What we didn’t expect was that fields such as education and healthcare, among the most conservative in the adoption of new technology, would suddenly take center stage – and progress in a matter of months in ways that would usually take years.
By 2020, 42% of the workforce will be working full-time from home. 60 percent of decision-makers are quite pleased with their capacity to reduce workplace space.
According to preliminary findings, remote employees are up to 40% more productive than their in-office colleagues.
Half of the respondents would want a full-sense virtual presence at work from anywhere.
The future of work is remote, and ‘business as usual will never be as it once was, says IndustryLab report.
Digital workspaces where you can wave to your colleague across the room, hand over an important document.
During the COVID epidemic, almost 1.6 billion children in 195 nations were sent home because schools were shuttered.
According to John Sutter, education must be well-funded and accessible to all.
He claims that digital workplaces and dematerialization will benefit everyone, not just employees.
The COVID-19 pandemic showed the huge potential, and real-world functionality, of telehealth technologies.
Ericsson, Telia, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden used AI to monitor and manage the demand for healthcare resources.
The 5G Connected Ambulance enabled healthcare workers to perform the UK’s first remote diagnostic procedure over 5G.
From touch-free purchases and ‘simply walk out’ retail to biometric check-in for travel and lodging, contactless technology is shaping the consumer experience post-COVID.
In the United States, over 90% of shoppers say they prefer touchless or self-checkout options.
Artificial intelligence may become more powerful over time due to the changing nature of our media consumption.
We already know that 50 percent of us are uncomfortable with not being able to tell the difference between humans and machines.
But where will it end? The future of artificial intelligence is still unknown.
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