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Leveraging partnerships, technology, and design to enhance water quality through the inaugural Aquality app

IBM Big Data Hub

Agriculture is one of the main sources of contamination in the water we use to drink, fish, participate in recreational activities and more. According to reports , 78% of global ocean and freshwater pollution with excess nutrients is caused by agriculture. Farmers also want to optimize their fertilizer use for economic reasons.

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Mitigating the impact of climate change in insurance and other financial services  

IBM Big Data Hub

When firms are trading energy, for example, they can forecast renewable electricity generation based on predicted solar and wind patterns. Investment decision-makers also need weather and climate data so they can use it for better-informed trading in sectors such as energy, agriculture and food.

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Turning climate risks into business opportunities 

IBM Big Data Hub

In Africa, for example, recurring droughts, floods and cyclones due to climate change might cause crop failures and food insecurity. By strengthening their resilience against climate risks (for example, introducing redundancy in supply chains), organizations can also be more resilient against other risks.

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South African print market growth lagging behind African recovery

Info Source

For example, they are exploring how customer expectations are changing and how they can tailor their offers accordingly. They are also contemplating how to cross-sell and maximise their existing resources. As a result, industry players are raising pertinent questions that highlight the primary challenges they confront.

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Feds Warn About Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks, Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

Secret Service issued a detailed advisory on the BlackByte Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) group, which has attacked critical infrastructure industries in recent months, among them government, financial and food and agriculture targets. How to Use the CISA Catalog. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks.

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Updated SCA Page in Florida History Research Guide

Archives Blogs

We updated an introduction to Special Collections & Archives’ holdings and spaces, as well as information on our databases and how to search them. The first section gives introductory information on how to use the resources listed as well as other places on the page to learn more about our searchable databases.

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CCC Days at RoleModel Software: Part 2

Role Model Software

Check out an example of the implementation for checkboxes below! This was an example of a project that didn’t result in a polished final product. We know we can do the work, but potential customers want more than to just take our word for it; they want to see examples of what we’ve done.