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UN Chief: Tap youth talent to tackle COVID-19 crisis and beyond

António Guterres said despite youth engagement during this period – including in the 2016 peace process in Colombia and in shaping the Global Compact on Refugees two years later – opportunities for them to cont...

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UN: New women-led UN initiative aims to save lives and protect livelihoods 

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted that collectively, we are dealing with “an especially severe blow” to developing countries, particularly those in humanitarian or conflict settings. “In the f...

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Gartner highlights steps to improve virtual meetings during the pandemic

With the rapid adoption of enterprise-grade digital meeting and workstream collaboration solutions in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Gartner has identified three steps for IT leaders to improve current o...

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SAP asserts ME orgs can leverage technology platforms during Covid-19 crisis

There’s never been a better opportunity to help customers deliver unique insights, and ensure agility, control and the ability to execute, not just now, but also post-crisis, says Steve Tzikakis, President, SAP...

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DHL launches 100-tonne weekly air freight service from China to Africa and ME

DHL Global Forwarding has launched a dedicated 100-tonne weekly air freight service for organisations and governments shipping goods from China to Africa and Middle East. Capitalising on Dubai’s strategic geogr...

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Bahrain’s F1 circuit to build Covid-19 ventilators, share blueprints worldwide

Bahrain’s F1 circuit is to produce hundreds of ventilators for Covid-19 patients and share the blueprints free of charge, worldwide. Engineers from the track, which hosts the Grand Prix championship race ...

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Corporate survival mantra: humanise, educate, assure, revolutionise, tackle

Like so many things, it can be too easy to put stuff off for another day. Every business will have a list of wants and needs, particularly when it comes to their need to digitally transform, that for whatever r...

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Trend Micro finds GCC faced 9,773 Covid-themed cyberattacks in Q1 2020

GCC countries have recorded 9,773 email, URL, and file threats related to the COVID-19 coronavirus in Q1 2020, according to new research from Trend Micro. As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread, the to...

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AppDynamics offers free services to manage digital demand during Covid-19

Covid-19 has led to unprecedented demand on organisations delivering online and digital services to their customers. For technologists, understanding their applications is key to keeping digital services runnin...

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‘No time to blame the messenger’ warns UN rights chief, amidst media clampdowns

Against the backdrop of restrictive measures against independent media imposed by several States, as well as the arrest and intimidation of journalists, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet,...