Tag: Featured
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Leeds, The UK’s most compassionate city
In a world where the “smart” approaches to life stem mostly from the metropolitan areas, it’s worthwhile taking a look at the smaller cities’ visions. They could be further away from incorporating intricate technologies like 5G or the Internet of Things, but their priorities in achieving growth could provide some thought-provoking insights.
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Remote Workers in California Face Smoke and Heat as Wildfires Spread Across the State
In California, Wildfire season has forced remote workers to adjust to new challenges in their work from home situations—including power outages, heat waves, and poor air quality.
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Lisbon’s Web Summit will happen online this year
Unless a miracle arrives, the largest tech conference of the year will be coming “from home,” as Portugal is still fighting the pandemic. Last year, the Portuguese government agreed to pay Web Summit €11 million a year to expand Lisbon’s conference facilities, anticipating that the number of participants would eventually increase from 70,000 to 100,000. The government […]
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When People Are Forced to Become Heroes
The idea of the hero stems from antiquity, heroes protect the rest of us from danger and allow us to continue living our comfortable lives. But, what happens when one is thrown into heroism without being asked?
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This crisis will reshape the way we understand city living
Tel Aviv Foundation’s CEO says city leaders need to listen and be patient to learn from the current crisis. Also, the large events and crowds won’t be back for some time, but that could be a good thing
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Primary and Secondary Schools Dive Headfirst into Online Teaching Amid COVID-19
Educators have been drawn into adapting to online teaching overnight. We explore how schools, teachers and parents are dealing with the current reality.
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Tirana’s young volunteers help elderly residents during COVID-19 lockdown
By joining the #AdoptoNjeGjyshe (#AdoptAGrandparent) initiative, youngsters are volunteering to support their lonely elderly neighbours by sharing a home-cooked meal or offering to deliver their groceries and medicines.