Huma Read more about Huma Huma is a digital health company founded in 2011 that aims to create a world where every person lives their life to the fullest. They also aim to revolutionize Life Science through digital data collection which they believe can help better manage patient care and improve outcomes.
UK-ADB Learning Exchange: The Digital Transformation of Health Read more about UK-ADB Learning Exchange: The Digital Transformation of Health Digital technologies are underpinning almost all aspects of daily life, including healthcare. The UK has seen great success in digitally transforming its National Health Service (NHS) by harnessing innovations to deliver better healthcare. COVID-19 highlighted the importance of capacitating digital health delivery, hence its urgent need by developing Asia.
Arndt Husar Keywords digital technology advising ADB clients public management specialist digital transformation Read more about Arndt Husar As a senior public management specialist in ADB’s Digital Technology for Development Division, Arndt facilitates the effective use of digital technology, advising ADB clients, regional departments, as well as sector and thematic groups on digital transformation.
Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Beyond this Pandemic Read more about Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Beyond this Pandemic This presentation discussed mitigation measures against indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19, such as appropriate building engineering controls, such as sufficient and effective ventilation, air disinfection, avoiding air recirculation, and overcrowding. It also emphasized the need for new guidelines for measures on airborne infection transmission for building design, engineering controls, and operations, citing examples of these measures.
Amazon Web Services COVID-19 Data Lake Read more about Amazon Web Services COVID-19 Data Lake This presentation discussed how public data lakes, such as AWS's COVID-19 Data Lake can be an essential source of knowledge to get insights from local communities and cities and to build situational awareness rapidly. It also pointed out how cloud platforms can support customers to speed up the path to modernization without the need for having to build technologies themselves and harness data-at-scale and partner ecosystems.
Spatial Data Analysis of COVID-19 in Makassar Read more about Spatial Data Analysis of COVID-19 in Makassar This presentation discussed how Ur-scape, a GIS-based visualization and data tool developed by the Future Cities Laboratory, was used to perform a cross-sectoral analysis in the Indonesian city of Makassar to identify positive correlations between COVID-19 transmission patterns and population density, land use, main transport hubs, access to water and income level. It also emphasized the need for multisectoral planning, specifically in the integration and combining of data for better urban planning to achieve truly resilient cities.
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19: New Data Sources, New Insights Read more about Understanding the Impact of COVID-19: New Data Sources, New Insights This presentation discussed how big data can be used to support analysis of highly interconnected and complex policy problems, and how a single data source can have multiple applications. It also underscored how COVID-19 has exposed and reinforced the digital divide across multiple dimensions, from livelihood to education.
Better Enabling Business Transformation through a Digital Workplace Read more about Better Enabling Business Transformation through a Digital Workplace Microsoft’s Jo Grubb, adoption and change management architect, discusses transforming business culture in a digital era, and bringing technology and people closer to fully embrace digital transformation in a rapidly-changing environment. This video covers the full session of Insight Thursday, ADB’s in-house knowledge sharing series.
Better Enabling Business Transformation through a Digital Workplace Read more about Better Enabling Business Transformation through a Digital Workplace Digital transformation should be thought of as transforming a business culture in a digital era. Within the context of a digital workplace, digital transformation should equate to thinking less of the digital, more of the transformation, and one’s role in driving and being a part of this change.
Better Enabling Business Transformation through a Digital Workplace Read more about Better Enabling Business Transformation through a Digital Workplace Microsoft’s Jo Grubb, adoption and change management architect, shared how digital workplace strategies are leveraging technology advances, enabling new and more effective ways of working, and improving staff outcomes and agility. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series.