Reopening Woes: Cities Struggle With PPE Supply Chain and Contact Tracking

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Reopening Woes: Cities Struggle With PPE Supply Chain and Contact Tracing Open Graph

Reopening Woes: Cities Struggle With PPE Supply Chain and Contact Tracking

Cities worldwide are paving the road to economic recovery through phased reopening plans, COVID-19 testing, and the acquisition of personal protective equipment (PPE).  To facilitate knowledge sharing — specifically about COVID-19 — between city leaders, Dr. David S. Ricketts, Innovation Fellow at Harvard TECH, hosts a weekly Zoom call to discuss the challenges cities are …

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Big Data to Measure Social Distancing

London, Dublin and Israel Use Big Data to Measure Social Distancing

By now, most cities have overcome the initial panic of COVID-19. They are now beginning to manage long-term restrictions and consider the easing of restrictions. Some form of social distancing is expected to remain and play a role throughout 2020. To help cities understand what technology solutions are currently available to help monitor the effects …

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COVID-19: How Cities Encourage and Enforce Social Distancing Open Graph

COVID-19: How Cities Encourage and Enforce Social Distancing

City leaders are balancing the need to preserve the economy and citizen morale with mandatory social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. To facilitate knowledge sharing — specifically about COVID-19 — between city leaders, Dr. David S. Ricketts, Innovation Fellow at Harvard TECH, hosts a weekly Zoom call to discuss the challenges cities are facing and …

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How Cities are Managing Connectivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic OG

How Cities are Managing Connectivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

City leaders are tackling connectivity hurdles in a variety of ways and working with telcos to maintain a semblance of normalcy among civilians during the COVID-19 outbreak. To facilitate knowledge sharing — specifically about COVID-19 — between city leaders, Dr. David S. Ricketts, Innovation Fellow at Harvard TECH, hosts a weekly Zoom call to discuss …

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What Cities Across the Globe are Doing to Protect Their Communities from COVID19 Featured Image

How Cities Across the Globe are Protecting Their Communities from COVID-19

COVID-19 continues to impact every facet of society, and city departments are working together to keep citizens safe despite varying and fragmented information about the virus.  Dr. David S. Ricketts, Innovation Fellow at Harvard TECH, along with City Possible, powered by Mastercard, together with hundreds of global government decision-makers and citizens, gathered in a digital …

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