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COVID-19 rated greatest technology pressure ever experienced says AppDynamics

AppDynamics, released a special edition of its global research study, The Agents of Transformation Report with new findings related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report reveals the pressures technologists are experiencin...

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Aveva, Schneider Electric, partner to leverage pandemic investment into datacentres

Aveva and Schneider Electric, have partnered to deliver end to end solution for hyperscalar, multi-site, and regional datacentres. The newly announced solution partnership is dependent on a degree of innovation that it b...

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WHO Foundation established to broaden funding base, support critical global health needs

The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the creation of the WHO Foundation, an independent grant-making entity, that will support the Organization’s efforts to address the most pressing global health challenges. Hea...

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UN labour chief: ‘Lockdown generation’ of young workers will need extra help after COVID-19

Those young people who still have a job have seen their working hours cut by 23 per cent, said the head of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, who also urged Governments to conduct widespread coronavi...

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FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign post spike in domestic violence from stay-at-home

FIFA, WHO, and the European Commission have joined forces, to launch the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children at risk of domestic violence. The campaign is a joint response from the three institutions to the ...

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WHO: COVID-19 has created acute market shortages of essential medical supplies

Unprecedented global demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), diagnostic tests and biomedical equipment required for the COVID-19 response has created acute market shortages of these essential supplies. WHO’s Oper...

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WHO addresses the controversial issue of using hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients

WHO is currently assessing the use of hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients within the Solidarity Trial. The hydroxychloroquine arm has been paused as a precaution while the safety data is being reviewed. Every country...

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Flex your finances to sustain digital transformation amid Covid-19 challenges

As businesses everywhere struggled to get a true sense of Covid-19 during the first month of lockdown, data analytics company Global Data predicted that the impact of Covid-19 on the IT services sector will be deep, imme...

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Post Covid-19, the future of cybersecurity is going to be cloudy

The world is social distancing as we try to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, and it’s no longer a global experiment in working from home. It’s our new reality. We know that the normal world that we return to wil...

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Policing the pandemic: how UN Police are maintaining law, order, and public health

The COVID-19 outbreak is posing unprecedented challenges to police and other law enforcement agencies worldwide, such as ensuring public safety, while taking care of police officer health and well-being. The challenge is...