Tag: Digital Transformation

Daily news – February 1, 2022 p.m.

Afghanistan  A House Divided: The SCO’s Afghanistan Conundrum (Ayjaz Wani, Observer Research Foundation): Separatism, extremism, and terrorism originating in Afghanistan compelled the neighbouring countries to...

How digital transformation is driving economic change (Zia Qureshi, Brookings)

We are living in a time of exciting technological innovations. Digital technologies are driving transformative change. Economic paradigms are shifting. The new technologies are...

A scuola con Omicron: come fare bene la didattica digitale integrata (DDI) (L.O., Agenda Digitale)

Presidi e genitori sono molto preoccupati a fronte del rischio contagi nelle scuole, a cui il Governo sta rispondendo con didattica a distanza e...

Inequity pandemic: The lost generation of the digital transformation (Patrycja Pendrakowska, ORF)

Internationally, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has varied depending on the measures undertaken, the number of infected, government subsidies supporting businesses, access to...

Predictive Model Determines Antidepressant Medication Response (Erin McNemar, MPA, Health IT Analytics)

Using data from the National Institute of Mental Health, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers created a predictive model to determine how a patient will...

‘Forever’ Chemicals? Maybe Not, Thanks to Supercomputing (Oliver Peckham, HPC Wire)

Nonbiodegradable “forever chemicals” like perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (collectively, PFASs) were invented in the 1930s as a way to advance nonstick and waterproof materials....

Australia’s Bartle Frere Bananas using IoT and data to improve banana traceability (Aimee Chanthadavong, ZDNet)

"If you can trace a cow, you can track anything," Gavin Devaney, owner and managing director of Bartle Frere Bananas told ZDNet. It's the...

Augmented reality project involving Microsoft brings Olympics birthplace to life (Derel Gatopoulos and Theodora Tongas, Associated Press, The Spoksman-Review)

What would it be like to walk around the ancient religious sanctuary of Olympia when the Olympic Games were held? An unusual partnership between Microsoft...

Machine Learning Uses Predictive Analytics For Suicide Prevention (Erin McNemar, MPA, Health IT Analytics)

Johns Hopkins University researchers developed a machine-learning algorithm that uses predictive analytics to identify adolescents experiencing suicidal thoughts and behavior. After decades of analysis, researchers...

Met Éireann signs up for weather forecasting supercomputer (BBC News)

Met Éireann is joining forces with the national weather services of Denmark, Iceland and the Netherlands to operate a new supercomputer aimed at bringing...

In a quantum future, our economy needs to be protected. A cyber security expert explains why (Abhinav Chugh, WEF)

The dawn of the quantum computing age brings with it many potential new risks - including those related to security. Government agencies and...

Google and AWS harness the power of machine learning to predict floods and fires (Liam Tung, ZDNet)

Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have highlighted their respective work on machine-learning (ML) models that may help nations deal with environmental crises happening...

Quantum computers: Eight ways quantum computing is going to change the world (Daphne Leprince-Ringuet, ZDNet)

The world's biggest companies are now launching quantum computing programs, and governments are pouring money into quantum research. For systems that have yet prove useful,...

Quantum computing is just getting going. But the hype could bring everything crashing down ( Daphne Leprince-Ringuet, ZDNet)

The idea that quantum computers will transform business and usher in a new era of unprecedented computing power is increasingly making its way into...

Quantum computers will change everything. But they won’t replace your laptop (Daphne Leprince-Ringuet, ZDNet)

With all of the excitement surrounding quantum computing coming from researchers, businesses and even governments, it's tempting to envision a future in which Amazon...

Japan’s Toshiba to Split Business into Three (IndustryWeek)

Toshiba plans to split into three companies as early as 2023, aiming to make the performance and growth strategy of each sector clearer, the...