From respiratory droplets to viral load, here are four of the most important factors that influence our understanding of "safe" distance.
Emerging facial recognition legislation shows the opportunity for clarity and standardization. Developers and users of FRS technologies can help shape these conversations.
Savings lives from flu in the US would cost less than $4 billion, compared to the trillions already being spent battling COVID-19, according to research.
The recovery requires collective leadership, write Bertrand Badré, a former MD of the World Bank and Yves Tiberghien, co-chair of the Vision 20 Initiative.
COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of digital tech, highlighting the need to modernize digital trade rules and buck the trend of digital protectionism.
Bridging procurement governance gaps will be key to harnessing AI’s potential without compromising privacy or public health. Here's what governments should know.
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala fears that COVID-19 could wipe out three decades of growth and development in Africa. Still, she sees the recovery as a chance to reim...
Unless we finally start acting as an interconnected global society, the inequalities exposed by the coronavirus will carry on widening.
Improving water, sanitation, and hygiene practice – a practice known as WASH – is vital in reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in developing countries.
The IMF’s Policy Tracker summarizes key policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, which include fiscal policy, digitalization and the effects on global exchange rates.
Data residency laws can have wide impacts on a range of issues, including personal privacy, national security and even commerce.
It's suggested that a strict 50-day lockdown, followed by a 30-day relaxation period, where social distancing is still followed, would help to steadily reduce cases of coronavirus.