Research by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants found that 67 percent of UK SMEs have accelerated their organization’s digital transformation as a direct result of Covid-19. The finding is supported by McKinsey, which found that nearly half of 800…
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated interest in 5G, according to a new study. EY Reimagining Industry Futures Study 2021 found almost three-quarters of enterprises (71%) believe that the crisis has accelerated digital transformation plans. The study found 74% of organization…
Many enterprises began a digital transformation in response to customer demand, especially during COVID-19 when companies had to quickly enable remote, contact-free payments, information sharing, and other interactions. Once an enterprise has completed one stage of digital transformation, they’ll spot…
A new report from Deloitte says that to accomplish a truly digital transformation, government agencies must “be digital” The report surveyed 800 government officials from eight different countries to assess the pandemic’s impact on the global digital transformation of government.…
It’s been more than a year since the cascading effects of the COVID-19 pandemic quickly shut down businesses and economies all over the world and spurred the massive shift to virtual work, where new tools and ways of working became…
How do we see the future of AI? AI has pushed the frontier in domains such as health, B2C segment (such as online shopping), language translation, cybersecurity that were unimaginable a few years ago due to cheap computing power and…
In a paper published recently in the IEEE Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, the team reports on an AI model that distinguishes asymptomatic people from healthy individuals through forced-cough recordings, which people voluntarily submitted through web browsers and…
As the United States faces a tsunami of Covid-19 infections, with 2,200 daily deaths projected by mid-January, a national masking mandate is long overdue as part of a federal strategy to prevent further spread of the virus. We also urgently…
Researchers and provider organizations have increasingly embraced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools to reduce and track the spread of COVID-19 and to improve their surveillance efforts. While organizations should focus on immediate data-supported tactics, such as improving…
Digital manufacturing can be considered a fully integrated approach to planning, scheduling, quality, cost management, material movement and shop floor control. It allows manufacturers to leverage digital and advanced technologies to better communicate, analyze and use real-time information to meet…
