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Defining this key term could help the global recovery after COVID A coordinated understanding of “essential services” (ensuring that, along with healthcare and civil services, each country counts IT and digital services as essential), could help alleviate disruptions in global supply of services, especially if the global economy faces “second” or “third” waves of the COVID virus in the months ahead
Heres why securing critical infrastructure is so important This mission seems clear: to set up comprehensive public-private cooperation models that help assure the provision of essential services to the government, the economy and the public In the US, the governmental programmes in this regard have led to a huge increase in cybersecurity spending just in the entities directly affected – over $105
How to connect 1 billion people, and other lessons from the EDISON . . . Since launching in 2021, the EDISON Alliance has helped connect 1 billion people to essential digital services Roughly one-third of the global population remain offline – highlighting the work yet to be done The experiences of the EDISON Alliance community provide lessons in the challenges of broadening internet access “
Universal health coverage: a global problem with local solutions In 2005, the World Health Assembly called governments around the world to promote health systems and services that would facilitate the delivery of UHC to all population groups On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution on global health and foreign policy urging all countries to accelerate progress on UHC
Its time to give essential workers the protections they deserve The world's essential workers have kept things running during the pandemic But many still lack the protections they deserve, such as maternity pay, pensions or paid sickness leave An upcoming summit, Essential for Recovery, will give these workers a voice and a space in which to address corporate and social leaders
Half of the world’s population lack access to essential health services . . . Despite UHC being the cornerstone of Goal 3, and Goal 3 being central to the SDGs as a whole, as we look at the progress made so far, at least half the world’s population still lacks access to essential health services Almost 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty each year because of out-of-pocket health expenses Surely we can
Rising prices are pushing up the global cost of living - and the poor . . . Most people around the world feel the cost of essential products and services has increased Image: Ipsos The nations where fewest people reported rising prices were Japan, where consumer price inflation was 0 1% in October, and China, where the same month’s figure was 1 5%
How human-centred cities address multidimensional poverty in Latin . . . Cities must be planned and managed with a focus on equity, environmental sustainability and risk reduction This includes ensuring that land use is regulated to avoid high-risk zones, while providing adequate infrastructure, housing and essential services in areas that are safe, accessible and conducive to human development
How AI and other technology changed our lives – a timeline | World . . . The World Economic Forum’s EDISON Alliance aims to bridge this gap and digitally connect 1 billion people to essential services like healthcare, education and finance by 2025 1997: Wi-Fi The emergence of publicly available Wi-Fi in 1997 changed the face of internet access – removing the need to tether to a network via a cable
5 things COVID-19 has taught us about inequality Minority groups and people with disabilities face multiple barriers in access to essential services The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown socio-economic inequalities into sharp relief From access to healthcare and green spaces, to work and education, here are five areas of society where coronavirus has shown up real disparities