Technology development

2020 Outlook into Technology Enabled Growth and Opportunities in India - Various Tech Initiatives from the Government are Supporting Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, November 23, 2020

The "Technology Enabled Growth and Opportunities in India" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Technology Enabled Growth and Opportunities in India" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • However, this crisis is seen as an inflection point in the drive toward digitization and adoption of emerging technologies across businesses globally.
  • However, for India to reap full benefits of digitization, the role of emerging technologies, their adoption and convergence will remain critical.
  • This research service explores the impact of digitization and emerging growth opportunities in India.

Extreme Networks to Train 50,000 New Cloud Networking Engineers for Advanced Careers in The Expanding Digital Economy

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

(Nasdaq: EXTR), a cloud-driven networking company, announced a new initiative to help anyone, anywhere looking to join or retrain in the technology industry: Extreme Academy Live.

Key Points: 
  • (Nasdaq: EXTR), a cloud-driven networking company, announced a new initiative to help anyone, anywhere looking to join or retrain in the technology industry: Extreme Academy Live.
  • Extreme Academy is an academic curriculum designed to educate aspiring IT professionals on networking, security, and cloud fundamentals, as well as machine learning and artificial intelligence.
  • As the world's largest privately funded nonprofit, United Way isproud to work with Extreme Networks to help close the digital divide.
  • As part of our commitment to narrowing the digital divide, we are widening accessibility to Extreme Academy.

3 Reasons Why Access to Technology Is Essential

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

As the digital economy continues to rapidly transform the ways in which we learn, work, and play, there is a key piece missing in too many communities across the U.S. access to technology.

Key Points: 
  • As the digital economy continues to rapidly transform the ways in which we learn, work, and play, there is a key piece missing in too many communities across the U.S. access to technology.
  • This lack of access to technology and everything it offers is referred to as the digital divide.
  • Let's look at three reasons why access to technology and digital skills is so important in 2020 and beyond.
  • Access to 21st century technology can help for-profit businesses and nonprofits alike reach greater success.

Although States and Districts Have Acted Swiftly, More Is Needed to Close the Digital Divide, a New Analysis Finds

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

In response, school districts and states scrambled to provide devices and connectivity to their students at home.

Key Points: 
  • In response, school districts and states scrambled to provide devices and connectivity to their students at home.
  • "Best practices that have emerged from the pandemic can inform a much-needed national strategy for closing the digital divide."
  • Closing the digital divide is an iterative process; states and districts make different decisions to achieve differing objectives.
  • Further research and analysis are needed to close the digital divide for K12 students and ensure high-quality distance learning for all students.

Forrester: Top Emerging Technology Trends To Watch In 2021 And Beyond

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

In the past, firms that adopted machine learning and other AI technologies paid little heed to their ethical impact.

Key Points: 
  • In the past, firms that adopted machine learning and other AI technologies paid little heed to their ethical impact.
  • Today, however, values-based consumers and employees expect companies to adopt AI in a responsible fashion.
  • To see the full list, access Forrester's " Top Trends And Emerging Technologies, Q3 2020 " report (client login required).
  • Register for Technology & Innovation Global to further explore the 15 trends and associated emerging technologies.

Global Digital Map Market 2020-2025: Focus on Real-Time Location Data Management, Geocoding and Geopositioning, Routing and Navigation, Asset Tracking - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, October 16, 2020

The "Digital Map Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Digital Map Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • A digital map refers to a web-based software solution that is used to represent a specific road, area or geographical location.
  • Looking forward, the global digital map market to continue its strong growth during the next five years.
  • What is the structure of the global digital map market and who are the key players?

COVID-19 accelerated digital transition in EU, but cities and regions warn against growing inequalities

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Digital transformation plays a crucial role

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  • Digital transformation plays a crucial role
    in the EU's response to the pandemic and in the
    future recovery.
  • Particular attention should be
    drawn to avoiding the growth of inequalities and
    the creation of a digital divide.
  • These are the main messages
    included in an opinion on digital and data, adopted
    by unanimity by the Committee of the Regions'
    Plenary.
  • During the crisis, the use of digital technologies
    turned into an imperative to ensure continuity of work
    and private life.
  • Public administrations and businesses
    in Europe's regions, cities and villages have
    experienced how digital technology became key in
    alleviating the impact of the crisis and in fighting
    the pandemic.
  • Smart regions
    - which means connected regions - should lead to
    citizens directly benefitting from the advantages
    of comprehensive digitisation.
  • It is likely to force cities to become safer while
    becoming greener, and non-urban environments to ensure
    maximum digital connectivity.

Investment is Critical to Overcoming the Digital Divide for K-12 Schools, Survey Finds

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

A much larger percentage of respondents, 41%, said they were only somewhat prepared, having the right IT, but not the processes in place.

Key Points: 
  • A much larger percentage of respondents, 41%, said they were only somewhat prepared, having the right IT, but not the processes in place.
  • For many districts, remote learning brought the digital divide to the foreground, presenting significant professional challenges due to the inequality in access to technology that exists in communities today.
  • At the same time, all respondents stated the digital divide will be their biggest barrier to maximize student success in the 2020/21 school year.
  • However, when asked to select the top three technologies used in their schools from a list, interactive panels and whiteboards were frontrunners.

The Digital in a fractious world: Europe's way - Speech by President Charles Michel at the FT-ETNO Forum

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Because Europe will definitely have its own way of becoming a leader of the digital age.

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  • Because Europe will definitely have its own way of becoming a leader of the digital age.
  • During this global disruption, which has affected absolutely all sectors of life and the economy, we have seen the best and the worst.
  • We also saw how much the digital gap in our societies increases the inequalities.
  • And we realised how disinformation can be dangerous and hurtful in times of crisis, when information can be lifesaving, literally.
  • I personally think theres an even more fundamental lesson to be learned from the crisis.
  • In our countries that havent experienced war for many decades, we simply rediscovered what is most precious in our societies: human life and health.
  • This is why Im convinced that well-being must be the focal point of our concern.
  • Then in July, the European Council adopted a ground-breaking budget along with a recovery fund, amounting to 1.8 trillion euros.
  • And this week the European Council will most likely decide that 20% of the financial means must be dedicated to Europe's digital transition.
  • In the digital domain, like in all aspects of our economy, we want innovation to be at the service of people.
  • This, Ladies and Gentlemen, may well be our distinctive way, "Europe's way", into the digital revolution.
  • Setting our own technological standards has served us well in the past - remember the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).
  • Finally, as a more famous "digital speaker", Steve Jobs, used to say: "One more thing" I must also say a word about fairness in the digital market.
  • The European Union is committed, alongside the OECD and the G20, to international cooperation to correct this injustice.

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S.O.S for education: Speech by the High Representative / Vice-Pr

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

This affects the future of the world, because the future of the world will be built by these young boys and girls deprived of school.

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  • This affects the future of the world, because the future of the world will be built by these young boys and girls deprived of school.
  • That is why cooperation on education with the United Nations and UNICEF is a priority for the European Union.
  • The digital divide has been more important than ever, because now either you are digital or you are out of everything.
  • That is why these 200 blue bags are here, in the middle of the European Institutions.