Nottingham (UK), September 2021 - The THRIVE Data Lab provides access to a team of data analysts, helping to measure the real impact of learning activity against business goals to maximise investment, gain a seat at the table, and win awards - that they'll even write.

Dunfermline (SCL), September 2021 - Following several major incidents, the energy industry is keen to use only those operations practitioners who, when responsible for delivering work used in safety critical aspects of planning and executing wells, can demonstrate their competency. The legal - and environmental - consequences of failing to prove this are serious; yet demonstrating competency can be challenging for these practitioners.

Copenhagen (DK), September 2021 - With their most recent software update, the Danish edtech CanopyLAB have released a new AI-powered engine for their Learning Experience Platform (LXP) that can automatically build and curate courses based on the content you put in the cloud.

Berlin (GER), August 2021 - As worldwide collaboration has become paramount, simpleshow, the creators of simpleshow video maker, have presented a product update to help global companies and users all over the world become more connected and achieve increased levels of productivity.

Joensee (FI) / London (UK), July 2021 - Valamis, a global leader in digital learning technologies and workforce development, has announced the acquisition of The Working Manager (TWM), a leader in organisational performance and career mobility technology. Valamis and TWM have entered into a definitive agreement to join together and unify technologies and in-house consulting services to offer businesses an end-to-end employee experience that helps employees develop and find career opportunities.

Nottingham (UK), June 2021 - THRIVE, a next-gen learning experience platform (LXP), has partnered with Questionmark, an online assessment provider, to integrate their enterprise-grade assessment platform into THRIVE's consumer-grade learning platform.

London (UK), June 2021 - The next Learning Technologies Digital Experience, LTDX 2.0, will take place from 21 June to 2 July 2021. More than 10,000 learning and development professionals are expected to register for the virtual event over the two weeks. Learning News caught up with LTDX Conference Chair, Donald H Taylor, to find out what's in store.

Maidenhead (UK), May 2021 - Open eLMS Classroom is the latest addition to the Open eLMS Suite of products, built to offer an engaging way to incorporate digital resources into blended and remote delivery.

Porto (PRT), April 2021 - Through the X-Plora app, visitors to the historic Portuguese village of Almeida are now able to travel 200 years into the past and visit a castle that no longer exists - and also see its inhabitants and troops. They will thus gain a better perception of the local conditions in the 19th century.

Rio de Janeiro (BRA), December 2020 - The use of OER is a worldwide trend, strongly reinforced by the current pandemic context. Working on real-world problems usually requires the combination of different types of specialised and context-dependent knowledge, as well as different forms of acquisition.