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Haven’t you signed a family internet usage agreement yet

The COVID-19 forced the world to be sited at home. During the lockdown, the screen time of many increased exponentially. Moreover, there are no limits on internet usage. Whether it was online games, net surfing, watching series, spending time on social media, or spending time online, the internet was overused.

So to limit internet usage, some families are entering into internet agreements with each other at home. This agreement is used to limit Internet access.

Internet agreements are made to limit Internet usage. In this, a particular form is filled. All the members of the household sign it after reading the terms on that form. Those terms are agreed upon only after discussions with the members of the household. This agreement sheet is then placed in front of the living room where it can be seen easily. So that the attention of the members should be paid while working in the house and the terms should not be forgotten. This Internet usage sheet is a form of contract. How many hours a day will you use the internet in it? What will it be used for? How long will it take to go online on social media? What kind of post? These types of questions are included in those forms.

Each member had to write an answer to the question and sign it. Attempts are made to comply with its terms. The internet is an effective weapon. An agreement is reached to find out how to use it. The agreement is used to bring transparency to Internet use.

Penalties are imposed for breaking a contract. This includes simple punishments such as not using the internet for a few hours or days or not using gadgets. These punishments are not just related to internet use. In some families, housework is also punished. The main purpose behind it is to discipline the children. Attempts are being made to make this punishment interesting.

Many say that the Internet agreement is useful to control acts such as cyberbullying and trolling. Also, through the family internet agreement, adults get known to if their child using the internet for the wrong purpose. This prevents misuse of the Internet.

Currently, the concept of digital parenting is coming up. Digital parenting is about enabling kids to choose what is good and what is bad on a digital platform. This involves making sure that the child does not use the Internet to do wrong things, or that he or she does not come into contact with inaccurate or obscene information while using the Internet. Internet contracting plays an important role in digital parenting. This keeps a close eye on children’s internet usage.

Contracts teach you how to impose restrictions or limits on yourself. This benefits the future. It helps to know how to use the internet by following the rules. This will definitely lead to a generation that uses internet consciously.

Remember, humans created technology to do the right things at right time, not to get addicted to erroneous things on it!

COVID-19 Impact on Operationalization of Analytics

Mike Steward, Principal | Chief Digital Ofcer Analytical Wizards

Situation

Business disruption from COVID19 has rocked every industry. This disruption to pharmaceutical and Lifesciences industries has redefined and accelerated trends that were activated but moving slowly. The use of digital and technology transformation both, have typically taken a more selfpaced approach, with each organization setting their own timeline. Enterprise level shifts are complex, take immense planning, and are often not swift to completion. The use of data and analytics was growing in the industry prior to COVID-19 disruptions. However, engagement was nowhere near what was instantly needed when the pandemic hit. Both Technology and data analytics will be critical to the success of organizations going forward.

Unmet need

For many pharmaceutical companies, the infrastructure and resources were not in place to handle the speed to which changes needed to be made. All areas of the business were impacted, including supply chain, sales, marketing, market access, and medical affairs. An almost instant change to business as usual created an urgent need to understand and re-evaluate business strategies.

The role of data and the ability to use the data to gain insights quickly, became increasingly vital. Many companies just weren’t prepared to move as quickly as the business disruption was changing the course of business. New unmet needs emerged. Speed to insights, efficiencies, scale, and agility were now more critical than ever. The need to predict what would happen next, increased in urgency. Like a new dawn, realization that we could do much better rolled across the industry. We saw new partnerships emerge as the industry embraced the urgency to find a vaccine. We saw new processes implemented to share valuable data that could assist in the development of a vaccine. And we are seeing an awakening of how powerful data analytics can be, in providing the foundation of business decision making.

Learnings

One of the biggest opportunities in our industry is the real-time operationalization of analytics. This accounts for three main areas:

1. Data readiness for on-demand

analytics which includes consolidation of big data (claims, EMR/EHR, lab, etc.), promotional