Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 108 (27th May 2022)
Final report by Sue Grey, the Cabinet Office Second Permanent Secretary, on investigations into alleged gatherings during Covid restrictions.
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Friday Reading Edition 102 (14th April 2022)
Released April 2022, this report considers the impact of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, as well as a range of localised issues on the economic outlook, and examine three potential scenarios of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and their impact on global economic growth and inflation.
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Friday Reading Edition 97 (11th March 2022)
The emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was accompanied by a new wave of misinformation being shared online. COVID misinformation, not all of which is shared maliciously, can undermine public health efforts to control the global pandemic. Tackling false information needs to happen at all levels and should be focused on accurate and positive messaging.
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Friday Reading Edition 97 (11th March 2022)
Trust is the most powerful force underlying the success of every business—but it can be shattered in an instant. Internationally recognised trust researcher and Harvard Business School professor Sandra J. Sucher talks about her latest book, The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It (Public Affairs, July 2021).
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Friday Reading Edition 95 (25th February 2022)
The 17th edition of the Global Risks Report identifies tensions that will result from diverging trajectories and approaches within and between countries and then examines the risks that could arise from such tensions. This year’s report also highlights the implications of these risks for individuals, governments and businesses.
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Friday Reading Edition 95 (25th February 2022)
The state of the world in 2022 may be beset by global challenges – but it is not without hope. Through global collaboration, public-private partnerships, new models and innovations, and a renewed sense of social responsibility we can create a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient world. Here are the main messages and takeaways from The Davos Agenda 2022, which took place in January.
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Friday Reading Edition 94 (18th February 2022)
[Free to read upon sharing corporate email address] Instead of new augmented intelligence features and the acceleration of analytics embedded throughout workflows, the crucial importance of business intelligence became the dominant trend in analytics due to the pandemic. That, in turn, led to the acceleration of digital transformation, the larger phenomenon of organisations moving to digitise most phases of their operations.
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Friday Reading Edition 91 (28th January 2022)
Coronavirus infections in England may no longer be declining at the rapid rate seen in early January, according to new swab testing data.
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Friday Reading Edition 91 (28th January 2022)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) painted a downbeat picture of the global economic outlook, as it revised down its growth forecasts citing supply disruptions and the ongoing pandemic as two factors hampering recovery.
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Friday Reading Edition 91 (28th January 2022)
Learn more about the government’s updated COVID-19 measures following the ending of Plan B in England this week, and what it means for firms.
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