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The Sustainable Procurement Pledge turns one
Nov 20, 2020
The Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP) is now a year old — it began as a community of like-minded procurement people from industry, academia and third sector who are committed to embedding sustainability into their procurement practices — and its ranks are growing. More than 2000 procurement...
FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for Self-Testing at Home
Nov 19, 2020
Diagnostic testing is one of the most critical responses that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pushing in order to combat the global spread of the coronavirus. Eight months after the start of the outbreak, the FDA has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19...
Tech Showcase: Microbrush International Shifts to Provide COVID-19 Testing Swabs
Nov 17, 2020
Microbrush International supplies dental accessories for a variety of dentists and designs innovative products for specialty purposes. Dentists rely on Microbrush products to facilitate better restorative procedures and to produce reliable successful outcomes. Some top-sellers are Microbrush’s...
How DoD Supports COVID-19 Response Using Other Transactions
Nov 16, 2020
Other Transactions (OT), tools that include everything from flexible research arrangements to feasibility testing models, are an increasingly popular instrument to be utilized in government procurement. These tools allow federal agencies to research, prototype, and test new technologies beyond what...
Tech Showcase: LabWare Focuses on Laboratory Automation Solutions & Services
Nov 15, 2020
LabWare is located in Wilmington, Del., and provides laboratory informatics solutions for organizations worldwide. LabWare’s products have been proven in a wide range of industries over a period of more than 30 years. Their sole purpose is to develop, market, and support laboratory informatics...
Public procurement in Denmark goes green
Nov 6, 2020
The Danish finance ministry has launched new measures intended to make public procurement more sustainable. It is termed a ‘bold and ambitious proposal’ to turn public procurement green by 2030. According to officials, millions are spent each year on items and services that are not green or...
AWS in three-year UK government cloud deal to help SMEs win more public sector business
Nov 6, 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UK government to accelerate the adoption of cloud within the public sector, while also providing opportunities for civil servants to bolster their own tech skills, writes Computer Weekly.
In this deal, AWS...
National Counter Terrorism Security Office publishes new cyber security guidelines
Nov 6, 2020
The guidance states that “In order to understand the cyber risk to your business, you should conduct a Cyber Risk Assessment. This will help to ensure that your approach to cyber security is proportionate. Whilst there is no prescribed format for this, it should be based on the Risk Management...
How California Managed Phony PPE Offers
Nov 6, 2020
Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing (e.g. medical gowns and/or aprons), head protection (helmets and/or caps), medical gloves, face shields, goggles, glasses, surgical masks, and other equipment designed to protect the wearer from injury or the spread of infection or...
Tech Showcase: Penny Wise PPE Protection Highlights the Advantages of Copper-Infused Packaging
Nov 6, 2020
Penny Wise PPE Protection aims to make mask storage safer and to lower the risk of cross-contamination. Penny Wise provides medical professionals, frontline workers, and families with a copper-infused polyester bag to store N-95 respirators and/or other medical equipment. The copper lining bag acts...
Tech Showcase: BadVR Expands the Immersive Data Experience in AR/VR
Nov 2, 2020
BadVR is an analytics platform that utilizes virtual reality and machine learning to bring data into high-definition. The advantage of virtual reality allows users to discover and to identify hidden problems within data, so users can effectively develop logical solutions. Users have the opportunity...
Life-Like Hologram a Sign of the times Regarding AR/VR
Nov 2, 2020
Kim Kardashian West was given the “most thoughtful gift of a lifetime.” Her husband surprised her with a life-like hologram of her late father, Robert Kardashian, giving her a special happy birthday message.
This sentimental production was made possible by Kaledia, a hologram company...
