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Researchers find four simple fixes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ which can help make crisis videoconferencing more effective

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Published: Wednesday, 24 February 2021 09:28

Prompted by the recent boom in videoconferencing, Professor Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL), examined the psychological consequences of spending hours per day on these platforms. The results provide some relevant information for when videoconferencing is used during incident response.

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Business Continuity Awareness Week dates scheduled

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Published: Thursday, 28 January 2021 09:56

The BCI has announced that the annual Business Continuity Awareness Week will take place from 17th-21st May 2021. The BCAW theme will be ‘Business continuity starts with you’. The BCI says that it is taking a ‘back to basics’ approach

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BCI publishes its Emergency Communications Report 2021

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Published: Tuesday, 09 February 2021 09:36

The BCI  has released the 6th edition of the BCI Emergency Communications Report. This annual publication, sponsored by F24 this year, provides insights into how organizations communicate in an emergency, the key communication challenges organizations face, and how technology is helping to assist in communications processes.

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Getting started: the business impact analysis

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Published: Thursday, 28 January 2021 09:21

In an article which provides background information for those who are new to the business continuity profession, Jordan MacAvoy explains what a business impact analysis is and describes its role in the business continuity planning process.

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