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Seville will lead a tourism recovery plan with antigen tests at Tourism Innovation Summit 2020

This first edition of TIS - Tourism Innovation Summit 2020 is confirmed as a needed global discussion to boost the industry facing the current health crisis Ourism recovery is possible if countries start collaborating and developing systems to ensure a safe travel and experience through antigen tests or technology. Seville will prove this idea at…

covid19solutions, productivity, Seville, smartsolutions, smarttourism, TIS

Emerging economies at crossroads as state role set to grow in wake of Covid-19

In the new report The State Strikes Back, EBRD says strong institutions and good governance key to a successful future As the coronavirus pandemic sparks calls for more state intervention, emerging economies face tough choices to determine whether an increased role for government will have positive or negative long-term consequences. The latest Transition Report from…

Covid19, covid19solutions, EBRD, emerging economies, productivity, smartcity

Malaysia: Budget 2021 to be expansionary to support people, revive economy

The first focus in Budget 2021 is the fight against Covid-19 from the perspective of health The government, as expected, will embark on an expansionary budget to ensure the rakyat's prosperity, business continuity and economic resilience in these unprecedented times. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the first focus in Budget 2021 is the…

Budget 2021, Covid19, economy, FDI, Malaysia, productivity, smartcity

UNREALIZED GAINS: A NEW SGA REPORT

Are Opportunity Zones boosting small, minority-owned and legacy businesses? The massive new Opportunity Zone tax incentive was conceived as a tool to promote economic development, job creation, poverty reduction, and support for new businesses in areas of concentrated poverty. A couple years in, is it having the desired effects? Are the investments supporting small business…

businesses, Opportunity Zone, productivity, smartcities, smartworking

India will now cultivate heeng locally for first time

Scientists from CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur have planted saplings of the condiment in Himachal Pradesh Indian kitchen staple Heeng or asafoetida which has never been grown locally, is now going to be cultivated in the country. Scientists from CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur have planted saplings of the condiment in…

agrosmart, globalgreening, india, productivity, smartcity, smartsolutions, sustainableworld

Smart agricultural company plants seeds for sustainable farming with Azure AI technology

Agro-Brain began when two IT consultants wondered about the links between the most up-to-date agricultural science and the everyday farmer on the ground When a Chinese farm owner wanted to set up sustainable practices that could scale to thousands of hectares of land, he turned to a creative tech startup for answers. That company, now…

agrosmart, efficiency, productivity, smartsolutions

Seattleites Call on City Council to Enact ‘Amazon Tax’ for COVID-19 Relief

Tax will fund $200M immediate cash assistance for up to 100,000 households, then build 10,000 new homes Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) presented a community petition signed by more than 5,400 community members to the City Council, calling on them to immediately enact the ‘Amazon Tax’ which she proposed last month with Councilmember…

covid-19, Covid19, productivity, Seattle, smartcity

SEAT starts the production of emergency ventilators at its Martorell facilities

OxyGEN is the result of the great effort made by Protofy.xyz, SEAT, Germans Trias y Pujol Investigation Institute and Hospital, Hospital Clinic, other companies and the administration SEAT starts the production of emergency ventilators at its Martorell facilities to contribute to the crisis caused by COVID-19. The device has been authorized by the Spanish Agency…