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Citizen Science and Public Policy-Making During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Citizen Data Science as an Extended Peer Community
License Copyright (c) 2025 Sine Zambach, Maja Horst, Alan Irwin This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Terms & Conditions This Science & Technology Studies website ("Site") is owned and operated by The Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies (“Society”). The Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies and its publication Science & Technology Studies are non-profit organizations.
The Loyalty Game: Why Merchants Must Play It
By Alan Irwin, Senior Director of Product, Global Payments It’s now a rarity for new retail businesses to enjoy success without any digital presence, no matter how large or small they are. Ecommerce has become of paramount importance when tapping into new customer demographics and geographies, and the pandemic drove countless merchants online to sell directly to consumers via their own social platforms or websites.
Payment Predictions for 2022: Loyalty, POS Terminals and the SCA Deadline
New developments in payments methods in 2021 continued to veer away from traditional cash and cards payments. This has meant that merchants have had to adapt to new ways of doing business, and consumers to new shopping experiences. Having been shaken up by the pandemic in 2020, last year the payments space rose to the challenge of facing further hurdles in face-to-face payments, such as social distancing, even going on to tackle fresh obstacles that arose with advancements in cybercrime.
How European Businesses Can Harness QR Code Payments
QR codes have recently been launched into the spotlight in Europe thanks to their implementation in restaurants and bars as a result of the pandemic. But QR – ‘quick response’ – codes are nothing new and their uses for businesses range far beyond that of enabling payments and opening menus in the hospitality sector. From Asia to Europe QR code functionality is far from complicated: they consist of a number of black squares and dots which represent certain pieces of information, e.g. a URL.
HOW MERCHANTS CAN IMPROVE THE ONLINE PAYMENTS EXPERIENCE
By Brad Hyett, CEO at phos Over the last year, we have seen a big shift towards contactless payments. Fuelling this has of course been the coronavirus pandemic, which has made the public hesitant to handle cash due to the health concerns. As multiple national lockdowns forced physical stores to close, and customers demanded easy, cash-free payment options, merchants had to quickly adapt. The result? An increased provision of pay and collect services.
Man accused of fatal house fire in Fermanagh, to stand trial for murder.
By Michael Donnelly The 29-year-old man accused of causing the Co Fermanagh fatal house fire in February last year, in which four poeple, including a toddler died, is to stand trial for their murder in Belfast in the New Year.
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Trump says he wants Herman Cain, former pizza executive, for Fed board
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he planned to nominate Herman Cain, who abandoned his 2012 presidential bid in the face of escalating accusations of sexual misconduct, for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.
If the Indicator Game is the Answer, Then What is the Question?
This contribution begins by arguing that indicators in themselves do not have effects, but that it is crucial to understand which questions in the wider culture and governance of academia their use speaks to.
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