AI and Cloud feature heavily in new tech deployment. Genting Malaysia Berhad has gone with Alibaba Cloud to deploy its Virtual Queue (VQ) Solution at Resorts World Genting’s upcoming outdoor theme park, Genting SkyWorlds. The newly developed system will integrate Alibaba Cloud’s advanced technology with a reservation system for individual…
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Keen use of technology at the hospital. Columbia Asia Hospitals has appointed Shuvankar Pramanick as its CIO. Pramanick was previously CIO of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. According to Pramanick’s LinkedIn page he has been associated with different digital transformation in healthcare, artificial intelligence , process automation by using BOTs and…
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Accelerated adoption of communication technologies and AI. AI and other emerging technologies will play a key role in achieving government’s vision of making digital economy reach US$1 trillion of GDP by 2025, said Dr Rajendra Kumar, additional secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and IT Government of India. According to…
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Proposed technology supports doctors performing diagnostic imaging on patients suspected of having COVID-19. Fujitsu and Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital today announced the launch of a joint R&D project for AI technology to support diagnostic imaging via chest CT (Computed Tomography), which represents a promising candidate for the effective diagnosis of COVID-19…
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Worldwide spending on AI is expected to double in four years, reaching US$110 billion in 2024, according to IDC. Global spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is forecast to double over the next four years, growing from US$50.1 billion in 2020 to more than US$110 billion in 2024. According to the…
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Robots can use machine vision to interact in their surroundings. Helen Fang, robotics and automation analyst at HSBC gave an insight into robots and how they can see more clearly than ever. These types of robots can help reshape factories worldwide and benefit industries ranging from electronics to pharmaceuticals, wrote…
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AI can help enterprises be agile and adaptable, even ‘portable’ in the time of a global pandemic. Every business is now a technology business and for company leaders, that means they need to be more tech savvy than before to consider the impact of technology on their strategy. In global…
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Creating opportunities in AI. Tencent has unveiled its comprehensive blueprint for the development of its Artificial Intelligence technologies at the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. The ICT company announced its Light 2.0 Program and four new platforms including an AI pan-entertainment platform, an AI console for broadcasting…
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Striving for resilience in APAC call centres. The recent events of COVID-19 have forced CIOs and IT functions to work differently and across a broad range of tools to ensure vital contact centres are up and running, even when staff were no longer in a physical call centre. According to…
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Supermarket giant goes online due to COVID-19. Asian supermarket giant, WeMart will use Alibaba Cloud’s cloud and AI technology for everything from e-commerce, payment and logistics support to enabling integration of online and offline business to enhance the supermarket’s competitive advantages. Established in 2006, WeMart is one of the largest…
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