A group of Harrisburg University (HU) professors and students aims to design a smart disaster prediction and prevention system that could help protect thousands of lives across the United States every year.
A team of Harrisburg University professors and students have set out to develop a smart disaster prediction and prevention system that could help save thousand
Digitalization crucial to SIDS’ COVID-19 recovery, long-term development
VIENNA, 12 January 2021 - The upscaling of digital technologies presents a host of opportunities for small island developing states (SIDS) to diversify their economies, boost manufacturing, gain greater access to global value chains, and improve disaster preparedness. However, significant obstacles remain, including inadequate digital infrastructure, insufficient training opportunities for women and young people, a growing digital divide, and a lack of data and policy knowledge. That’s according to an expert panel convened for the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit
Ralf Bredel, Chief of the Asia-Pacific Regional Programme at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), said that SIDS share common challenges such as limited resource bases, long distances to primary markets, and vulnerability to climate change.