Economy & Business

Event recap | What technologies, investments, and policy actions could help us rebuild from COVID-19 on a global scale

By the GeoTech Center

On April 16, 2020 - Dr. David Brin and Dr. Kathryn Newcomer shared perspectives on "What technologies, investments, and policy actions could help us rebuild from COVID-19 on a global scale" as part of a live video discussion moderated by Dr. David Bray, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director.

Event recap | Why data trusts could help us better respond and rebuild from COVID-19 globally

By Corina LJ DuBois

On April 15, 2020, Lord Tim Clement-Jones and Dame Wendy Hall shared their perspectives in a live video discussion titled "Why data trusts could help us better respond and rebuild from COVID-19 globally" and moderated by David Bray, PhD, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director on the role of Data Trusts in the global response to and recovery from COVID-19.

Sanitizing supply chains can jumpstart coronavirus-ridden transatlantic economy

By Barbara C. Matthews

Transatlantic policymakers must urgently find new ways to address this deepening crisis at the core of the interdependent economy that delivers economic growth and jobs. This requires finding ways right now to reactivate supply chains and increase confidence in supply chain control processes throughout this crisis.

Tech, data, and leadership: pandemic geopolitics and recovery post-COVID

When: Wed, 22 April 11:00-12:00pm EDT Where: Co-hosted by the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center and WEBIT Virtual What: A virtual roundtable discussion on "the Coronavirus Crisis, Tech Innovation, and associated Geopolitical Impact" to include what tech innovators and world leaders can do re: the long-term global recovery.

Public Sector Podcast: David Bray, Leadership in Exponential Times

By Atlantic Council

In this podcast, Dr. David Bray discusses the rapid evolution of technology and culture and how to utilize "Positive Change Agents" to address working in the public sector in the new world of interconnected things. According to David, thinking in terms of just the government is an increasingly quaint 20th century idea. He suggests reframing our focus to a people-centric public service that includes government.

A more coordinated global coronavirus response is needed, Turkish foreign minister argues

By David A. Wemer

Çavuşoğlu cautioned that it is very possible that the pandemic ushers in a “world that is less open, less prosperous, and less free,” but he hoped that effective global leadership would allow the international community to grow stronger. The need for solidarity might even “force us into more multilateralism,” as governments pursue common solutions to the crisis. While many leaders continue to be singularly focused on the situations within their own borders, “we can only eradicate this threat through collective effort,” Çavuşoğlu said. “We must work together.”

Expert survey series: COVID-19’s potential impact on global technology and data innovation

By Stewart Scott

Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center submitted a questionnaire to more than 100 technology experts to record their expectations about the impact of COVID-19 on innovation in five key fields: the future of work, data and AI, trust and supply chains, space commercialization, and health and medicine.