Tag Archives: data analytics

Travel The travel sector was one of the first to undergo a digital transformation. The idea of going to a travel agency to get a ticket or plan a travel is long gone. However, we are now planning our travels, sometimes just reinforcing our dream to travel, by looking at …

Imag Apps Every time I use an App on my smartphone (as well as on my tablet, Pc., Smart Television,…) this app is getting data from the interaction I am having with it (and the OS is getting the info that I am using that app at that specific time, …

Shopping “Born to Shop”. I remember seeing this on a t-shirt long long time ago in Carnaby Street, London, at a time when having writings on a t-short was new and eye catching. At those times Internet was yet to come and computers were nowhere to be seen in everyday …

4. In addition to the previous questions, any other comments? The fight against COVID-19 is being fought on several directions: – decreasing the probability of contagion, usually through social distancing and isolation of potential foci of infection. Technology can help through sensing distance (Bluetooth based apps), data analytics (tracing of …

We already have plenty of data that are captured at any time in many places. As shown in the picture, department stores are using analytics on images captured by video cameras to assess the average time customers spend in a specific location, like looking at products on shelves. Based on …

I got several reactions to the posts on the PDT and epidemics and several questions on the effectiveness of actually applying PDTs in this area. With this post I try to clarify some of the points I made in a more systematic way. In mathematical terms, an infection is characterised …

The disparity in the world healthcare among Countries is huge, as shown in the World Bank data, and, unfortunately, it is no April fools. Bet869ween the Gambia 20$ and the US 9869$ per person per year there is a factor of 493! Now, one might observe that the value of …

A crucial aspect in epidemic control is the capability to involve a whole community and obtain compliance to the set of rules defined by the Healthcare Institutions and imposed by the Government through a regulatory framework. The best way to achieve compliance is through awareness, If people understand what is …

Connected Healthcare The healthcare sector has been digitised (introduction of computers in equipment for analyses, monitoring, diagnoses, medication, genome sequencing …) and digitalised to a certain extent (exchange of data in various processes although privacy and standardisation issues are still limiting the exchange of several data, including the Electronic Healthcare …

Smart cities Cities are basically existing and organised through and around infrastructures. The more efficient these infrastructures the better off is the city, the business and the citizens quality of life. The digital transformation changes the way infrastructures operate and can be monitored but, most importantly the digital transformation create …