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70% ofwomenr epor tpr essur ef r om i ncr easi ngchi l dcar eduet o COVI D,new r esear chr eveal s COVI D19r es t r i c t i onshav el edt omanyhous ehol dsr et ur ni ng t ot r adi t i onal gendernor ms ,ac c or di ngt onewr es ear c hby Vi ennaUni v er s i t yofEc onomi c sandBus i nes s . Ther es ear c her s ,l edbyDrKat har i naMader ,ar es ear c herat t heI ns t i t ut ef orHet er odoxEc onomi c s ,as k edpar t i c i pant s aboutt hei rwor k i ngdayandt or epor tt hei rus eoft i mei ni nt er v al sof15mi nut es–s het henaddedupt hehour sofpai dand unpai dwor kt heydi d. “ Formany ,t hel i mi t at i ont o24hour swasc hal l engi ngbec aus e t her ec entper i odhasmadei thar dert os epar at ehomeand wor kl i f e.Feedbac kf r om r es pondent ss howedt hatt hei rc ur r entday sdonotf eel l i k et heyhav e24hour s ,butr at her36t o 42,whi c hhi ghl i ght st heov er l oadpar ent sar ec ur r ent l yex per i enc i ng, ”s ay sMader . Ther es ear c hr ev eal edt hats i ngl emot her swor k edt hel onges t hour s ,onav er ageal mos t15hour saday ,wi t hni neoft hos e s pentonunpai dwor ks uc hasc hi l dc ar eandhous ehol dt as k s . Ther es ul t sf orc oupl eswi t hc hi l dr enar es i mi l ar :mot her swor k 14. 5hour s ,ni neandahal foft hos ear eunpai d,wher easf at her sr epor t ed13. 75hour sofwor k ,wi t hs ev enoft hos ebei ng unpai d.

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Fr eezedr i edf oodof f er ssol ut i onf oremer gency servi ces Af r eezedr i edf oodspeci al i sti shi ghl i ght i ngt hebenef i t sofi t s easeof st or agei ngr edi ent sandmeal sf oremer gencyandpubl i cser vi cesaswi nt ercomesr aci ngi n. Fuel YourPr epar at i on–whosei ngr edi ent sandmeal scomewi t ha shel fl i f eofupt o25year si nt i nsorsevenyear si npouches– i sal r eadysuppl yi nganumberoff i r eandr escueser vi cesacr osst heUK ast heyseekt osol vet hei ssueofconsi st encyoff oodi nemer gency si t uat i ons. Nowt hebenef i t sofi t snut r i t i onalandeaseofst or ageandcooki ngby j ustaddi ngwat erar ebei nghi ghl i ght edt oemer gencyser vi ces,ahead ofpot ent i alwi nt eri nci dent ssuchasf l oods,st or msorpowercut s. At i yyaTai l or ,ofFuel YourPr epar at i on,sai d:“ Theuncer t ai nt ypr esent edbyt hecur r entpandemi c,coupl edwi t ht het hr eatofl ocall ockdownsandt heemer gi ngwar ni ngsbei ngi ssuedar oundBr exi tmake f r eezedr i edf oodasol ut i onf oremer gencysi t uat i ons. “ Fort heemer gencyser vi ces,whet herwor ki ngt hr ought hepandemi c orunknownf ut ur eemer genci es,t her ei sani ncr easi ngneedf orsuppl i esoff oodwhi chi snut r i t i ous,easyt ost or eandsi mpl et opr epar e. “ Wear eatacr i t i calt i mef ort heemer gencyser vi ceswi t ht hepandemi candt heonsetofwi nt erandal lt hatbr i ngs.TheNHSandcar e homesar eunderpr essur e,ot herser vi cesar est r et ched.St af fneed t oknowagoodhotmeali sr eady–j ustbyaddi ngboi l i ngwat er . ”

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Downl oadt heNHS Covi d19Appt odaysaysMBC Mai dst oneBor oughCounci l( MBC)i s aski ngever yonet odownl oadt he NHSCovi d19Appandpl ayt hei rpar t i nt ackl i ngt hevi r us. TheNHSApphasbeenr ol l edoutnat i onal l yt omakei teasi erf orpeopl et o checki natdi f f er entpr emi ses.I thas becomemandat or yf orawi der ange ofbusi nessesandor gani sat i ons,i ncl udi ngpubl i cbui l di ngs,hospi t al i t y , cl osecont actser vi cesandl ei sur e venuest odi spl ayNHSQRcodepost er s.Thi swi l lal l owpeopl et oscant he codeusi ngt heAppandt heywon’ t needt ol ogi nvi aanyot herr out e. I nf or mat i onwi l lbegat her edt hr ough t heNHSCovi d19Appaspeopl e use t heQRcodedi spl ayedi neachpr emi ses,whi chi svi t alt oenabl et heNHS TestandTr aceser vi cei nEngl and,t o cont actt henecessar ypeopl ei fcor onavi r usout br eaksar ei dent i f i edi na venue. Al lofMBC’ sbui l di ngshavei nt r oducedt hesi gnaget odaywi t hi ndi vi dualcodesondi spl ay ,andt heCounci l i sencour agi ngasmanyaspossi bl e t odownl oadt heNHSApp.

“ Mai dst oneBor oughCounci lhasensur edt hatal lofourpr emi sesar e Covi d19secur esopeopl eshoul dn’ t wor r yaboutvi si t i ngourbui l di ngs, whet heri tbeatt heMai dst one Museum,Vi nt er sPar kCr emat or i um ort heTownHal l .However ,t hesenew QRcodesar ei mpor t anti nassi st i ng t heTestandTr aceser vi cei fi tshoul d beneeded. ” Heal t handSoci alCar eSecr et ar y Mat tHancocksai d: “ I ti svi t alwedoal lwecant ocont r ol t hespr eadoft hevi r us.Busi nesses haveal r eadyst eppedupt oensur e t heyar esuppor t i ngt heNHSTestand Tr aceef f or t ,andi ti sessent i alcont act l ogsanddi spl ayi ngNHSQRcodes ar emandat or ysot her ei sconsi st ency acr osst hecount r yandt hepubl i ccan seaml essl ypr ovi det hei rdet ai l s. Venuesar er equi r edt or ecor dand mai nt ai ncont actdet ai l sl ogsf orcust omer s,vi si t or s,andst af f ,anddi spl ay anof f i ci alNHSQRcodepost erf or t hei rpr emi sesi nl i newi t ht hel aunch oft heNHSCOVI D19app.

Wi t hcasesr i si ng,i ti svi t alNHSTest Al i sonBr oom,MBCChi efExecut i ve andTr acecont i nuest or eachasmany sai d:“ Wear easki ngever yonet o peopl easpossi bl et opr eventf ur t her downl oadt heNHSCovi d19App t r ansmi ssi onoft hevi r us.Busi nesses t oday .I twi l lmakel i f esomucheasi er haveadut yt oensur et hi sf unct i oni s f ort hem andf orusi fcor onavi r us i npl ace,andt hosenotcompl yi ngwi l l shoul dbei dent i f i edi noneofour f acef i nes. ” bui l di ngs.

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COVI D19UK Publ i cSect orSurvey:7i n10 l eader sagr eeaut omat i onhel psmeet gover nmentchal l enges Sur veyeddur i ngCOVI D19,UKcent r algover nmentl eader sf i nd consensusonusi ngemer gi ngt echnol ogi est ohandl er api dchange London,UK— 15Oc t ober ,2020,9: 30AM BST— Appi an( NASDAQ:APPN)t oday publ i s heds ur v eyr es ul t sex ami ni ngt heUK publ i cs ec t or ’ sappr oac ht odi gi t al t r ans f or mat i ondur i ngt hepandemi c . They r ev eal t hatCOVI D19hasov er t ak enBr ex i tas t het opdi s r upt ort odi gi t al t r ans f or mat i oni n gov er nment ,wi t h64% ofr es pondent s c l ai mi ngt hepandemi chasf or c edt hem t o r ewr i t et hei rpr ev i ousdi gi t al pl ans . The“ Gov er nmentTr ans f or mat i oni na Pos t Cov i dWor l d”s ur v ey ,c onduc t edbyDods Res ear c h,s howst hec hangi ngr ol eof emer gi ngt ec hnol ogi esdur i ngt hepandemi c , aswel l asdr awi ng10r ec ommendat i onsf or di gi t al gov er nmentaf t ert hec r i s i sends . I nv es t i ngi ndi gi t al t r ans f or mat i oni shel pi ng gov er nmentdepar t ment sr es pondt ot he pandemi c ,i nc l udi ngenabl i ngr emot ewor k i ng f ors t af f .Yetr es pondent sal s or epor t edi s s ues wi t hl egac ys y s t emsgr appl i ngwi t hhi gher v ol umesofdat at opr oc es sandagr owi ng demandf orf as t ,ef f i c i entands eaml es sdi gi t al ex per i enc es . Fr om 100s eni orpubl i cs ec t orl eader s s ur v ey ed,t wooft het opt hr eet opgoal sf or di gi t al gov er nmentov ert henex tf i v ey ear s ar eoper at i onal ef f i c i enc y( 90%)and s i mpl i f i c at i on( 78%) ,wi t hex i s t i ng i nf r as t r uc t ur e,i nc ompat i bi l i t i es ,andl ac kof i nt er nal ex per t i s east hemai nbar r i er st o ac hi ev ement .

I nt el l i gentaut omat i ont ec hnol ogi esar e ac c el er at i ngdi gi t al gov er nmenti nt heUK, hel pi ngdepar t ment sk eeppac ewi t hc hange. Thegov er nmentappear sc ommi t t edt o i nv es t i ngi nemer gi ngt ec hnol ogy ,wi t h80% c ur r ent l yi mpl ement i ngaut omat i on,and69% agr eei ngt hat‘ i nt hef ut ur e,aut omat i onwi l l s uppor tmyor gani s at i ont oaddr es s oper at i onal c hal l enges ’ . Del v i ngdeeperi nt ot hei rdi gi t al pl ans ,65% of gov er nmentt ec hnol ogyl eader sei t her c ur r ent l yi mpl ementorpl ant oi mpl ement I nt el l i gentDoc umentPr oc es s i ng( I DP) ,and 56% ei t herc ur r ent l yi mpl ementorpl ant o i mpl ementRobot i cPr oc es sAut omat i on( RPA) . Thes ur v eyr epor tdi s t i l l st hes er es ul t si nt oa s er i esof10r ec ommendat i onsf orgov er nment di gi t al t r ans f or mat i oni napos t COVI Dwor l d: 1.Cons i deraut omat i ont os peeduppr oc es s es andef f i c i enc y 2.St r i v ef ors i mpl i c i t y 3.I mpr ov et hegov er nmentwor k erandc i t i z en ex per i enc e 4.Cons i derl owc odeopt i ons 5.I nv es ti nt her i ghts ol ut i onsands av emoney 6.Sour c eandr et ai nt al entands k i l l s et s 7.Pl ac es ec ur i t yatt hec or e 8.Moder ni s ei nf r as t r uc t ur ewi t hs c al abi l i t y 9.Adoptac ul t ur ef ort hef ut ur e 10.I mpr ov et heav ai l abi l i t yandqual i t yofdat a Di gi nt ot hef i ndi ngsbehi ndt hes e r ec ommendat i onsbydownl oadi ngt hef ul l “ Gov er nmentDi gi t al Tr ans f or mat i oni na Pos t Cov i dWor l d”s ur v eyr epor t .

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