Tag: Privacy

Challenges and issues raised by the IoT

by on July 20, 2017 7:09 pm
The Internet of things is a buzz word which has been written about extensively. One could, however, define IoT as follows: “A network of Internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data using embedded sensors” [1]. Its possible impact is global. It could affect countless industries (defence, agriculture, healthcare, connected home…) and devices (thermostats, kitchens,… Read more Challenges and issues raised by the IoT

10,000 Steps to IoT in Health Care

by on July 20, 2017 11:38 am
I see many people on campus with electronic wristbands from Fitbit, Polar, Samsung, Garmin, the Apple Watch, or something similar. A commonly held  goal for people with such a fitness gadget is to get the step count over 10,000 daily. But these electronic wristbands have multiple functions other than just being a step counter. The… Read more 10,000 Steps to IoT in Health Care

A walk in the clouds with Finnish healthcare service providers

by on July 10, 2017 6:44 pm
Cloud adaptation and virtualization was in the center of last week’s discussion. Both Carl Eschenbach (Partner, Sequoia Capital and Ex-COO, VMware) and Jeff Welser (Vice President and Lab Director, IBM Research) covered the history as well as the future of cloud development. According to both, the finance and healthcare agencies are the slowest in adopting… Read more A walk in the clouds with Finnish healthcare service providers

Impacts and Sustainability of Open Governments

by on July 10, 2017 4:59 pm
Open data and open source innovation for governments have been increasing in recent years and therefore is currently an important subject of discussion. Last week, Chris Cruz, the Deputy Director & Deputy State Chief Information Officer of California, gave a speech on the utilization of technology in the state of California. He especially emphasised the… Read more Impacts and Sustainability of Open Governments

Self-driving cars: What to do with collected data?

by on July 7, 2017 1:59 pm
Last Friday afternoon we had Deputy Director & Deputy State CIO, Chris Cruz, come to class where he spoke about what the state of California is doing in matters regarding IT. There was no surprise that the state truly is a pioneer in those matters but being a pioneer is never easy. California is the… Read more Self-driving cars: What to do with collected data?

Road rules for robots: Driverless car legislation in California

by on July 6, 2017 11:10 pm
California’s status as the country’s epicenter for technology and innovation is potentially at risk when it comes to new driverless technology. While California has approved 27 licenses for test driverless vehicles on its roads, it imposes relatively strict regulations on how they can be operated. For example, they must be occupied by a trained professional… Read more Road rules for robots: Driverless car legislation in California