EU Coronavirus: online learning resources Discover a selection of online resources and tools for learners, teachers and educators during the outbreak of COVID-19. The outbreak of COVID-19 in Europe and necessary national measures taken to tackle the spread of the virus may cause significant disruption to the provision of education, training and mobility opportunities for […]
UN Launch of Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19 Coronavirus United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres was joined – virtually – by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Ms. Henrietta Fore, UNICEF’s Executive Director, and Mr. Mark Lowcock, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. The press conference was moderated by Ms. Melissa Fleming, […]
citiesabc a Magna Carta a decentralised digital transformation hub for Humanity written by Dinis Guarda with Prof Yu Xiong We created the new digital empowerment project www.citiesabc.com out of the need to unite and reinvent cities. We would love for you to collaborate with us to create a better narrative for our cities and communities […]
Over a billion students worldwide are unable to go to school or university, due to measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. The pandemic is expected to have a huge impact on global education. New solutions for education could bring much needed innovation. According to UNESCO, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted over 87% of the […]
Two graduates of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Columbia University are using computational design to quickly discover treatments for the coronavirus. Andrew Satz and Brett Averso are chief executive officer and chief technology officer, respectively, of EVQLV, a startup creating algorithms capable of computationally generating, screening, and optimizing hundreds of millions of therapeutic antibodies. […]