World Economic Forum’s Covid-19 platform gets support from 726 private sector members – The National

World Economic Forum’s Covid-19 platform gets support from 726 private sector members – The National

Since the World Economic Forum rolled out a digital platform for the global business community to help address the deadly coronavirus pandemic two weeks ago, the number of private sector partners joining weekly calls, leading a project or lending a helping hand, has soared to 726.. The WEF Covid Action Platform has so far coordinated at least two large-scale donation efforts so far, according to the Swiss-based organisation.. "If you look at the geopolitical situation, between China, the US and the EU, the WEF is one of the few to have the trust of all of the governments and also has the global business community engaged," Mr Sonmez said.. The platform, launched in partnership with the World Health Organisation, is conducting weekly calls with senior executives around the world and across sectors on what is needed to address the pandemic.. On the agenda are business donations to the public health response and the status of development of vaccines, diagnostics and protective equipment, as well as tracking the economic impact of the virus and pursuing collaboration to address disruptions.. Drones have already been deployed by countries including China, the US to the UAE to tackle to situation.. DJI, one