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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

This means that coordination between national, regional and local authorities needs to be strong and extensive. On the other hand, local authorities should not be abandoned as they struggle to bring the disease under control. Improvisation of supply and logistics could prove to be lethal. The response must be fair and equitable.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 10: After disaster people will not make rational decisions and will therefore inevitably tend to do the wrong thing unless authority guides them. Reality: Disruption of daily life could potentially have even greater consequences (in logistical, social, psychological and monetary terms) than the medical effects of the crisis.

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Three Can’t-Miss Sessions on Critical Infrastructure and Data Protection at ISC West

Security Industry Association

This panel will help level set the evolving threatscape facing critical infrastructure and highlight how the increasing use, as well as evolution, of ground and arial based robotics can help to mitigate these dangers as they present, as well as identify some of the legal and logistical hurdles that remain barriers to widespread adoption.