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When natural disasters strike Japan, ?ita University’s EDiSON is ready to act

CIO Business Intelligence

We have high hopes that the EDiSON initiative will become a platform that will lead to the improvement of disaster resilience in Japan and the world,” says Shinya Honda, Chief Manager of the Advanced Technology Challenge Division, Commerce, Industry, Tourism, and Labor Department, Oita Prefecture.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

Hot: AI and VR/AR With digital transformations moving at full throttle, and a desire to stay innovative, it should come as no surprise that use cases for virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence continue to grow in several verticals. There are indications the voice market is slowing. IDC is forecasting a 5.1%

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Top Email Marketing Trends for 2019

Galido

Email marketing and social networks. 72% of respondents prefer to receive offers by mail, while 17% consider social networks more convenient. Email campaigns usually have an opening rate of more than 16%, while a message on social networks reaches approximately between 2 and 6% of the audience. Artificial Intelligence.

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Saudi Arabia’s The Line: Everything you need to know

Dataconomy

While modern cities across the globe grapple with congested roads and complex rail networks, The Line proposes an elegantly simple alternative: a linear city devoid of cars and associated traffic woes. The primary goal of the project was to boost tourism in Saudi Arabia, thereby broadening its economic base.

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2021+ 9 themes for next year and beyond

Trends in the Living Networks

The escalating polarization of values, society, politics, and wealth over the last decade has been evident, with the network effects of our connected world contributing to both economic and social divisions. We will strive to reverse heightened schisms in economies, societies, and politics. – InsideEVs. Human Machine Symbiosis.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

With a PhD in Planning and Innovation Studies, and a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning, Karuri-Sebina has a sound knowledge base for her work as Executive Manager of programs at the South African Cities Network. One of her focuses is building networks between Azerbaijani people and researchers across the world.

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