AI’s Role in Fighting the Pandemic
Everyone is coming together to collaborate under the common goal of fighting the spread of COVID-19, even the emerging technology programs across the federal government. Federal News Network brought this information to our attention in their article, “Emerging tech offices come together on long-term plan to combat coronavirus.” Some agencies have spent a considerable amount of time fielding…
Read MoreThe Long-Term Impact of Social Distancing
Large gatherings are on the minds of most scientific and scholarly societies as we navigate public safety in the midst of a pandemic. Can they gather together? Should they? This interesting and timely topic came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “Scientific and Scholarly Meetings in the Time of Pandemic.” Conference organizers with…
Read MorePandemic Creates New Challenges Going Forward
Months into this pandemic and weeks into working from home for a majority of the country – wait, just weeks? I know it feels like forever since we sat down at a coffee shop with a friend or had anything but a virtual happy hour after work with our colleagues, but it has indeed only…
Read MoreCyber Crime and COVID
With any change or new technology, there are those seeking to take advantage of it for nefarious purposes. It is no different with the COVID-19 outbreak. ZD Net brought this news to our attention in their article, “How destructive ransomware attacks could represent the future of cyberwarfare.” With more and more people utilizing technology to…
Read MoreWeather and Machine Learning
Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates analytical model building. It is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns and make decisions with minimal human intervention. This very interesting topic came to us from HPC Wire in their article, “Could Machine Learning…
Read MoreData Driven Analysis
Being data-driven means building tools, abilities and a culture that acts on data. There are many different types of forward-looking analysis, varying in degrees of sophistication. This interesting topic came to us from Bdaily in their article, “3 challenges preventing businesses becoming data-driven.” Over the last decade, it’s clear that data has increasingly become a critical asset in…
Read MoreWebinar Addresses Semantic Meaning
Access Innovations is offering a free webinar series on semantic technology, moderated by Bill Kasdorf. The series is called “Meaning Matters: Practical Applications of Semantic Technology.” It addresses the power of semantics to enhance the value and visibility of content for publishers. The first webinar is scheduled for Thursday, May 7th at 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT…
Read MoreBI Analyst Opportunity in South Africa
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
Read MoreThe Value of Data
Data has been referred to many valuable things and though this isn’t wrong, at the end of the day data is classified as an asset. This interesting topic came to us from IT Web in their article, “A successful data strategy is built with the future in mind.” Assets assist organizations to generate revenue, increase business value and…
Read MoreDigital Evidence Needs Assurance of Integrity
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Technical Committee CYBER has recently released a key standard for a digital evidence bag. ETSI provides members with an open, inclusive and collaborative environment. This environment supports the timely development, ratification and testing of globally applicable standards for ICT-enabled systems, applications and services. This interesting information came to us from eeNews…
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