How Italy used ‘digital solidarity’ to tackle the pandemic
Paola Pisano, Italy’s Minister for Technological Innovation, discussed innovations for Covid-19 and beyond.
Singapore’s seniors pick up smartphones to cope with Covid-19
The pandemic has detached the elderly from their normal lives, says Communications Minister S Iswaran.
What innovation looks like in a pandemic
Interview with Giulio Quaggiotto, Head of Strategic Innovation, UNDP.
This Poet Civil Servant has some thoughts on communicating Covid-19
Aaron Maniam, Singapore civil servant and poet, discusses in a TED talk how thinking of Covid-19 as an “ecology” shapes the way we think about life in the pandemic and beyond.
How Indonesia is running a census in a pandemic
The national statistics agency is using new methods to collect the data that will be important for planning its pandemic response and national policies.
Four lessons from history
Futurists from Singapore’s Centre for Strategic Futures offer four lessons on human behaviour learnt from past shocks.
Inside Pakistan’s digital innovation to tackle Covid-19
UNDP’s Asia Pacific Director Kanni Wignaraja and Pakistan Resident Representative Ignacio Artaza discuss how digital innovation has helped the nation speed up and scale its response.
Exclusive: How Sierra Leone learned lessons from Ebola
And what this means for Covid-19.
4 CovTech success stories you probably won’t know about
How these nations are battling the pandemic with innovation and inspiration.
Exclusive: How this GovTech unit pivoted to fight Covid-19
Interview with Rahul Daswani, Head of People and Culture at Open Government Products, GovTech, Singapore.
Inside Singapore’s move to virtual court hearings
Toh Yung Cheong, Chief Information Officer of Singapore’s State Courts, shares how his team uses technology to meet justice needs during Covid-19 and beyond.
How does Singapore stay so clean?
Interview with Tai Ji Choong, Director, Department of Public Cleanliness at Singapore’s National Environment Agency.
How Covid-19 is reshaping the world
Futurists from Singapore’s Centre for Strategic Futures share five shifts in the environment they are observing.
How the National University of Singapore is teaching remotely
Exclusive interview with National University of Singapore’s Chief IT Officer, Mr. Tommy Hor.
Inside the UN’s vision for post-pandemic cities
Exclusive interview with UN Habitat’s Executive Director and UN Under Secretary General, Dato’ Seri Maimunah Sharif.