essay on Importance of Technology- Before and during the pandemic
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Technology has played an important role in responding to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and subsequent COVID-19 pandemic. ... Artificial intelligence and high-performance computing have accelerated research into understanding the virus and developing targeted therapeutics to treat infection and prevent transmission.
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The impact of the coronavirus pandemic is causing everyone to revisit the global norms that have been the backdrop for business for the last century. Coupled with emerging technologies, socio-demographic shifts, and political and economic uncertainty, COVID-19 will change entire economic and geopolitical systems. In addition, the nature of trade is undergoing a profound shift in an increasingly digital, interconnected cyber world. Resilience and connectivity will be the new watchwords as organisations seek to adjust to this unpredictable future.
Here at BMT we are seeing an accelerating shift to a digital world. During the lockdown we have adapted quickly to new ways of working, new methods to engage with customers, our workforce, and the community. We are seeing a streamlining of decision-making processes and the use of technology and data to increase responsiveness and planning. As an engineering and services consultancy with a global footprint, many of our teams are used to working extensively over digital platforms, but the ability of our in-house IT teams to react quickly and put in place the facilities for home working has been fantastic. This has enabled us to work via a variety of digital channels, creating amazing connectivity between our colleagues and our customers. There are some rather unexpected benefits, our productivity has significantly increased, largely we believe through a reduction in travelling, as commuters, but also to attend meetings. Online meetings are also often shorter and more focussed. We believe that having created these skills and techniques, they will remain in a post coronavirus pandemic world as we see a renewed focus on business continuity and resilience.