<span style="color: #222222;">A team of researchers in Indian Institute of Science, IISc in Bengaluru have developed ‘Workplace Readiness Indicator’ for organizations to insulate their workplaces from Corona pandemic. It is an online assessment tool developed in collaboration with the Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority for ensuring safe workplaces. CISCO had given its CSR fund to set up a new Centre for Networked Intelligence to carry out this research.<br />”<br />”The Workplace Readiness Indicator developed by IISc will help plan and establish pandemic-specific policies, procedures and necessary management practices. An organization can enter relevant information about their workplace and the tool developed by IISc will calculate readiness using ten specific indices like infrastructure, precautions, outreach, employees interaction level, transport among others. The readiness tool will help organisations to navigate operational difficulties arising out of the pandemic. The Government of Karnataka has recommended this advisory tool to various organizations in the state, as they begin in operation in accordance with the Unlock-1 guidelines.</span><br />