Dacadoo can give anyone a health score by taking their weight, height gender and age and wrapping it around data from their social life and mobility, says Peter Ohnemus. Healthcare is about prevention and prevention can be achieved by making it visible and relevant. Apps on smartphones combined with biosensors will provide the big data […]
Mobile technologies can contribute to making learning environments more open
In this short interview for Open Education Europa, prof. Evgeny Káganer shares his views on how mobile technologies can facilitate Open Education. He also gives his opinion on the high drop out rate of MOOCs and gives a prediction on the future of Education.
Mobile Banking’s Missed Opportunities [Updated]
Banks are currently shifting their online services to mobile ones in a way that fails to take advantage of the unique elements that new technologies offer. At the same time, new initiatives such as crowdfunding or peer-to-peer lending are emerging and growing faster, fostered by digital interactions. According to Prof. Evgeny Káganer this is only […]
How Companies Can Add Value With Big Data [Updated]
A lot of useful information is buried inside big data and the question is knowing how to mine it in order to extract the information that will improve the quality of analysis. Organizations need to change their culture if they are to exploit this new resource and they need to incentivize managers to understand technology […]
