NEWS
National Museum of Qata
narrow pixel pitch techno
Daktronics has partnered with the
National Museum of Qatar in Doha, in
conjunction with Techno Q, to manufacture
and install 14 narrow pixel pitch LED displays
totalling more than 123 square metres inside
the museum’s Gallery 11.
“We wanted to provide a
and engaging story to al
museum through the use
said Waleed Nashan, Dir
Management for the Qa
Authority. “Daktronics fo
Qatar requires all residen
mobile tracing app
Qatar has announced it requires all
residents to install a mobile phone app
that will quickly identify people who may
have been in close contact with anyone
infected with Coronavirus.
The plan is for smartphone GPS data and
Bluetooth technology to be used to identify
people who were in close proximity to each
other. Users will reportedly be notified if
anyone who was close to them is infected.
The government previously announced
that all citizens and foreign residents will be
required to download the app. To encourage
compliance, it says offenders will be subject
to hefty fines or even imprisonment.
Qatar has a population of more than 2.7
million. It has had more than 1,000 new
cases a day on a regular basis since early
May although health officials are hopeful
that infections may have peaked.
Similar apps are being d
already been introduced
including Japan. But the
widely debated because
the protection of privacy
misuse of personal data
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