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Welcome to "On the Net Today". Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we bring you a handpicked selection of three valuable and interesting online resources to help you get the most out of the internet and optimize your browsing time.

Here are the three resources we've prepared for today:

• The Davos Forum 2025, live online

• The Guardian publishes a visual guide to the destruction of Gaza

• OldMapsOnline: a visual and interactive journey through world history

The Davos Forum 2025, live online

Starting today, Monday January 20, and until this coming Friday, January 24, the 2025 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum is being held in the Swiss city of Davos.

This year's theme is "Collaboration for the Intelligent Era". This gathering brings together leaders from governments, international organizations, businesses and civil society, as well as young change-makers, social entrepreneurs and media from around the world.

The Davos Forum sessions can be followed on the internet (complete program by days).

As the organizers have explained, in the world "geoeconomic uncertainties, trade tensions, cultural polarization and anxiety generated by the climate crisis persist. But there is also the promise of rapid innovation in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and biotechnology to boost productivity and improve living standards for all."

The meeting is organized around these five areas:

• Reimagining Growth 

• Industries in the Intelligent Age 

• Investing in People 

• Safeguarding the Planet 

• Rebuilding Trust

Links: 

• World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025

• Programme

• World Economic Forum

The Guardian publishes a visual guide to the destruction of Gaza

Yesterday Sunday, the ceasefire in Gaza agreed between Israel and Hamas came into effect, after more than 15 months of conflict. 

A few days ago, The Guardian published a comprehensive visual report in which, using satellite images, videos and graphics, shows how the war has left Gaza in ruins. 

The Guardian's work offers "a visual assessment of the devastation caused so far to the Palestinian population and the infrastructure they depend on." The conflict has devastated large areas of the territory.

According to health officials working in the territory, more than 46,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza from Israeli attacks. This represents around 2% of Gaza's pre-war population. Additionally, about 1.9 million people, 90% of Gaza's population, have been displaced. It is estimated that 60% of Gaza's buildings are damaged or have been destroyed. 

Link: 

• A visual guide to the destruction of Gaza – The Guardian

OldMapsOnline: a visual and interactive journey through world history

OldMapsOnline is a website and app that allows users to navigate through historical maps and learn about the history of any place in the world in a highly visual and interactive way.

When visiting any region of the world on the map, users can move through a dynamic timeline to observe the changes that have occurred in that area -changes in political borders, new states, and other data- throughout the centuries.

Additionally, it's also possible to learn about the figures and events that shaped the history of each place. The user can select a year and the map updates to show relevant historical data from that time.

Furthermore, thousands of specific historical maps -dating from the 15th century onwards- can be overlaid, scanned in high resolution and incorporated into the collection, to better understand each moment in time and discover its transformation over the years or centuries.

The project incorporates data from Wikipedia and other sources to expand information about places, characters, or events.

We discovered this resource in a recent edition of "Sala de herramientas" (Tool Room) newsletter in Spanish written by Patricio Contreras.

Links:

• OldMapsOnline

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