Ian Jefferson

The conventional view of art may be that it is incompatible with technology. But in recent years, digital forms of art have complemented and perhaps enhanced traditional arts such as opera, film, and dance. In her ten years at the helm of the Kennedy Center, Deborah Rutter has led a variety of initiatives to foster interdisciplinary programming.

1. Introduction Challenges resulting from the management of municipal solid waste (MSW) are on the rise globally due to MSW mismanagement, rural–urban migration, population growth, commercial, industrial, and socioeconomic activities, leading to increased volumes of MSW and unplanned or a lack of functional municipal solid waste management (MSWM) facilities, especially in developing countries [].

COVID-19 is primarily a humanitarian crisis, affecting lives and livelihoods across the world. Its knock-on effect for state governments is a fiscal crisis that dwarfs the Great Recession of 2008. In addition to the budget challenges, the demands on state services have spiked and the means by which those services are delivered (in person or by digital means) are of greater importance as public-health protocols endure.