"Drones have been highlighted as an excellent opportunity to address supply chain shortcomings in the healthcare, logistics, manufacturing and other sectors."

Transformational and disruptive technologies —from unmanned aerial vehicles, 3D/4D printing, artificial intelligence, deep learning, big data, blockchain, IoT, autonomous vehicles, 5G, virtual and augmented reality, holograms, electric vehicles, robotics— are changing all end-to-end steps in business models in most sectors of the economy.

During the COVID-19 crisis, we have seen not only efficient applications of frontier technologies to help with the prevention, monitoring, and enforcement of measures of the pandemic but also an increasing acceleration of emerging technologies, associated business models, and their ecosystems. Amongst a wide range of examples, drones have been highlighted as an excellent opportunity to address supply chain shortcomings in healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and other sectors.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

• Obtain insights into how policymakers and the private sector are utilizing the potential of drones as a tool for outbreak response
• Learn what industries are being disrupted by drones and how?
• Explore specific industry and Global Value Chain (GVC) examples: health, agribusiness, digital, manufacturing, tourism, etc.
• Learn about enabling sectoral environment: examples of (agile) regulatory approaches
• Understand what are the challenges and opportunities of industrial use of drones?
• Gain insights on Covid-19 related responses.