Month: April 2020

How Businesses Can Contribute To A More Sustainable World Post-COVID-19 News Release contribution Instant Group The short-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis is enormous, and governments are being urged to learn from the crisis and adapt policies across the world. Remote working has skyrocketed, entire...

Brittany Kaiser, Co-Founder at Own Your Data Foundation, #OwnYourData campaign, and DATA (the Digital Asset Trade Association) and citiesabc founder Dinis Guarda are two experts concerned about digital identity and data privacy. And in this latest series interviews for citiesabc, both digital savvy speak in-depth...

[caption id="attachment_1437" align="alignnone" width="825"] Virtual SSF Summit: Startup Societies in a Post-Covid World[/caption] News Release May 1, 3:00PM to May 3, 12:00AM BST 340 people attending In the aftermath of COVID-19, the world will need to rebuild economically and politically. To prepare for this, the...

[caption id="attachment_1433" align="alignnone" width="525"] data visualisation unemployment in USA, source WalletHub research[/caption] USA Cities with the Biggest Growth in Unemployment Due to COVID-19 News release sources: US Bureau of Labor Satistics Data visualisation unemployment in USA, source WalletHub research It’s hard to overstate just how...

[caption id="attachment_1401" align="alignnone" width="525"] Nasdaq[/caption] Nasdaq to collaborate with R3 on institutional grade offerings for digital assets exchanges News release April 29, 2020 London/New York: Nasdaq, the architect and provider of the world’s most widely adopted market infrastructure technology and services, has entered into a...

[caption id="attachment_1385" align="alignnone" width="825"] Book: Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit[/caption] Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit News Release New Book by leading LBS Professor Alex Edmans sets out a radical new approach to embed...

[caption id="attachment_1381" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Where there is tech, there is a way – demand grows for UK’s hybrid tech sectors[/caption] Covid-19 causes spike in ‘hybrid industries’ - Edtech, Healthtech, Agritech, Commstech Current climate will create new generation of tech-savvy, entrepreneurial professionals with a ‘start-up mindset’...

[caption id="attachment_2083" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Smart Cities - Insights, image by Dinis Guarda for citiesabc.com[/caption] What are Smart cities? Smart Cities Features, Framework, Insights, Thoughts, Quotes The world is now urban and humanity lives and fosters in cities and smart cities are framework of our times....

[caption id="attachment_1327" align="alignnone" width="525"] business infrastructure sustainability[/caption] How Businesses Can Contribute To A More Sustainable World Post-COVID-19 As human activity is at an all-time low due to enforced global lockdowns, recent studies show COVID-19 is set to cause the most substantial dip in CO2 emissions...

[caption id="attachment_1325" align="alignnone" width="525"] Work-life balance disrupted by Quarantine[/caption] Work-life balance disrupted by Quarantine – what are the effects of presenteeism on UK mental health? Depression specialists Smart TMS launch support helpline, enabling struggling professionals to restore balance News release Britain has now been in...

[caption id="attachment_1317" align="alignnone" width="995"] LSE IDEAS is LSE's foreign policy think tank[/caption] ‘Better Together’ digital platform responses to COVID-19 launched by London School of Economics IDEAS News releasse A digital information platform has been launched to showcase and promote the efforts of businesses who are...

Interview Monty Munford - Co-Founder BlockSpeak, Tech Journalist Blockchain, Crypto, AI Thought leader Monty Munford, tech journalist, blockchain expert and Co-Founder at BlockSpeak podcast series, is the new guest in this interview series for citiesabc. As it is usual in the series, host Dinis Guarda...

[caption id="attachment_1267" align="alignnone" width="925"] cities are now smart cities, image collage by Dinis Guarda for citiesabc.com[/caption] Smart Cities the Heartbeat of the 21st Century Covid Driven New Age of Agility In Rome you long for the country; in the country – oh inconstant! – you...

[caption id="attachment_1261" align="alignnone" width="525"] businesses and covid-19 source image citiesabc.com[/caption] Business in Lockdown: Dealing with uncertainty News release - resources Lockdown poses many problems for small businesses; uncertainty, closures, restrictions and strained cashflow mean making informed decisions are near impossible. How we deal with uncertainty...

[caption id="attachment_1229" align="alignnone" width="525"] Covid-19 Quarantine, source citiesabc.com[/caption] Dramatic Quarantine On The Up As Brits Reports Strange Sleep Amid Covid-19 Pandemic News release  Brits report unusual and vivid dreams as a sleep-time side effect of current pandemic Sleep experts suggest daytime anxieties can translate into...

[caption id="attachment_1195" align="aligncenter" width="800"] “Women in the Digital Era”: Huawei's Approach to Inclusion, Equality And Leadership[/caption] NEWS RELEASE Inclusion, equality and leadership were the themes of Huawei’s “Women in the Digital Era” conference. Around 70 participants from academia, business and politics attended the last event,...

https://www.mytutor.co.uk/[caption id="attachment_1193" align="alignnone" width="525"] https://www.mytutor.co.uk/[/caption] How can businesses adapt and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic? News release / Resources Agility and innovation are key for firms as Coronavirus impacts society and businesses worlwide. Governments around the world are enforcing lockdown in a bid to stop...

[caption id="attachment_1183" align="alignnone" width="525"] Startup frames[/caption] 20 Million USD for Global-First Startups News release Zurich, Switzerland: As governments around the world have enforced policies of social distancing to conquer the coronavirus pandemic, working remotely and change management has become the new reality for many, and...

[caption id="attachment_1143" align="alignnone" width="825"] Earth day 2020 - Political Pollution[/caption] Earth day 2020: Why politicians need to reduce their carbon footprint when travelling internationally Carbon footprint is critical more than ever and is defined as the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and...

  Hilton Supra, Vice Chairman of Ztudium and citiesabc is joined by Hirander Misra, Chair & CEO GMEX Group & SECDEX and Sean Kiernan, Chief Executive Officer at DAG Global in a new series interview for citiesabc. The three financial industry experts go through the...

Paulig announces an ambitious sustainability approach with the aim to become a sustainable frontrunner in the Food & Beverage industry. Paulig’s ambition is for 70% of its net sales to come from products and services which enable the health and well-being of people and the...

[caption id="attachment_1127" align="aligncenter" width="880"] COVID-19: Working From Home Safely And Successfully[/caption] The world has changed, and all of us are having to adapt and readjust to new ways of living and working now we are faced with COVID-19 reality. It’s likely that increasing numbers will...

[caption id="attachment_1115" align="aligncenter" width="979"] China's Innovation Achievements: A Multi-level View By Yu Xiong[/caption] This paper is written by Professor Yu Xiong and Dr. Senmao XIA. Global Innovation Index 2019 placed China at No.14, up 3 positions from 2018. The index is a sophisticated evaluation of...

[caption id="attachment_1093" align="alignnone" width="525"] Technology & Coronavirus[/caption] Technology & Coronavirus: Changing The Way We Work News / opinion release guest contribution By Anthony Ginsberg Co-Creator, HAN-GINS Global Innovative Technology ETF Technology is coming to the rescue in a major way for workers and school kids...

[caption id="attachment_1090" align="aligncenter" width="800"] European Logistics CRE: Outdated Assets Won’t Ride Growth Momentum[/caption] Logistics could be a big winner among CRE sectors post Covid-19. Structural changes to supply chains were already reshaping the sector, creating high-conviction opportunities for investors. Fit-for-purpose assets are more relevant than...

[caption id="attachment_1085" align="alignnone" width="525"] digital technologies, source citiesabc.com [/caption] Will Digital Technology in Planning Be one of the Legacies of Covid-19 News Release Planners in both the public and private sectors will find their work is massively disrupted over the next few months and the...

[caption id="attachment_1081" align="alignnone" width="525"] Mental Health on Covid-19, source citiesabc[/caption] Why Paying Attention to Mental Health is More Crucial than Ever News release As the world UK experience a sudden rise in remote work self-isolation and health-related anxiety, this has created a general sense of...

[caption id="attachment_1072" align="alignnone" width="525"] Cologne-based blockchain company Ubirch today announced it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), an organization dedicated to determining best practices and standards for blockchain in the transportation industry.[/caption] A Secure Healthcare Blockchain Solution for the Successful Fight Against COVID-19...

[caption id="attachment_1067" align="alignnone" width="525"] The Coronavirus Panic Index by Ravenpack source[/caption] One businessman’s battle with depression – from suicide plan to saving lives As the panic and issues of Covid-19 Coronavirus take central stage worldwide one of the main issues is the panic of our...

[caption id="attachment_1003" align="alignnone" width="525"] covid 19 working from home[/caption] Five myths about working from a home office News release OTRS Group compiles the five most common myths and highlights the truth about working from a home office Cupertino, April 16 – The current situation forces...