Over the past years, smart borders have been playing a significant role in enabling the movement of people and goods on a global scale, while ensuring the security and safety of nation states. However, the global pandemic COVID-19 put all we know about border control and management to the test …
Data, technology, and (almost) instantaneous communication give us, more than ever before, the means and capacity to combat the COVID-19 perils more effectively. People traceability, real-time tracking and supply monitoring are a few examples of what governments and security forces can currently do to mitigate the spread of the disease. …
Have you performed the Herculean task of blending home-based work and child caring successfully? By the time you read this article, Luxembourg will be finishing the third week of progressive deconfinement. Say “p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s-i-v-e” very slowly, as if pronouncing each letter takes a couple of seconds. What an appropriate acoustic representation …
Myths (from the Greek “mythos”) are as old as the human memory can remember. Present in all domains of our lives, even in the fact-based world of finance, they rise and adapt to reality until, one day, they fall into oblivion. New fields come accompanied by beliefs that frequently help …
Sunny Monday, 16 March. We won’t forget the first day of total lockdown in Luxembourg. And likely, the first day of compulsory confinement of our lives. There was buzz, to say the least, in the weeks leading up to that Monday. We knew what was coming but it still felt …
And, as if it wasn’t enough, there is also the menace of fraud. “When the cat’s away, the mice are at play.” You know the saying, don’t you? But for it to represent more accurately the reality we’re facing in the COVID-19 crisis, a slight modification is needed: “When the …
Another year, another Easter. This one was doubtlessly different. What is commonly an occasion to gather with family and friends or to take a short break and travel, became a silent, homey – but not for good reasons – celebration. And, you certainly know, the Covid-19 pandemic is to blame. …
The current COVID-19 pandemic opens a new era for remote working and collaboration technology. Whichever our working preference—if some of us had to choose, we may go for the vibrant atmosphere of an open space— there is no other option left for the time being. It’s also the case for …
If there was a tale on how remote working went mainstream, it would have to list, on top, a nefarious illness that sent our countries into quarantine. Sure, it wouldn’t be the only reason. One can cite factors ranging from technology developments, cloud computing, work-life balance or even employee retention …
The fast-spreading COVID-19 makes some of us feel like we’re in a zombie apocalypse: limiting human contact, avoiding large crowds, and remaining behind closed doors to escape contamination. Almost straight out of a science-fiction movie or a dystopian novel, right? Not quite. The coronavirus is affecting each and every part …
