Tech firms deploy Bluetooth enabled contact tracing apps to contain spread of coronavirus

Technology companies have begun developing their own contact tracing systems to help prevent and contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreaks in their offices. The development comes in the wake of countries begining to ease lockdown measures and return to the workplace. Juniper Networks Inc plans on equipping its nearly 10,000 employees with work identification…

Microsoft asks staff in Seattle region and in San Francisco Bay Area to work from home

Microsoft Corp has joined the growing bandwagon of U.S. companies asking employees to work from home so as to limit their exposure to China’s coronavirus. Microsoft has asked many of its employees in the Seattle region and in the San Francisco Bay Area to work from home until March 25. “Taking these measures will ensure…

Requirements for technological skills are becoming a necessity across work levels and industry sectors in the U.S.

The report by Brookings Institution is an eye opener. Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, has conducted a study which concludes that digital tools are increasingly playing a pivotal role in transforming every workplace across industries in the U.S. According to the study, the usage of digital tools has increased dramatically in 517 of 545…