Smokescreen

Source: The Future Shapers // Author: Richard Hames As conspiracy theories circulate, churning around every conceivable deceit — from the origin of SARS-CoV-2, disinformation regarding mask-wearing, and the imposition of martial law, to the anti-vaxxer campaigns and supposed threat to public health from the 5G radiation spectrum — I am motivated to examine the moreContinue reading “Smokescreen”

Preparing for a different kind of planning during COVID-19 and beyond

Published by Enterprise Times // Author:  Gordon Stuart At the end of 2019, organizations “finalized” their budgets only for 2020 to remind them that nothing is ever final. In the face of this kind of uncertainty, finance organizations need the ability to plan for the unforeseeable and steer the ship even when the course isn’tContinue reading “Preparing for a different kind of planning during COVID-19 and beyond”

What are the challenges for employers of a distributed work model

Source: Enterprise Times Author: Mylo Kaye COVID-19 has brought us challenges of all kinds. From dealing with lockdown, home-schooling our kids to working from home. And it’s the latter that will be one of the lasting legacies of 2020. We will see marked shift towards a distributed working model for an increasing number of businesses withContinue reading “What are the challenges for employers of a distributed work model”

How Remote Migrations Play Into Continued Business Success

Source: Enterprise Times Author: Mark Rochester The COVID-19 pandemic has forced legions of employees to work remotely. This shift has highlighted the importance of cloud technology to spur digital transformation and enable business continuity. Cloud technologies have proven to be integral to helping companies continue operations and build long-term business while employees work remotely. GivenContinue reading “How Remote Migrations Play Into Continued Business Success”

Building the Foundations of Effective Data Protection Compliance

Source: Enterprise Times Author: Adam Strange Achieving compliance across a wealth of new international data privacy laws and regulations is a growing challenge, with many organisations struggling to keep pace. A significant number still have not yet invested in data discovery and classification in their efforts to help fulfil compliance obligations. Add to this the open systems that employeesContinue reading “Building the Foundations of Effective Data Protection Compliance”

Whatever Next!

Source: FutureShapers Author: Richard Hames As a child, whenever we were caught on the hop, or something untoward occurred, my mother would exclaim in a somewhat apprehensive voice, Whatever next! Nothing of any consequence ever did happen next. Unlike today.  Intent to survive With disruption now commonplace, astonishing events pile up like chords in the finale ofContinue reading “Whatever Next!”

Made in China – Social Credit, Coronavirus, 5G

Source: FutureShapers Author: Nicola Darke Is Coronavirus-19 the catalyst for a UK or even global social credit system? And if so, what would that mean for our productivity, adaptability, freedom and health? The current crisis exposes how moral and social conditioning, high surveillance, low choice, low power and total disconnection from meeting human need leadsContinue reading “Made in China – Social Credit, Coronavirus, 5G”

When the unknown is our everyday…

Source: FutureShapers Author: Luciana Rousseau URL:  https://thefutureshapers.com If you follow any professionally based social media you may have noticed a number of posts offering “pro bono” or “free of charge” expertise and support. It is interesting that times of unprecedented change and the unknown have brought this to the fore and I am keen toContinue reading “When the unknown is our everyday…”

An Era of Innovation After COVID-19

Source: Institute for Digital Transformation  Author: Rey Lugtu Publication Date: May 2020 “Necessity is the mother of invention.” – Plato Social media is flooded with pictures of health care workers from various hospitals in Luzon who are wearing and using makeshift personal protective equipment (PPE) as supplies had run out. In the same token, scientists fromContinue reading “An Era of Innovation After COVID-19”

Engineering and Software Planning for a Digital Health Platform: a Case Study

Agile Requirements […] to Engage the Effects of Isolation Caused by Social Distancing Meinert E, Milne-Ives M, Surodina S, Lam CAgile Requirements Engineering and Software Planning for a Digital Health Platform to Engage the Effects of Isolation Caused by Social Distancing: Case StudyJMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(2):e19297URL: https://publichealth.jmir.org/2020/2/e19297DOI: 10.2196/19297PMID: 32348293PMCID: 7205031 Full title of originalContinue reading “Engineering and Software Planning for a Digital Health Platform: a Case Study”