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The multi-billion-dollar paper jam: Unlocking trade by digitalizing documentation

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Trade documentation is a paper-intensive and resource-consuming process. An electronic bill of lading could save $6.5 billion in direct costs and enable $40 billion in global trade.

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Essity Launches Caressa – A Digital Platform To Assist Family Caregivers

3BL Media

Caressa is a digital platform and new business model for Essity that brings together care essentials – tasks, medications and appointments – into one subscription-based app, enabling multiple family members to collaborate and coordinate the care of a loved one. trillion by 2025. trillion by 2025.

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Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World

Stanford Social Innovation

This lady in a remote rural location not only had a digital bank account that allowed her to receive digital payments, but she had the proof of identity needed for such an account: a unique 12-digit number linked to her biometrics, her Aadhaar. After producing a hot cup of masala chai, she gave us a QR code to make our payment.

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Pursuing Sustainability and Productivity Gains With Digital Project Delivery

3BL Media

WSP's Digital Project Delivery white paper explores how to enable projects to be built faster and with less risk. The way in which we deliver projects is steadily evolving, from hand-drawn to increasingly digital forms of delivery. In this white paper part 1 we explore: Global Digital Project Delivery Overview. SOURCE: WSP.

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Wartime Digital Resilience

Stanford Social Innovation

By Gulsanna Mamediieva Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, technology was already a growing part of the Ukrainian economy and was central to the government’s vision to reimagine the way citizens and businesses interact with the state in the digital era: paperless, cashless, and without bureaucracy.

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A Century's Worth of Natural History Specimens Enter the Digital Age

3BL Media

The nation’s natural history museum , based in Ottawa, is undertaking a major project to digitize over 14.5 million of its collections that document biodiversity and geodiversity, mostly within Canada. About 25% of the collection has been digitized to-date. Learn about their major project to digitize 14.5

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Improving the Next Generation’s Digital Proficiency Through Volunteerism

3BL Media

We have a world of digital technology here to explore,” said Coulette, Otis Director, Digital Technology, North America. Otis volunteers like Coulette step up to help community partners who are working with younger generations to ensure they instill both STEM and digital awareness skills. FARMINGTON, Conn.,