Importance of privacy in the sharing of health data for domestic or international travel. Governments around the world are implementing measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 whilst also planning for a return to full economic and social activity across borders. For many domestic or international passengers, this has meant…
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More than 1,100 internet hospitals have been built nationwide. The broad application of big data in China’s COVID-19 prevention and control has promoted the speedy digital transformation of the medical industry, according to reports released by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The national QR health code, which displays individual…
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Data will play an important role in helping the country economically recover last uptick of COVID-19 cases. As India hits new staggering COVID-19 numbers and nation-wide lockdown implemented across the country, the pandemic has revealed a systemic flaw in the how the country applied city-level data to guide policymaking. Across…
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Digital transformation challenged by global pandemic. Australia’s social services agency, Services Australia’s seven year digital transformation journey was put to the test at the height of COVID-19, when staff distributed urgent relief payments worth more than A$1 million within four days to 1,400 Victorians who required emergency support to isolate…
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Providing citizens with important vaccination-related information and support. Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) will use SK Telecom for the development and operation of Nugu Vaccine Care Call, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based service designed to help COVID-19 vaccinations. Nugu Vaccine Care Call is a service where SKT’s AI Nugu…
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Broadband was an important tool for operating business and staying connected. Technology and digitisation have played an important role in keeping New Zealand businesses moving in the one year since the first nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. The 2degrees Shaping Business Study found that in spite of the immense pressures faced at…
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Quality, efficacy, efficiency, safety, collaboration and training, as well as better access to subject experts all increased. Australian biotechnology company Medlab was forced to rely on mixed reality technology, powered by Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and HoloLens 2, during the global pandemic. This allowed collaboration to continue through COVID-19 and…
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Unified approach needed to mitigate growing risks. The aviation industry needs to unify its approach to prevent cybersecurity shocks, according to a re recently released report by the World Economic Forum. The increased level of interdependencies can lead to systemic risks and cascading effects as airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturing…
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COVID-19 accelerated period of digitisation and improved cybersecurity, but systemic security issues persist. Despite cyberattacks increasing, cybersecurity budgets have remained stagnant and executive teams continue to underestimate the level of damage threats can do to organisations. Nearly 70 percent of Asia Pacific organisations suffered a data breach in 2020, an increase…
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Driven by personal and consumer services, construction, and retail industry. The pandemic has been a driving factor in accelerating the rate of digital adoption and stirring up the consumer offerings – both of which has helped ICT Spending to show a positive outlook in 2021. According to the recently released Worldwide…
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