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This video explains how, with the help of IBM Watson, doctors are pioneering smarter medicine. Watson, developed by Council Lead Partner IBM, is helping doctors find hidden correlations across all types of data like medical history, genetics,...
Resources - 08/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Analytics, Computing resources
How do you extend your reach, both locally and globally, while tightening your budget? For Edinburgh Napier University the answer is in bridging the gap between campuses, each approximately three miles apart. Without online collaboration tools, a...
Resources - 07/27/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
Hospitals are under enormous pressure to keep their costs down and improve the bottom line. They’re looking for ways to achieve greater operating efficiency to reduce costs. The “smart” bedside terminal can address most of these challenges. This all...
Resources - 06/20/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Waco wanted a wireless system flexible enough for the day-to-day demands of 5,000+ students and that could support any application the college might deploy in the future. It chose the Extricom Series’ WLAN from...
Resources - 05/30/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
When Council Lead Partner Qualcomm connected the phone to the Internet, the phone became smart. When they connect billions more things, life will be even smarter. Learn more in this short video.
Resources - 05/13/2015
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Category: Health and human services
Listen as Ginni Rometty, CEO of Council Lead Partner IBM, talks to Charlie Rose about her company's new Watson Health project, and why she believes it will revolutionize healthcare.
Resources - 04/28/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Computing resources
A global study by Council Associate Partner Veolia and the International Food Policy Research Institute found that rapidly deteriorating water quality over the next several decades will increase risks to human health, economic development and...
Resources - 04/28/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Research, publications and web sites
In the Connected Wheelchair Project, the Intel Internet of Things group uses the Intel® Galileo board to help Dr. Stephen Hawking and people with disabilities seamlessly interact and analyze their health, wheelchair and accessibility. Watch this...
Resources - 04/24/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Connectivity
When Kanaiwa Hospital in Kanazawa, Japan, decided to introduce a comprehensive electronic health records system, it needed a smooth transition from its old paper record-keeping as well as a "non-stop" network to support the new system. In the case...
Resources - 04/22/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
School leaders, teachers, and students in the nation's fourth-largest district share their enthusiasm for the digital convergence project that will deploy over 100,000 Windows 8.1 tablet devices for 7th-grade civics and 9th-grade world history...
Resources - 04/17/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity
Leeds Teaching Hospitals, one of the largest providers of emergency care services in Europe, wanted to gain better access to data so that it could identify trends and improve services. Read in this case study how healthcare solutions provider...
Resources - 04/17/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Analytics, Computing resources, Data management, Examples and case studies
Fast-growing, future-focused cities like San Jose, California are leading the way in harnessing the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart technologies to help them manage sustainability challenges. San Jose deployed a platform using...
Resources - 04/01/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and its private sector partners, including Net1 and Council Lead Partner MasterCard, were able to rapidly and radically reform the distribution of social security benefits nationwide. Together, they...
Resources - 03/24/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Payments, Connectivity
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust wanted to improve workflow and communications throughout its services to help doctors and nurses connect more efficiently and deliver higher levels of care. Belfast Trust deployed Lync Server 2010 from Council...
Resources - 03/22/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity
The city of Buenos Aires places great importance on meeting the needs of its citizens, as well as the commuters and tourists who come into the city every day. Working with Council Lead Partner Microsoft and its partners, the city has explored ways...
Resources - 03/13/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
The Norfolk County Council (NCC) will utilize a cloud-based information hub to transform the delivery of integrated public services in Norfolk, with the goal of driving efficiencies through smart use of technology and multi-agency collaboration. By...
Resources - 03/13/2015
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Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity
Cape Town, South Africa is using software from Council Lead Partner Microsoft to transform its infrastructure with a private cloud to standardize service delivery to all constituents. Read in this case study how Cape Town engages its citizens...
Resources - 02/28/2015
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Category: Health and human services
The IT network at Shrewsburgy School, a boarding school in the UK, was not able to keep up with the demands being placed on it, particularly by its digitally experienced students who were expecting more and more of their devices and connectivity...
Resources - 02/17/2015
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Category: Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
Council Lead Partner Microsoft along with Guide Dogs and Future Cities Catapult have launched the results of the first phase of an exciting project expected to revolutionize how people with sight loss, and the sighted, experience the urban landscape...
Resources - 11/25/2014
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Category: Built environment, Health and human services
The Community Geomatics Centre (CGC) is a division of the nonprofit Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre, a Council Advisor located in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. The CGC promotes partnerships and technological means to efficiently share geospatial data...
Resources - 07/04/2014
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Category: Health and human services, Analytics