Digital Innovations for Post-CoViD-19 Pandemic Recovery

The Corona Virus Disease-2019 (CoViD-19) that broke out in Wuhan, China in December 2019 forced businesses to scramble for solutions. These are meant to keep them afloat during and after the lockdowns and other restrictions that were imposed as precautionary measures to curb the rapid spread of the virus. Educational institutions, organizations and businesses around the world had to devise mechanisms that would enable business continuity with minimal disruptions. Consequently, most organizations utilized latest technologies to combat challenges experienced and survive the pandemic's wave, while also making reaching their clients to remain a top priority even within the pandemic amidst the associated restrictions and regulations. Thus, digital technologies offered some solutions and afforded organizations the ability to navigate the effects of the pandemic especially where physical contacts with others are enormous. Without technological tools that were deployed and utilized by organizations, most of their activities would have come to a total halt. This paper examines some lessons learnt from the CoViD-19 crisis, the need for embracing digital innovations as solutions and the various factors that individuals, businesses, and governments at various levels as well as other stakeholders should consider during the pandemic and for post-pandemic recoveries.