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Education and Coronavirus: KL University, India

30 April 2020
This presentation shares the role of blended learning to ensure that students remain engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic. This material focuses on KL University’s approach to blended learning and engagement.

Workforce Recovery Initiative

30 April 2020
Coursera has set up its own response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This presentation discusses how Coursera is responding to the unemployment crisis brought about by the health crisis.

Using ICT to Control COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea

22 April 2020
The world has been suffering from the tragedy of the century, COVID-19, and fighting to overcome the disaster for five months already. The Republic of Korea is one of the countries successfully managing it. Prof. Chung shares how the Republic of Korea used information and communication technologies…

COVID-19: Smart Management System (SMS) in the Republic of Korea

22 April 2020
This presentation shares how the Republic of Korea leveraged a big data platform developed under the National Smart City Program in managing the outbreak and discuss key policy, issues including privacy and coordination among stakeholders in introducing the national big data platform.

The Role of Digital Technologies in the Fight against COVID-19: Korea Telecom's Response

22 April 2020
As the number of confirmed cases COVID-19 increased in the Republic of Korea, the need to digitize epidemic investigation activities mandated under the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act became essential. This presentation focuses on key technical issues involved in developing the…

Strategies to Respond to COVID-19 in the Republic of South Korea

20 April 2020
The approach taken by the Republic of Korea to the COVID-19 outbreak has been characterized as “trace, test, and treat” policy. Intensive contact tracing methods have been developed during the MERS outbreak in 2015. Contacts with a COVID-19 case are quarantined and tested for diagnosis. High…

Ten Decisive Scenes in the COVID-19 Response

20 April 2020
Two months after the first COVID-19 confirmed case, the Republic of Korea has been commended for its efforts to contain the outbreak. Although the response was not without flaws, their experience is distinct in several respects: (i) early and speedy response, (ii) transparency, and (iii) public-…

South Korea’s COVID-19 Response from the District Health Authority Perspective

20 April 2020
In the Republic of Korea, the district health authority's responsibility in the overall COVID-19 response are: risk communication, health education, surveillance, coordination of testing, contact tracing, self-quarantine management, and local-level resource allocation. The district health authority…

Universal Health Coverage and Key Health Policy Lessons from COVID-19 Response

20 April 2020
This presentation examines key policy lessons from the Republic of Korea's experience on the COVID-19 response, which it hopes to share to LMICs. Governance plays a key role in the health policy response to a pandemic, including trust, transparency and communication. Health financing…

Center for Urban Water, Sri Lanka

27 January 2020
This presentation introduces the activities of Center for Urban Water in Sri Lanka (CUrW) for its efforts in implementing rainfall forecast and information sharing system to use in Risk-based flood management. The center is also undertaking capacity-building efforts in disaster resilience in Sri…