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The United Kingdom wants to use genomic surveillance to prevent future pandemics

TechSpot

The UK Government recently announced a new public-private collaboration to develop the world's first early warning system for pandemic diseases. Read Entire Article

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Research Friday: The Functions of Government in Social Entrepreneurship

ASU Lodestar Center

Government has a rich legacy of social entrepreneurship. federal government’s social innovations reached new heights with President Lyndon B. from the private, non-governmental civil society partnering with government. until the federal government became involved, most notably by making it a reimbursable service under Medicare.

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5 takeaways on trust in NGOs to manage new innovations and technologies 

Candid

For 20 years, the global communications firm Edelman has studied the influence of trust across government, media, business, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Respondents in six wealthier nations—the Netherlands, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, and Japan—fewer than half of respondents trusted NGOs.

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Twitter will label government officials and state-affiliated media accounts

The Verge

Twitter will label the accounts of government officials and state-affiliated media outlets, following similar policies from Facebook and YouTube. The new labels are already being applied but will roll out gradually, with government labels being applied to officials from China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that some 18 million people will ultimately become affected, including 6.7 Governments have also directed hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine. We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief.

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Talent and capital are shifting cybersecurity investors’ focus away from Silicon Valley

TechCrunch

government agencies — including the departments of Commerce , Energy and Treasury. In this dire setting, cybersecurity has become even more competitive and a national security imperative and created higher demand for new solutions. and in Europe, led by the United Kingdom. and London, and away from Silicon Valley.

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Vietnam triples its clean energy goals, aims to get 16% of its power from solar

Fast Company Tech

Solar power expanded rapidly in Vietnam from 2018 to 2020, helped by generous government policies, as it leaped past its neighbors and some richer nations like the United Kingdom. It also imported 50 million ton of coal in the first three quarters of 2024a 31% increase, according to government data.

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