A closer look at the role of big data during the COVID-19 crisis

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Throughout human history, it is safe to say that we have put the planet through more than our fair share of grief and turmoil. Through unprecedented revolutions set in stone with the aim of furthering our own progress and longevity as a dominant species, we have changed the world time and again. Some of these changes have proven to be positive, while others have proven to be quite the opposite. It all depends not on the intent of the initial actions that spur on the evolution, but on the consequences, on how the chips fall. In recent months, we have seen one of the worst evolutions in a long time. In fact, for many of us, this is the first (and hopefully the last) time we have lived to see a pandemic rise and play out around the globe. The ongoing now-global Coronavirus pandemic has drastically revolutionised the world as we know it in just about every possible way. Believe it or not, we can become more digitally and technologically inclined (or obsessed, if you will). We have never seen innovation happen so quickly, such as the rapid development of COVID-19 test kits such as the A*STAR Fortitude Kit 2.0.As ...


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