News about open_data on 2021-03-10

Blues Wireless and Safecast Introduce Airnote - the Most Easy - to - Use Air Quality Monitor Ever Built
The world's two biggest companies have announced a new air quality monitoring device designed to monitor the impact of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi, in Japan, during the 10th anniversary of its failure to shut down the Japanese power plant in 2011.
Source: adnkronos.com
Published on 2021-03-10

Coronavirus Update : Canada reacted slowly to early coronavirus threat , former government official says
A year from Canada’s first COVID-19 death, we unpacked the data to see how the country fared in the face of a pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. The Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is facing challenges around production, and it is unknown when Canada will receive its first delivery.
Source: theglobeandmail.com
Published on 2021-03-10

Corruption watch : Report police abuse of power with new tool
South Africa's police watchdog has launched a new tool aimed at improving the transparency in the country'ة policing service, which is being used to expose whistle-blowers and police officers against corruption and brutality.
Source: thesouthafrican.com
Published on 2021-03-10

Decision - making support systems and the digitalisation of the public sector
In our series of letters from African journalists, the BBC's Andrew Wisetown looks at the challenges facing the public sector in the wake of the digitalisation of public agencies, which could lead to detrimental effects on development and efficiency.
Source: business-reporter.co.uk
Published on 2021-03-10

Disneyland Targets Late April Reopening
Disneyland in Anaheim, California, is to reopen in April, according to the company’s executives, in a move which could see it become the latest theme park in the US to open when the coronavirus pandemic restrictions are eased.
Source: therealdeal.com
Published on 2021-03-10

Globe At Home gives prepaid customers free medical coverage worth P145K
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in the number of Filipino households using their prepaid broadband coverage during the coronavirus lockdown, according to one of the world's biggest providers of mobile phone connections, Globe At Home.
Source: mb.com.ph
Published on 2021-03-10

How Europe dark fishing fleets threaten West Africa
The Veracruz, a small fishing boat which crosses the Caribbean border from Namibia to Angola, has become the most dangerous ship in the world, writes the BBC’s Tom de Castella. Why is this practice so harmless and illegal?
Source: eandt.theiet.org
Published on 2021-03-10

Implicit bias and first responders : 5 common misperceptions
Bias is one of the most common types of bias. But what do we know about these implicit biases and why do they operate outside of our conscious awareness? The BBC’s Chris Stokel-Walker explains what it means.
Source: police1.com
Published on 2021-03-10

Leicester seeking buyer or more tenants for mostly vacant community building
A Leicestershire village is trying to sell its community building after its long-term tenant ended its lease. Here’s a look at what happened to the building and how it could be saved from the collapse of an educational partnership in the region.
Source: thedailynewsonline.com
Published on 2021-03-10

LF Edge State of the Edge 2021 Report Predicts Global Edge Computing Infrastructure Market to be Worth Up to $800 Billion by 2028
This is a summary of the search for the latest updates on the BBC's Trending search engine - which appears to have been submitted to BBC World Service earlier this month. Please change your search terms and find out what you need to know.
Source: prnewswire.com
Published on 2021-03-10

Move over silos : enter human perspective , open source tech , collaboration and open standards
Smart cities are being built in the wake of a global pandemic, according to the BBC’s Chris Stokel-Walker, who has been involved in developing such infrastructure for the past two decades, writes the author of the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Source: business-reporter.co.uk
Published on 2021-03-10

NetQuest and ElastiFlow Deliver Industry Most Scalable Network Visibility Solution for Cyber Security
Security experts are being asked to use a joint network visibility solution to secure hidden and emerging threats from cyber-security teams (SecOs) in the wake of rising data rates and increasing demand for infrastructure services.
Source: tmcnet.com
Published on 2021-03-10

Princeton Digital Group to open flagship data centre campus
A telephone call is being made available to anyone who wants to work with someone who needs to be able to call us on their phone when they are ready to go to the UK for the next few weeks - or at least.
Source: capacitymedia.com
Published on 2021-03-10

SCVNews . com | Tuesday COVID - 19 Roundup : L . A . County Inching Closer to Less Restrictive Tier ; 26 , 620 Total Cases in SCV
The number of deaths and cases of Covid-19 in Los Angeles has risen to a record high. Here are the latest data from the Santa Clarita Valley, which has been named by the US Department of Public Health as the state’s highest threshold.
Source: scvnews.com
Published on 2021-03-10

SPHERES Initiative : SARS - CoV - 2 Awards Announced | Advanced Molecular Detection ( AMD )
Scientists in the US have launched a major project to monitor the impact of Covid-19 vaccinations on populations and their impact on the virus. Here are some of the ways they are being monitored by scientists across the country, including Arizona.
Source: cdc.gov
Published on 2021-03-10

UAE tops in telecom infrastructure in region : survey
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been ranked as the world's second-biggest telecommunications infrastructure, according to a UN survey published by the United Nations (UN) E-Government Regulatory Authority (TTRA), which says it maintains its position.
Source: tradearabia.com
Published on 2021-03-10

UK Public Procurement Changes Post Brexit
A consultation on the future of public procurement in the UK is due to end on Wednesday. Here is the full text of the latest proposals for public sector contracts being considered by the government. Welcome to the Green Paper - here is a full transcript.
Source: natlawreview.com
Published on 2021-03-10

Wrecks along Stanford Avenue worry resident of 40 years
The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different communities from around the world. This week we speak to some of the residents of Stanford Avenue, which are struggling to cope with a number of accidents in the past 40 years, and their experiences.
Source: wbrz.com
Published on 2021-03-10