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(Pandemic/Innovation/Technology) COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation – here’s how companies can adapt (Forbes,WEF)

Ben Crawford Studies show that the pandemic has led to a 20% surge in total internet usage. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/covid-19-accelerated-digital-transformation-how-companies-can-adapt/

(Pandemic/Academics/Policymakers) Why academics and policymakers should continue to work together after COVID-19 (The Conversation, WEF)

Stephen Reicher The COVID-19 pandemic has united society in a common cause, particularly academics and policymakers https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/why-academics-and-policy-makers-should-work-together-after-covid-19/

(Education) Most teachers think remote learning is a poor substitute for the classroom, survey shows (WEF)

Li-Kai Chen, Emma Dorn, Jimmy Sarakatsannis, Anna Wiesinger While COVID-19 continues to keep lessons online, the majority of teachers agree that remote learning is a...

(Pandemic/Vaccines) How COVID-19 vaccine efforts could help defeat other diseases (WEF)

John Letzing A proposed way of immunizing against malaria uses an RNA-based approach similar to COVID-19 vaccines. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/how-covid-19-vaccine-development-could-boost-efforts-to-defeat-other-diseases/

(USA/Afghanistan) Inclusivity is key to salvaging the US–Taliban Doha deal (East Asia Forum)

Imtiaz Gul, CRSS Islamabad The deal struck by the United States with the Afghan Taliban in Doha on 29 February 2020 was de facto recognition...

(Taiwan/Guyana) The ‘Guyana incident’ and lessons for Taiwan’s international space (East Asia Forum)

Zhiqun Zhu, Bucknell University On 4 February 2021, the Taiwanese government announced the establishment of a ‘Taiwan Office’ in Guyana. Within 24 hours, Guyana’s Ministry...

(USA) With digital savvy, teachers can enliven America’s classrooms (Brookings)

Bruce Fuller While many teachers still endure remote instruction and the Zoom fatigue that comes with it, more and more are returning to schools. Over half the...

(USA) Understanding and mitigating climate change risks (Brookings)

Sanjay Patnaik and Dante Disparte Sanjay Patnaik, director of the Center on Regulation and Markets and Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development in Economic Studies,...

(Maghreb) BDC Snapshots: Intra-regional economic integration would boost Maghreb economies (Brookings)

Yasmina Abouzzohour The economic implications of the coronavirus pandemic have raised questions about the prospects for economic integration within the Maghreb, which has one of the lowest...

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