Tourism and Industry Stakeholders through Comprehensive Data Training
In today’s tourism industry, using advanced digital technologies and statistical analysis tools is crucial to boosting efficiency. The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is dedicated to this goal, as CEO Christopher Cocker highlighted during the...

Be vigilant against regulation creep, Women in Media urged
Ms Doviverata told women that while the media community had celebrated the repeal of draconian media laws in Fiji three years ago, the industry must not become complacent. Women in Media Fiji lead and co-founder Rosi Doviverata. We must continue...