December - 20206GOVERNMENT CIO OUTLOOKEDITORIALPreventive Measures Mean Brighter FuturesOn March 11th, 2020, WHO recognized COVID-19 as a global pandemic, and to take prevention measures advised nations to implement lockdown initiatives to safeguard its citizens. The quarantine meant that both private and public companies had come to an operational standstill while also taking major hits to growth plans. Most brick and mortar retail outlets as well as government establishments remain closed to staff and visitors, and those making a comeback under regulated conditions find it hard to keep track of every individual passing through their doors. To ensure the safety of their workforce and customers, firms especially in the public sector must make it a top priority to initiate prevention plans and follow protocol to minimize the spread of a virus.In upkeeping quality of business, and contact with its citizens, local administrations are now using the age-old method of manual contact tracing, and this approach can cause misinterpretation of shared data. For organizations to have a formidable disease prevention initiative and keep track of individuals visiting their facilities it is imperative to deploy the latest technology has to offer in terms of contact tracing and social distancing platforms. The solutions empower firms to have added security with accurate data collection. While most individuals are skeptical to share information with a human, they are more susceptible to share their data through an application that can safeguard personal and private information. Through this edition of Government CIO Outlook, the team at the magazine wishes to highlight the most promising technology vendors from the contact tracing and social distancing solutions and services arena. Along with the interesting applications, the magazine also contains insights from industry experts of the best practices to follow while working on-premises during a pandemic. As companies slowly return to their feet, we hope they are encouraged to make the right choices to maintain safe and strong footholds for their business and services offerings. Let us know your thoughts!DECEMBER - 01 - 2020, volume 06 - Issue 18 (ISSN 2644-2604) Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. Managing EditorCatalina JosephEditorial StaffVisualizerJenny SoosenAlbert RozarioSalesNick Masonnick.mason@govciooutlook.comContact usEmailPhone:510 230 0396, Fax:510-894-8405sales@govciooutlook.comeditor@govciooutlook.commarketing@govciooutlook.comJune WilliamsJade RayPaul BarberAaron Pierce Alex D'Souza Joshua Parker To subscribe to Government CIO OutlookVisit www.govciooutlook.com Catalina Joseph Managing Editoreditor@govciooutlook.comCopyright © 2020 Valley Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffCatalina Joseph
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