E-Library & File BoxWorld Maritime Day: Keeping seafarers safe and connected
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, seafarers have served as frontline workers maintaining the flow of essential goods, such as food and medical supplies.
Setting Europe’s economic recovery in motion: a first look at national plans
By: Zsolt Darvas and Simone Tagliapietra
Plans for spending European Union recovery funds submitted by the four largest EU countries reflect rather different priorities. So far, only Italy is interested in borrowing from the EU.
Analytical and decision-making skills are top priorities for digital transformation in the COVID-19 era
A new report from Cognizant says the global pandemic pushed the enterprise to innovate, focusing on skills that will be valuable by 2023.
Data privacy startup SkyFlow jumps into digital health passport market to help public spaces reopen
Data privacy startup SkyFlow is entering the health care space to provide a way for people to go back to public spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic with a digital passport.
On the Covid-19 Frontline: William Miller. President of ICT International
William Miller’s 2020 has been insane, but for good reasons. Like others around the world, Miller’s year has been greatly affected by COVID-19. However, it is not because he contracted the virus. Miller’s company, ICT International, is on the frontline in the battle against the deadly disease. ICT International develops tests to diagnose deadly viruses and in 2020, after the spread of the deadly pandemic, created a test for COVID-19.
Despite COVID-19, IDC Predicts Stable 2020 European ICT Spending, Growing in 2021
International Data Corporation (IDC) expects European ICT spending to contract 0.4% in 2020, falling to a value of $925.57 billion, but to rebound in 2021 as technology companies respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 “new normal.”
The post-covid opportunity for the ICT industry
Information and communication technology (ICT) has always had the potential to be a disruptor and game changer for Pakistan’s economy. However, by and large, Pakistan’s ICT industry before the Covid-19 outbreak has not lived up to its potential for greater and disruptive economic impact beyond communication. By and large, digital services remain largely an experimental market in the hands of startups, with large domestic investment still waiting on the sidelines.
First Virtual Justice Network to be set up for Honiara Courts
Solomon Islands justice agencies will soon be linked virtually with the courts, paving the way for remote court hearings.
Artificial intelligence ethics under spotlight at Davos 2021
Technology took centre stage at the 2021 edition of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, with the organisation launching two flagship initiatives to accelerate the adoption of technology across the globe.
Verizon CEO: COVID has prompted five- to seven-year advance in digitalization World Economic Forum launches EDISON Alliance focused on digital inclusion, digital divide
Expanding access to reliable broadband–bridging the digital divide as its commonly referred to–isn’t a new concept; in fact, it’s been at least a talking point if not a focus of numerous public and private organizations for years. But the harsh realities of the global COVID-19 pandemic have sufficiently highlighted the problems presented when more than 3.5 billion people don’t have reliable access to broadband that the World Economic Forum is looking to better address the issue via its EDISON Alliance, a new group announced last week during The Davos Agenda virtual event.