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IoT Disruptions in 3 Industries and What You Can Learn From Them

Tom Spencer

The massive benefits seen in Australia from the development of digital technology include increased living standards, shrinking distances through telecommunications, improved efficiency for businesses and government, as well as a larger workforce. These systems can broaden operational efficiencies and improve public and road safety.

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When is “Agile Scaling” the Answer?

Johanna Rothman

My very first job out of school was a development role on a very large telecommunications system for the Department of Defense. We implemented wireless, broadcast, the equivalent of webinars, all kinds of stuff. I didn't have the words for the ideas of Cost of Delay , nor of flow efficiency. No, none of them had. Back in 1977.

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Healthcare Paradigm Shift: Emphasis on Outpatient Care

Tom Spencer

Telehealth involves using technologies such as videoconferencing, electronic monitoring, and wireless communications to address the health needs of patients. For healthcare executives it is therefore imperative that they develop a strategy that provides convenient and cost-efficient ambulatory care to their communities.

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6 Digital Trends Are Poised to Transform How We Work - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Orchestration, APIs, and the citizen developer. Architects and developers have been talking about APIs and orchestration for decades. Now, these things are crucial to boosting business agility and enabling “citizen developers.” Augmentation. Connectivity and the rise of the ad hoc community.

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Hospitals Are Dramatically Overpaying for Their Technology

Harvard Business

At Johns Hopkins, we are leading development of a report for the National Academy of Medicine that will identify the barriers to widespread interoperability and suggest opportunities to overcome them, such as policies, requirements, standards, and purchase specifications. Such sensors may be 30% of a bed’s costs.

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Digitalization of Aerospace Engineering: Main Difficulties and Ways to Overcome Them

Epicflow

In today’s changing and uncertain world, aerospace engineering companies are seeking the ways to design and develop new products faster and with less cost. These technologies are used to develop lightweight and durable components which are a high priority when designing an aircraft. Additive manufacturing (3D printing) .

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Return of the Buggy Whip; Streetcar Named Imprudent

MishTalk

Tour the displays at NAIAS and you get an idea why: Driverless, connected vehicles could well form the basis for an energy efficient way of moving people around. The part of the puzzle that still needs development is the software. Consider how a commuter might head home from work a few years from now. for the past two years.