Archive for author: G-Forum

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COVID-19

UN: Growth forecast at -3 per cent, as IMF offers debt relief 

Gita Gopinath, Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF’s Research Department, said in a blog post that following the global lockdown in response to the coronavirus, “the magnitude and speed of collapse in a...

Dr-Jassim-Haji
COVID-19

First responders not leveraging AI enough to control pandemic

As the global epidemic of the COVID -19 plagues the world, we are in danger of not learning from many of our past disasters and to really utilise and re-emphasize the many fields where artificial intelligence a...

Alain-Kaddoum
COVID-19

Is this the right time for hypermarkets to automate their warehouses

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across countries and with the government’s mandate to practice social distancing, retailers have witnessed a rapid surge in e-grocery sales, a development which could cause a se...

Brian-Kropp
COVID-19

Learning from Asian businesses who successfully managed remote work

Organisations around the world find themselves in different phases of managing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the challenges vary by location, industry and business maturity, identifying and impleme...

Rajesh-Ganesan
COVID-19

AI, ML systems may be hacked by privileged users

Prominent limitations of cybersecurity solutions include the lack of large-scale threat analytics that leverage ML for both structured and unstructured data, the inability to empower end-user devices to detect ...

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COVID-19

UNESCO: During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk

And fears are growing that this phenomenon is putting lives at risk, prompting some with symptoms to try unproven remedies in the hope of ‘curing’ themselves. UNESCO, the UN educational, Scientific and Cultural...

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COVID-19

WHO’s latest advice on testing, tracing, and when to lift restrictions

“We’re all learning all the time and adjusting our strategy, based on the latest available evidence”, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, summarizing the guidance which will be available in full on the agency’s we...

Nate-Yocom
COVID-19

Centrify CTO on securing privileged access for remote admins

While many organizations already have telecommute policies and solutions in place, they are most commonly for either fully-remote workers or for employees who typically work in the office but need flexibility f...

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COVID-19

UN: Swift rebound for world trade still possible through joint action to thwart coronavirus

Given the unprecedented nature of the new coronavirus crisis, it is hard to determine precisely what its economic impact – and prospects for recovery – will be, the Geneva-based trade body said.  But WTO econom...

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COVID-19

COVID-19 threatening global peace and security, UN chief warns

António Guterres said heightened solidarity is needed if the world is to defeat the crisis, which he called the “gravest test since the founding of this Organization”, with Governments already strug...