Several needs created by one virus!
As minimalistic as it may sound, there is no denying that the virus has been deadly enough urging companies, educational organizations, health-care organizations to adopt the digital route to solve their problems. CoronaVirus which was declared a pandemic by WHO has forced countries to observe lockdowns for social distancing efforts which is seen as the only way to fight it.
But with COVID-19 companies are experiencing transformation in the way they are working. Enterprises all across the globe are doing their best to use these digital tools for fast-track digital transformation. Several countries believe this is the right time to overhaul their business model and modify their ideologies to suit the changing needs. The efforts should not just be decorated attempts to inculcate disruptive technologies but it needs to become a way of life.
The article talks about which sections of our life have undergone rapid digitization owing to the aftermath of COVID-19.
Enhancement of work from home opportunities
A host of IT companies are already operating on remote working strategies bringing a positive impact on their overall cost-saving efforts. Many businesses are such that remote working options are not plausible but surprisingly for those companies where work-from-home can be an alternative strategy, companies are reluctant to make the transitions simply because of their rigidness to adopt a new strategy. COVID-19 has also exposed the unpreparedness of companies to take up something like this. But, this will surely trigger the need to fast-track efforts and attempts to digitize business strategies.
The concept of physical workspaces is drowning in identity as the ecosystem is severely connected enabling companies to keep interacting. The boundaries separating physical office and remote office are disappearing. COVID-19 has pushed companies to take the digital ride or they might push themselves into oblivion.
Telehealth
Telehealth and telemedicine are not a thing of today, it existed even before the outbreak. But, why are we hearing it so often now because it has become a need. With the virus spreading so fast, healthcare organizations are feeling huge pressure on their system. The crowding of hospitals and centers have taken a toll on their treatment efficiency. Telehealth applications are extremely helpful in ensuring patients with doubtful symptoms can stay at home and can get themselves diagnosed with the help of tools like video conferencing, virtual reality, chatbots, and video messages.
Telehealth is not a concept but a tool in itself that has ensured minimized human-to-human contact for slowing down transmission. A sound healthcare system has now necessitated the need for strong telehealth systems also. They are not two separate things, but two sides of the same coin. The best part is that from the safety nets of your own homes, one can access these applications from their hand-held devices. Chatbots and symptom trackers are a major push in these applications allowing several people to communicate and get their doubts instantly cleared.
Telehealth applications also allow for home monitoring along with the usage of digital tech tools like wearable devices.
Remote learning applications
With lockdowns, not just businesses but even educational ventures have shut their premises temporarily. But, for everything negative, there also is a positive because these educational groups have been quick to adopt E-learning applicationsthat will make learning an ongoing process. Many institutions were not ready with such unforeseen circumstances, but now they have commissioned to build their own LMS so that the students don’t turn out into ultimate sufferers.
Digital learning tools have indeed become disruptive technologies and for the education sector, it is a boon not just to the authorities but also to the students who have not seen a ceasing of action.
Conducting virtual events
Virtual business meet-ups have caught the fancies of several companies. It is not just convenient to conduct but also proving to be a cost-saver for them. And now with coronavirus breakout, several up-scale events have now shifted to the virtual meetup mode encouraging other organizations not to postpone their own events but rather switch to the virtual model. The Mobile world congress which is a popular event and a gathering of top electronic manufacturers was one of the first large-scale virtual events that were conducted. The Next top event that was conducted on a virtual platform was Google Cloud Next ‘20 which was further changed to Digital connect.
Mobile applications
The contract tracing application will soon make its software available to countries as the application has done some wonderful tasks in curbing the spread of the disease. But, the market is not free from several mobile applications that have been quickly developed on different fronts like education, health, need shopping and much more.
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