{"id":29193,"date":"2021-02-04T13:31:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T12:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/grand-challenges-for-2021-bridging-the-digital-divide-and-managing-climate-risks\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T08:38:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T06:38:51","slug":"grand-challenges-for-2021-bridging-the-digital-divide-and-managing-climate-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/en\/grand-challenges-for-2021-bridging-the-digital-divide-and-managing-climate-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand challenges for 2021: bridging the digital divide and managing climate risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29193\" class=\"elementor elementor-29193 elementor-21338\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48f0e0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48f0e0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b80dd09\" data-id=\"b80dd09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0c858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f0c858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The pandemic caused by the coronavirus has forced companies around the world to rethink their objectives and the way they work. In this sense, the consequences and the social and economic cost of the coronavirus also translate into new risks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This can be concluded from the Global Risks Report recently presented by the World Economic Forum (WEF), as a prelude to the Davos Forum to be held virtually between January 25 and 29.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More inequality and social fragmentation, the continued degradation of the planet, or a long-term stagnation of the economy are some of the main adversities detected by the report. However, from Laragon, we want to focus on two risks that are becoming increasingly important: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/en\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the digital divide and climate change<\/a>\n<\/span>Climate change, understood from the perspective of risk management, and the environmental damage caused by mankind.<\/span><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20854 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Imagen2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1788\" height=\"1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Imagen2.png 1788w, https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Imagen2-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Imagen2-1024x593.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Imagen2-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Imagen2-1536x890.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.laragon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Imagen2-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1788px) 100vw, 1788px\" \/><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Digital inequality<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the things that 2020 has made most clear to us is that it is <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\n  <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/cincodias.elpais.com\/cincodias\/2020\/12\/17\/extras\/1608201742_125340.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the importance of digitalization<\/a>\n<\/span> in virtually all spheres of our lives. However, as the report published by the World Economic Forum shows, digital inequality is a reality and, therefore, one of the 10 most important risks for 2021, due to its probability of occurrence.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At <span style=\"color: #000080;\">\n  <strong>Laragon<\/strong>\n<\/span>as part of our essence and mission, we have the responsibility to bring technology closer to companies to prevent this gap from getting bigger and bigger.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the impact level, technology infrastructure issues, along with cybersecurity (also identified by the World Economic Forum as one of the risks of the present and future), will be adversities that organizations will have to mitigate. To achieve this, it is essential to have software providers that have the highest standards in terms of security and protection of your information. This will become one of the deciding factors when choosing which systems to implement in your organizations.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Continuing to combat climate change<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It has been 5 years since the Sustainable Development Goals were approved, but there is still a long way to go. In this regard, the data in the Global Risks Report makes it clear that climate change (and its consequences) remain on the list of major risks facing humanity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Climate change is a recurring threat with long-term repercussions and will remain so as long as global cooperation to combat it weakens. In addition, we must not forget the environmental impact caused by mankind. Therefore, in 2021, SDG 13 (climate action) takes on vital importance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this context, from <strong>\n  <span style=\"color: #000080;\">Laragon<\/span>\n<\/strong>We will work with our technology partners and customers to offer solutions that will allow us to continue advancing in the fight against climate change through waste management, water quality, emissions management and other environmental aspects, as well as through the assessment and mitigation of climate risks, etc. All this, without forgetting the importance of continuing to offer solutions for risk prevention management at a global level in order to have safe and healthy work environments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pandemic caused by the coronavirus has forced companies around the world to rethink their objectives and the way they work. In this sense, the consequences and the social and economic cost of the coronavirus also translate into new risks. 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