This is the special edition newsletter on the COVID-19 outbreak edited by the Innovation Foresight Institution (IFI) under the National Innovation Agency (Public Organization) (NIA). We aim to provide news and information about the COVID-19 pandemic situation that would be beneficial for the members.
INTERVIEW
The Covid-19 Crisis is changing the innovation paradigms (Part 1)
We have been through a several global crises, whether it be financial crises such as Asian Financial Crisis (1997) and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis (2008), public health crises like the epidemic of SARS, Swine Flu, MERS or Ebola, or natural disasters like Japan's Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster (2011). However, all of this crises in the past occurred in a limited area and affected only some group of people. But this time COVID-19 crisis has a huge and severe impact around the global. Although, the number of deaths may not seem dire compared to Swine Flu, the quick and easy outbreaks have caused anxiety and impacts on economy, society, and environment to all over the world. And these will cause structural and behavioral "change" to watch.
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INSIGHT
"10 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES" FOR FIGHTING THE COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis makes it clear that having digital business could help growing the business even when something unexpected happens. We cannot deny that the digital platform will become a new normal for business in the modern world. These are 10 digital tools that can save humanity from the clutches of the corona virus.
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THE IMPACT AND RECOVERY OF INDUSTRY SECTOR AND ENERGY SECTORS DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS
The spread of the corona virus has a major impact on the economy and society. A ton of businesses and services were forced to stop providing services. Remote working and telehealth are emerging. Let's see how industry sector and energy sector will be affected and how they would be recovered.
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NEWS
Is It True That COVID-19 Is worse for Men?
As COVID-19 is spreading to every corner of the globe, it seems like this virus affect people differently. Apart from the statistic that older people are at higher risk for severe illness, scientists also found out that male is a risk factor for morbidity.
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Plague Inc.’s New Rollout Challenges You to Stop the Pandemic
As governments across the globe have employed different strategies in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19, many people are thinking like “Why don’t they do this?” “Why don’t they do that?” Your dream will come true, because now, Plague Inc. are launching a new game mode that challenges you to stop the spread of a deadly disease.
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4 traditional ways of greeting to avoid COVID-19
As the COVID-19 is spreading, Western contact greeting like handshaking or hugging are considered as a risk factor. So, people around the world are changing to lower-risk gestures such as foot bumps and air high-fives. But actually, in some cultures, non-contact greetings already exist and are the result of deeply rooted traditions.
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PACpodcast ep. 3: new normal, uncertainty, and covid-19
Over the past few months, our everyday lives have changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Apart from change of the people behavious, the outbreaks also make some effects in society, technology, and economy around the globe. These changes are called the "New Normal". Let's find out the truth of this uncertainty situation and scenarios after the COVID-19 incident in PACPODCAST Ep. 3.
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CREDIT
Co-Editor: Theresa Mathawaphan
Chaiyatorn Limapornvanich
Writer: Suphattra Jansarikit
Dujrapee Chaovsnapricha
Pongsakorn Kanjanatanin
