The role of ICT in this global crisis
Several experts provided the key points which provide the ICT and communication in times of global crises
Online session of the programme 4.0 Conversations of the Chair for Smart Industry.
14 April 2020
The Chair for Smart Industry (Comillas ICAI) organised, within its programme 4.0 Conversations, a live online session on the role of information and communications technologies (ICT) in the crisis provoked by the outburst of COVID-19. The session was attended by Marta Martínez, President of IBM, José Antonio López Muñoz Ericsson, CEO of Ericsson Spain, and Carles Grau, CEO of Mobile World Capital Barcelona.
During this virtual session, issues such as the preparation for scenarios of global crises, how they help mitigating risks and what is expected from the future of 5G and quantum computing were discussed. If you missed it, you can access the full conference following this link.
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