All posts tagged "SMEs"

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  Reset, Rebuild, Recover – leveraging digital technologies to respond to the social and economic impact of COVID-19

  Across the world, the economic stimulus response to COVID-19 far outsize those to the 2008 financial crisis – 33 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) versus 3.5 percent of GDP

  • Posted January 11, 2021
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  Tourism Recovery Requires New Insights and Ideas

  The COVID-19 pandemic has grounded much of the tourism industry with huge economic and social consequences. The United Nations World Tourism Organization estimates international tourism could drop as much as

  • Posted November 5, 2020
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  Mastercard Trust Center

  The prevalence of cyberattacks as a threat for SMEs has grown significantly. With the new Mastercard Trust Center, governments can help SMEs stay secure online with free online access to

  • Posted October 20, 2020
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  UK to score ‘social value’ in awarding contracts

  The UK government has announced new measures to deliver social value through public procurement. The model, announced by the Cabinet Office last month, will require government departments to assess and

  • Posted October 9, 2020
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  UK data strategy signals new cross-government standards

  The UK government has published its National Data Strategy, setting out a series of actions to drive progress on civil service data management. Published by the Department for Digital, Culture,

  • Posted September 10, 2020
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  India considers non-personal data sharing regulation

  India is considering taking steps to allow citizens and organisations to harness companies’ anonymised, non-personal data, after a committee recommended that such a move would boost domestic SMEs’ competitiveness and

  • Posted August 9, 2020
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  The restorative power of tech: an interview with Spain’s digital agency chief, David Cierco

  For years David Cierco, head of the Spanish Red.es digital unit, made steady progress on improving the country’s public services and supporting its businesses. Then came coronavirus, and an emerging

  • Posted June 3, 2020
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  UK ‘open banking’ champion looks to boost payments functionality

  The UK is “90% of the way” through the first, implementation phase of introducing ‘open banking’, according to the body leading its development – which has just set out its

  • Posted May 21, 2020
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  Restarting the economy: why trade shows matter – and how to make them safe

  As governments begin to look towards life after lockdown, they have two key priorities: managing the public health crisis, and getting economies up and running again. Events industry stalwart Douglas

  • Posted May 19, 2020
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  UK Budget pledges funds for corona, infrastructure – and laws on cash access

  The UK government has allocated billions to coronavirus-related spending and infrastructure projects, in a bid to keep the economy moving as growth projections for 2020 fall to 1.1%. Giving his

  • Posted March 14, 2020
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