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Technology
Technology
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AgricultureFBI warns farm co-ops of heightened cyber threat in planting and harvest seasons
'Cyber actors may perceive co-operatives as lucrative targets with a willingness to pay due to the time-sensitive role they play in agricultural production'
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Banking and InsuranceCourt of Appeal awards Co-op Insurance £80.6m in damages in IBM case
The long-running case goes back to a failed contract to supply a new system in 2017
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AgricultureE-commerce platform trialled to help Nepalese farm co-ops with market access
The platform aims to help farmers whose market access has been disrupted by Covid-19 lockdowns
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DevelopmentPolicy paper sets out a path forward for platform co-ops
The report, based on case studies from seven locations around the world, makes a series of policy recommendations to help the sector grow
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EqualityCo-op Foundation hands out £50,000 to foster a more diverse tech sector
The Co-op Group's charity has given the funding to eight north west organisations working to make the sector industry more responsible and inclusive
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CommunityFundraising year nets €1m for platform co-op Fairbnb
The holiday rental co-op says the money will help 'promote the growth of a social economy that effectively pursues sustainability'
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AgriculturePhilippines considers secondary co-op to help agri-sector with tech
The Cooperative Development Authority is looking to set the organisation up on Mindanao, the second largest of the country's islands
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BusinessCentral England Co-op uses automation to improve shared services work
The society says Robotic Process Automation will improve efficiency, safeguard data and ensure regulatory compliance
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EnergyTwo co-ops among the winners at the European Social Economy Awards
Som Energia from Spain and Needs Map from Turkey took home two of the awards
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EducationInternational co-op research effort focuses on data and governance
Researchers, co-op leaders and activists are looking at how co-ops, trusts and other collaborative models can democratise the data that is collected about us
