DCA Digital Digest: How IoT can help in preventing the spread of Coronavirus and other future infectious diseases

1. How IoT can help in preventing the spread of Coronavirus and other future infectious diseases

The Internet of Things (IoT), a network of interconnected systems and advances in data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and ubiquitous connectivity can help by providing an early warning system to curb the spread of infectious diseases.

2. How to make sure no one is left behind technology taxi tech AI as technology advances

In addition to developing the right applications, we need to make sure that all people and businesses (especially small businesses) can actually use them. Every country in the world has an urgent lack of digital skills. That’s a big deal. If we don’t do something about it, these people won’t have the right skills to find work, nor will they have a place in the future digital economy. READ ON>>

3. To Prosper, Africans Must be Free to Innovate

Africa has a great tradition of innovation and creativity and has extraordinary creative resources but has often struggled to realize their full economic potential. The main reason this potential is hindered is because of the hefty costs of patent registration. Indeed, Africa has some of the steepest registration costs in the world.
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4. Tech events go virtual due to CoVID19 Coronavirus

May is traditionally a month of big developer conferences, with Facebook F8, Google I/O and Microsoft Build often happening within the same two-week period. But not this year. Many have already been canceled in favor of online events
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5. Number of women studying STEM subjects is on the rise

The number of women enrolling in a degree in science and technology subjects has been rising, particularly in subjects aligned to medicine, according to analysis of Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) figures from Theknowledgeacademy.com.
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