I am a fifteen year old student in year 10 and really enjoying learning coding and computer science. With the extensive free time that the COVID-19 outbreak has brought to many of us, I decided to build a virus tracker website, which has a very simple, colourful and understandable user interface, so that people can view the latest figures and information with ease, including statistics for each country, such as total deaths or total cases per million. I originally got the idea from a web site that somebody else created, but felt there was much greater scope for exploring the information in more depth.

We expect that before too long the government will announce a gentle, staged releasing of the lockdown. As a result, over the last few weeks, we’ve been working on four key post-lockdown areas which we can adapt and change as government advice develops.

  1. Developing new business opportunities for members in a post-lockdown world

  2. Accelerating the use of our non-terrestrial facilities

  3. Adapting and reconfiguring our physical facilities

  4. Putting safety and security at the forefront of all we do

Smart tech firm Sauce has launched an innovative solution to enhance operational efficiency for one of the world’s biggest food and beverage companies. The technology developed by Sauce, which is based at Hull’s Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) tech hub, is aimed at solving complex yard management challenges for confectionery and beverage manufacturer Nestlé.

Collaboration has never been more important for the construction industry according to national framework provider Pagabo, which is leading a call-to-arms for all companies to work together in order to drive real change and tackle long-term industry issues.

The end of March saw schools close their doors to most of their pupils for the foreseeable future, meaning that many families are now faced with homeschooling responsibilities, while teachers provide remote support and learning materials.

Two businesses within C4DI who specialise in education are working tirelessly to provide much-needed support to schools, teachers, parents and their children.

C4DI-based product design, 3D printing and rapid manufacturing company NFire Labs has launched a campaign to supply much-needed FFP3 Masks and Face Shields to the healthcare professionals for the fight against COVID-19.

All UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to respond to new and urgent needs in UK and global communities during and following the Covid-19 pandemic. So if you are developing apps or software or involved in any way in producing something that might help to combat the impact of Covid-19 in any way then this may be of help to you. Please see the link attached for more information and online application form www.apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/covid19/overview.html?_ga=2.132369614.1982696048.1586162897-118536241.1578388957

C4DI is the people in our community.

It’s not the brick walls, or even the gold-cladding; it’s our members – the people who continuously collaborate, share ideas and drive innovation.

Determining an approach for social media can be tricky during these tough times. So, if you would like to chat about your social media strategy, content or have a question you’d like answering, I’m offering FREE 20-minute calls to anyone who would like some advice this week.