How can data inform government policies in response to the pandemic?

Where companies are on the survival/ adaptation/ recovery curve and how data can inform government policies?

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Weekly Digest   Issue #31         How can data inform government policies in response to the pandemic?   In the latest episode of the Global Business Barometer podcast, Chris Clague, managing editor and global editorial lead for trade and globalisation, speaks to Dr Steve Bennett, director of global government practice at SAS, about where companies are on the survival / adaptation / recovery curve and how data can inform government policies.   LISTEN TO PODCAST →

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