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Ugandans Melt Plastic Waste into Coronavirus Face Shields
When the Ugandan government ordered all non-essential workplaces shut to contain the coronavirus pandemic in late March, Peter Okwoko and his colleague Paige Balcom began manufacturing makeshift plastic face shields from discarded plastic bottles.
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- Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- manufacturing, public health, waste
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How Kerala’s eWe Is Enabling Women To Drive Digital Commerce In Tough Times
The near-global lockdown has affected almost all sectors of the Indian economy and amongst the worst-hit is the textile and apparel (T&A) industry due to the reset in the retail market as well as the bar on manufacturing and ecommerce orders. Not only was the sector expected to suffer massive layoffs but it also saw many factories and shops shut operations as the spread of Covid-19 plagued the nation.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Social Distancing Mandate Gives Rise to New Job Roles in Factories
A new set of roles pertaining to shop-floor coordination to maintain six-feet distance between workers as well as sanitisation of workplace and employees has opened up amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- manufacturing
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Viewpoint: Pandemic Is an Opportunity for Developing Nations
Now, dependence on China looks more and more dangerous.
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- Coronavirus
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Analysis: Emerging Markets: Secrets of Resilient Multinationals
Succeeding in emerging markets is hard enough. To succeed year after year, decade after decade, is an astounding accomplishment. Here’s how some winning multinationals do it.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- manufacturing
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Is Rwanda in Line to Become One of Africa’s Major Tech Hubs?
Recent years have seen countries across the African continent investing deep into the tech industry. Rwanda is angling to get ahead of the pack.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwanda Opens ‘First Entirely Homemade’ Smartphone Factory in Africa
The company is anticipating high demand for its products. Sebera says the factory has capacity to produce a "few million phones per year," which is expected to scale up as demand increases.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- manufacturing, scale
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Global Value Chains Can Help Developing Countries in Better Growth Outcomes
In the report titled "World Development Report 2020: Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains" that was released on Tuesday, the bank argues that these reforms can help developing countries expand from commodity exports to basic manufacturing, while ensuring that economic benefits are shared more widely across society.
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