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Tech and the pandemic: Why lockdowns are not the only way to confront Covid-19
Roland Bouffanais
Associate Professor
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Sun Sun Lim
Professor of Communication and Technology
Dean of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Much as combating the scourge of Covid-19 is a global priority, lockdowns are a bitter pill to swallow, given their harsh side effects, Roland Bouffanais and Sun Sun Lim of the Singapore University of Technology and Design argue. They need not be the only solution, and a more calibrated containment strategy can and should be developed using insights gleaned from big data.
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