Embedding inclusiveness into digital transformation in Ukraine 7 min read
and Manal Fouani, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Ukraine
Last year, in just a few months, the COVID-19 crisis brought about years of change in the way governments, organizations and companies in all sectors and regions do business. Numerous lockdown restrictions triggered the shift of demand towards online public services, making them the new normal. According to a McKinsey Global Survey, many companies catapulted the digital transformation of their external and internal operations by three to four years in 2020. During the same period, the share of digital or digitally-enabled products in their portfolios accelerated by an amazing seven years. In Ukraine, UNDP also managed to shift most of its operations to online programming and management in just six days when the pandemic hit.
Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-May from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on fraud prevention, interactive video, campaign builders, product subscriptions, and sustainability tools.
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Ecommerce Product Releases
Plastic IQ to help companies develop sustainability goals. The Recycling Partnership and SystemIQ, with support from Walmart, have launched Plastic IQ, a free digital tool to help U.S. companies develop effective plastic packaging waste reduction strategies. Companies of all sizes and resources can analyze their plastic packaging data and calculate how it impacts their costs and carbon emissions.
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State and federal laws require that all public entities ensure that their programs, activities and services are accessible to persons with disabilities. One of the most important components of accessibility is ensuring that any communication with persons with disabilities is as effective as communications with others. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodation for person with disabilities. CARB ensures equal employment opportunity of all persons, at all levels on the basis of merit. CARB prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices.
CARB will, to the best of our ability:
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