AI and Peer Review

For the past year, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has been using artificial intelligence (AI) software on all manuscripts it has provisionally accepted after peer review. This information came to us from Nature in their article, “Journals adopt AI to spot duplicated images in manuscripts.” The aim is to automatically alert editors to…

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Healthcare Technology in the Cloud

Few computing technologies are creating as much massive long-term societal impact as cloud computing and its ability to revolutionize how consumers and businesses use computers and software applications. The cloud computing market in the healthcare sector is a great example. PR Newswire brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Healthcare Cloud Computing Market…

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Using Data for Better Patient Care

Predictive analytics refers to the use of statistics and modeling techniques to make predictions about future outcomes and performance. By looking at current and historical data patterns, the technology determines if those patterns are likely to emerge again. This can be applied to any line of business – financial, manufacturing, healthcare, etc. This interesting information came to…

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Securing the Cloud

Many enterprises are shifting towards a hybrid or full cloud computing model, which while an advantage in many ways, can bring major cybersecurity headaches if not managed properly. This interesting news came to us from the Digital Journal in their article, “Cloudy future? The main trends set to rocket cloud computing.” The use of cloud…

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Emerging Technologies, Risk and Reward

The world of business is rapidly changing with new challenges presenting themselves daily for organizations to overcome. Companies face evolving stakeholder needs, uncertain economic conditions, increased regulations and other unforeseen circumstances, such as a global pandemic. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Target in their article, “Balancing the benefits with the risks of…

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Access Innovations at the NISO Plus Conference

The NISO Plus conference is bringing people together from across the global information community to share updates and participate in conversations about our shared challenges and opportunities. Global Conversations :: Global Connections is scheduled for February 15-17, 2022 online and Access Innovations will be a part of addressing the key issues facing our community of…

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AI and Cybercrime

COVID-19 has been the catalyst for many changes and, unfortunately, fraudulent digital activity is one of them. This topic came to us from Lombard Odier in their article, “Tackling cyber fraud using both human and artificial intelligence.” Hackers have switched their focus to people working remotely online, and used fear created by COVID-19 to actively…

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Finding the Intelligence

Business intelligence (BI) and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly crucial yet often misunderstood tools in an enterprise context. Every government agency is loaded with data that it could use to fulfill its mission more efficiently and effectively. But getting from here to there isn’t necessarily an easy proposition. This where BI and AI can be…

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Using AI Responsibly

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the business landscape and providing competitive advantages to those that embrace it. However, it is time to move beyond the simple implementation of AI and to ensure that AI is being used in a safe and ethical manner. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Responsible…

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Emerging Technology in Education

Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are key drivers of growth and innovation across all industries, and the education sector is no different. This interesting topic came to us from Gulf Today in their article, “Emerging technologies in education.” While AI-powered solutions have been in the education/technology space for some time, the industry has been…

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