tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86400931817773112672024-02-20T17:24:48.205+08:00PsiberTech SolutionsPsiberTech Solutions, a custom software company, delivering customised software, Business Intelligence and Datawarehousing solutions.srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-64295258409530685902021-05-27T18:54:00.001+08:002021-06-14T18:55:45.287+08:00Ethical AI: What are the Ethics in Artificial Intelligence<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;">Ethical
AI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">When
people think of advanced artificial intelligence, many think of Hollywood films
such as Terminator films, Ex Machina, and Transcendence. Films, where machines
imbued with artificial intelligence, have risen against humans. Such concepts
seem more fiction than fact but humanity is hurtling towards a world where
machines could control the world in myriad ways. Fortunately, industry
watchdogs are beginning to re-evaluate the dangers of self-learning artificial
intelligence (AI) encouraged by an awareness of the need for ethics in the
development and deployment of AI. This brings us to the topic of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ethical AI</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">What is ethical AI?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">In
a nutshell, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ethical AI</b> attempts to
tackle the ethical concerns that people have with how AI and robots are being
used and designed. Today, the field of ethical AI has broadened to include
theories of the consciousness and rights of artificial intelligence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAn1oA5BBDT8Y9zG-mlnuNbQZ2E-liBiEtyC2ykyJyvImscRg93afjz_xMomPk1r3q93R0Splg9H_Uz4BO1SmPk5f4_01bigMvann0xRfVNSGIJm-Y-lEZs6Vau87o_0cSwWWxgXMLv1n/s283/ethical_ai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="283" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAn1oA5BBDT8Y9zG-mlnuNbQZ2E-liBiEtyC2ykyJyvImscRg93afjz_xMomPk1r3q93R0Splg9H_Uz4BO1SmPk5f4_01bigMvann0xRfVNSGIJm-Y-lEZs6Vau87o_0cSwWWxgXMLv1n/w640-h432/ethical_ai.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Roboethics</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Robot
ethics or roboethics is the concept of designing robots with artificial
intelligence using codes of conduct to ensure that the automated system will
respond to circumstances and situations ethically. At the crux of it,
roboethics calls for ensuring that the automated system has the capacity to
make its own decisions when it comes in contact with human beings. The AI
should never lead to decisions or circumstances where human life, safety, and
dignity are put in any danger. Roboethics is primarily concerned with the
actions of the robot but it is also concerned with the thought and actions of
the human developer who created the robot and AI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Why is there a need for ethical
AI?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">For
too long we have convinced ourselves that technology is neutral. Sadly, the
reality is different. In the past, technology has been used to conduct
psychological experiments on social media users by manipulating their emotions
and using the data for advertising or political purposes. Here are a few more
reasons why <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ethical AI</b> is so
important and how it can and has been misused:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Biased AI: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Biased
artificial intelligence can reinforce discrimination and put minorities,
women, and disadvantaged groups at risk. A study by UNESCO showed that
possibly damaging stereotypes are the norm among AI chatbots. In 2019,
Amazon scrapped its recruitment tool powered by artificial intelligence as
the system was rigged against female applicants since previous hires were
majorly male. Such bias leads to inequality and negative outcomes in
recruitment, healthcare, education, and many more instances.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Errors in facial recognition: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">It
has been shown that even leading facial recognition technology can
mismatch people. For example, in a study by the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU) the software misidentified and mismatched 27 professional
athletes to people in a database of criminals.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Deepfakes:
<br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Deepfakes
are artificial-intelligence-generated audio or video content with the
intention to mislead. This technology can cause tremendous harm to society
as it will contribute to the proliferation of cybercrime and
misinformation. Deepfakes have already been used for selective social
engineering attacks. In 2019, a journalist created a deepfake video of
Mark Zuckerberg with a popular smartphone app.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Ethical AI benchmarks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Here
are some moral concepts that should be common among the guidelines for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ethical AI</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Transparency: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">The
decision-making system of the artificial intelligence machine must be
transparent to users.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Nonmaleficence: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">This
is a term usually found in relation to the medical field it simply means
“to do no harm”. The developers of AI-powered algorithms must ensure that
the decisions taken by the system do not cause mental or physical harm to
users.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Justice: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">AI
systems must be monitored regularly and closely to ensure that bias is not
developed. The AI system should also have access to all genders and races
to ensure equality.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">How to build an ethical AI program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Here
are some steps that can be used to create a customised, sustainable, and
scalable ethical AI program:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">The first step is
to identify any existing infrastructure that can be leveraged by the AI
program. It is ideal to create an AI ethics program using the authority of
existing infrastructure such as a governance board that meets to consider
and review the privacy and data-related risks. If such an existing body
does not already exist, companies should set up a dedicated committee for
ethics-related issues.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Companies should
create a customised ethical framework that should include an elaboration
of the company’s ethical standards. It should also establish relevant key
performance indicators as well as a quality assurance program to appraise
the effectiveness of the strategy. Moreover, the framework can show how
ethical risk reduction is worked into business operations.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol start="3" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Learn how
industries such as healthcare approach AI ethically. Regulators, lawyers,
medical professionals, and medical ethicists have explored the meaning of
various topics such as informed consent, data privacy, and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol start="4" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Organisational
awareness should be built and increased. There was a time when companies hardly
paid attention to cybersecurity. Those times are over. Cybersecurity is
important for all companies and all employees are expected to be aware of
cybersecurity and the risks to cybersecurity. All departments and
employees that come in contact with AI products should be made well aware
of the company’s ethics framework and guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol start="5" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Employees should
be encouraged to identify AI ethical risks; this should be done both
formally and informally. Encouraging employees can take the form of
incentivising them via financial rewards.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Companies need to keep a
track of the impact of AI technology. Thorough research and review should
be done to ensure that the product is used ethically. Stakeholders should
be identified early on and they should be reviewed to find out how the
product affects them.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">The future of ethical AI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Google
has called for governments around the world to increase the regulation of AI to
prevent misuse and avoid mass surveillance programs and human rights
violations. Today, there are several global initiatives committed to the cause
of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ethical AI</b>. Regulation,
framework, and guidelines can be used to ensure that AI is used for a safer
world for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Sources:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/technology/30736/what-is-ethical-ai#:~:text=Roboethics%2C%20or%20robot%20ethics%2C%20is,the%20society%20it's%20operating%20in"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.itpro.co.uk/technology/30736/what-is-ethical-ai#:~:text=Roboethics%2C%20or%20robot%20ethics%2C%20is,the%20society%20it's%20operating%20in</span></a><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://hbr.org/2020/10/a-practical-guide-to-building-ethical-ai"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://hbr.org/2020/10/a-practical-guide-to-building-ethical-ai</span></a><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.techslang.com/what-is-ethical-ai-and-why-we-need-to-talk-about-it/"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.techslang.com/what-is-ethical-ai-and-why-we-need-to-talk-about-it/</span></a><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://datafloq.com/read/we-need-ethical-ai-5-initiatives-ensure-ethical-ai/7571"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://datafloq.com/read/we-need-ethical-ai-5-initiatives-ensure-ethical-ai/7571</span></a><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Data points:</span></b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://en.unesco.org/Id-blush-if-I-could"><span style="background: white; color: blue; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;">https://en.unesco.org/Id-blush-if-I-could</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-jobs-automation-insight/amazon-scraps-secret-ai-recruiting-tool-that-showed-bias-against-women-idUSKCN1MK08G"><span style="background: white; color: blue; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-jobs-automation-insight/amazon-scraps-secret-ai-recruiting-tool-that-showed-bias-against-women-idUSKCN1MK08G</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.aclum.org/en/news/facial-recognition-technology-falsely-identifies-famous-athletes/#athletes"><span style="background: white; color: blue; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.aclum.org/en/news/facial-recognition-technology-falsely-identifies-famous-athletes/#athletes</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12/how-i-created-a-deepfake-of-mark-zuckerberg-and-star-treks-data/"><span style="background: white; color: blue; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;">https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12/how-i-created-a-deepfake-of-mark-zuckerberg-and-star-treks-data/</span></a></span></p>srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-59131300878941462432021-05-12T18:49:00.001+08:002021-06-14T18:50:33.933+08:00Computer Vision: What is Computer Vision & AI Technologies<p> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Computer Vision</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">If you have watched an
image trying to load on a social media app, you will usually see a description
in its place. It will be a descriptor of things in the image such as a field of
flowers or a child holding a balloon, and so on. This is computer vision. Facial
recognition that is again the rage on social media apps and other software is
another aspect of computer vision. Read on to find out more about this
fascinating technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Computer vision<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Computer vision or <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b> is a field of
artificial intelligence where computers are trained to identify, interpret, and
process images in videos and images in a similar way as humans do. Significant
leaps in artificial intelligence, especially in the aspects of neural networks
and deep learning have enabled <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer
vision AI</b> to take great strides in recent years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VIfJt9-PT5EBA3ezf47Gt51cu-VmDi1s2XBD576Xf-V3jJznuFjVvnbxUM73oyCqod_OM1k-cABPgxcIbtc3S8rmtoWR0NbQMXZwF7Eqlj9-qXgtURVwkLdzc7hL_a6senxFAiAOeZFA/s450/computer_vision.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="450" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VIfJt9-PT5EBA3ezf47Gt51cu-VmDi1s2XBD576Xf-V3jJznuFjVvnbxUM73oyCqod_OM1k-cABPgxcIbtc3S8rmtoWR0NbQMXZwF7Eqlj9-qXgtURVwkLdzc7hL_a6senxFAiAOeZFA/w640-h480/computer_vision.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Computer vision uses</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Computer vision AI</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> is used by multiple industries ranging from retail to the
military to healthcare and more. Here is a quick overview of how <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b> is used by different
industries today:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Retail: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Retailers are using computer vision in a
number of ways. They use it to increase loss prevention, uncover
out-of-stock shelves, enhance shopping experiences, using self-checkout
counters, and so on.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Manufacturing: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Here computer vision is being used to detect
and identify manufacturing defects in real-time. During the assembly line
process, the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;">can detect</span><span lang="EN-GB"> even the smallest of defects on a product.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Healthcare: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Computer vision AI is being used to screen and
thoroughly examine images from X-rays, CAT scans, and MRIs with a high
rate of accuracy.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Insurance: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">In the insurance industry, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b> is being used
to reduce fraud by enabling accurate and consistent assessments of
vehicular damage. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Defence and security:
<br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Computer vision is used extensively in the
defence and security sectors. For example, casinos and banks use <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b> to analyse
images from their security cameras. It is also used extensively to improve
surveillance of power plants, embassies, hospitals, stadiums, railroads,
and so on. It is also used to enhance the inspection of cargo at ports. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer vision AI</b> is also being
used in reconnaissance missions by the military, as well as to quickly
identify enemies, and to automate machine and vehicular movements. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Agriculture: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Computer vision has a tremendous impact on the
agricultural industry. It allows farmers to detect diseases and pests
quickly and on time. Early diagnosis prevents unnecessary loss and ensures
product quality. Computer vision-enhanced robots monitor farms for weeds
and spray herbicides to prevent or stop weeds from taking over.
Furthermore, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b>
is used to help in the sorting of vegetables, fruits, and flowers by
weight, size, quality, and other identifying markers.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Autonomous vehicles: <br />
Computer vision AI</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> plays an important role in
self-driving vehicles. Here it plays a major role in perceiving and
identifying the environment around the vehicle, thus allowing for
navigation. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Augmented reality: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Here it detects objects in real-time and uses
the information it has processed to place virtual objects within the same
space.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Facial recognition: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">This is where <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b> matches the images of people to their
identities. This technology is not just restricted to security and defence
sectors but is also used by social media apps and biometric authentication
on smartphones, and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Aspects of computer vision AI</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">There are four main
aspects of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b> also
called the four eyes of computer vision. These are object recognition, video
recognition, image recognition, and machine vision.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Image recognition: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">This is where computer vision
is used to identify people, places, actions, and objects in an image. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Object recognition: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">This has a similar process to
image recognition but it also allots a class label to which the image belongs.
For example, in self-driving cars, computer vision recognises distinctions in
traffic lights, and can also differentiate between a pedestrian and a lamppost.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Video recognition: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">This is where <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b> analyses video clips
and compares those clips to a database of other content to ascertain if there
is a match.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Machine vision: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">This is a hybrid of hardware
and software. The technology here can conduct inspections and provide guidance
to robots via visual feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">How </span><span lang="EN-GB">does it work<span style="color: black;">?</span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Here is a basic outline
of how a computer vision model is built:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">A dataset is created incorporating annotated images.
The annotation can be comprised of the image category, pixel-wise
segmentation of the objects present, or pairs of classes and bounding
boxes.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">From each image, features that are relevant to the
task are extracted. For example, in images, for a task to recognise
people, the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b>
will recognise features based on facial features.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Then a deep learning model is trained based on the
features that are isolated in the dataset. This means that the AI is fed
many more images to learn how to solve the required task.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Thereafter, the computer vision model is evaluated by using
images that were not used during the training phase. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Limitations of computer vision</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">The need
for specialists: Companies need a team of highly skilled specialists that can
build and use <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">computer vision AI</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">The need
for regular monitoring: To prevent technical glitches, companies need a
dedicated team to constantly monitor and evaluate the system<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">No
replacement for human intelligence and vision: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer vision AI</b> has come a long way but it is not a replacement
for human intelligence and human vision. Machines do not understand the
complexities and intricacies of the world around us the way humans can. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">The bottom line</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Computer vision AI</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> is an exciting technology that has taken the field of
artificial intelligence to new heights. The world will surely see much more
advancements and innovations in this field in the future and it will continue
to revolutionise our world as we know it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Sources:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/an-overview-of-computer-vision-1f75c2ab1b66"><span style="color: blue;">https://towardsdatascience.com/an-overview-of-computer-vision-1f75c2ab1b66</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.sas.com/en_in/insights/analytics/computer-vision.html#defense-security"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.sas.com/en_in/insights/analytics/computer-vision.html#defense-security</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://tryolabs.com/resources/introductory-guide-computer-vision/"><span style="color: blue;">https://tryolabs.com/resources/introductory-guide-computer-vision/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/principles/emerging-technology/what-is-computer-vision-how-does-it-work/"><span style="color: blue;">https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/principles/emerging-technology/what-is-computer-vision-how-does-it-work/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.bbntimes.com/technology/benefits-and-limitations-of-computer-vision"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.bbntimes.com/technology/benefits-and-limitations-of-computer-vision</span></a></span></li></ol>srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-35442917752991552002021-04-29T12:24:00.002+08:002021-06-13T12:26:35.241+08:00Native Apps: What are Native Apps & Their Different Advantages<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Native App<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">When businesses decide to invest in mobile app development,
they are bombarded with terms they may have never heard before. One of the more
popular terms they will pick up is—Native app. But what is it? And will it be
the right choice for your business? Read on to find out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">What is a Native app?</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">A<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Native app</b> is developed for a specific mobile operating system and
is installed directly onto the device. Native apps can be accessed via icons on
the device’s home screen. Since native apps are developed for the specific
platform, they can benefit from access to device features such as the GPS,
camera, compass, contact list, and so on. Simply put, native apps are built
according to the guidelines of the mobile device’s operating system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk9lDJsscIdXHdHJQ-DCF9imy43TDl3Z8hrc4P6N2gZiLOKDxQ0D8wtnCtp8dHINHBXs7Ai9ggX_x18EEPCnzizNrp71yBOATKsSW53gCP75KxTXgQiuCGOydKtU1BocQhK5fTMLFDarg/s462/native_app.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="462" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk9lDJsscIdXHdHJQ-DCF9imy43TDl3Z8hrc4P6N2gZiLOKDxQ0D8wtnCtp8dHINHBXs7Ai9ggX_x18EEPCnzizNrp71yBOATKsSW53gCP75KxTXgQiuCGOydKtU1BocQhK5fTMLFDarg/w640-h426/native_app.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Native apps are usually
able to work very fast as they harness the power of the device processor. Native
apps, in some smartphones, can control the device as well as incorporate
standard </span><span lang="EN-GB">operating-system
gestures or app-defined gestures. Moreover, native apps have access to the
mobile device’s notification system.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Native app languages<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Native apps are written
in the language that the mobile operating system will accept. In the case of
the iOS platform, Native apps are written in Objective-C or Swift. For Android,
Native apps are written in Java or Kotlin, and for Windows, the language is
usually C#.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Native app advantages<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Native app performance<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">App performance is
crucial for a pleasant user experience. By its very design, Native apps are
faster and reliable than other app types. The structure, contents, and visual
elements of Native apps are already available on the mobile device, this makes
for a smooth experience as everything is instantly loaded. Think of Native apps
this way, it is like downloading a website’s content to your phone in one go
and then being able to access that content instantly regardless of your phone’s
connectivity. So when it comes to performance, few can deny that Native apps
are able to </span><span lang="EN-GB">provide superior<span style="color: black;">
and high-quality performance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<ol start="2" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Native app user
experience<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Many experts consider
user experience to be the key to an app’s success. For many users, a negative
user experience will prevent them from using the app again in a hurry or they
may switch to a competitor’s app. Users expect a great experience using an app.
Users often prefer that the app’s visual cues, interactions, and controls
should be seamlessly integrated with the device platform. This is where Native
apps are at an advantage. Native apps are created using the mobile device’s operating
system in mind and using the guidelines in them, so native apps can provide a
smooth, integrated user experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="3" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Native app security
is better<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Security is a necessity
when it comes to apps and smartphones. A single security breach could leave
unprecedented amounts of data vulnerable and accessible to hackers. With Native
apps, everything is coded into the app’s infrastructure, as well as being
encrypted. A Native app can have an embedded certificate. Native apps are
developed using the official API, which is tested extensively. Native apps have
longer update release cycles, so it is expected that the updates will have more
secure, reliable, and well-tested software.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="4" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Speed<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Native apps are
well-known to have the best speed among all app types. Since Native apps are
written in the language best supported by the platform, they run faster and
more seamlessly than other apps. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="5" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Stability<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">It is unlikely that
Google and Apple will drop support from their flagship products, Android and
iOS, respectively. So Native apps </span><span lang="EN-GB">redeveloped<span style="color: black;"> on these operating systems will be fully supported by
these tech giants. </span>This entails that Native apps will benefit from the
stability of development and maintenance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="6" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Interactivity and intuitiveness<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">As Native apps are built to be integrated
into the mobile device’s operating system, they enhance the user experience by
increasing the interactivity of the app. The app is much more intuitive as well
because it works seamlessly with the specific platform’s UI standards. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="7" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Offline connectivity<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Native apps can be accessed at any time and
users can use them even when their device is offline. The app will usually show
the previously loaded data.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Native
app disadvantages</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Different codebase<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A Native app is developed for a specific
mobile device platform, so the codebase they create for the app cannot be
shared. An Android Native app will not work on an iOS device and vice versa. So
developers have to create different codebases for every platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="2" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Development cost and time <o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Native apps take more time to develop as
the app is built to be compatible with multiple operating systems. This entails
a higher development cost as well. The need for different codebases may mean
the need for different development teams as well. Since the app has a different
codebase for different platforms, maintenance costs also increase. Overall, it
takes much longer to develop a Native app. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">The
Bottom Line<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">There are many advantages to Native apps.
And while the initial development costs may be high, Native apps help
businesses save money in the long term by offering a great user experience and
high-quality performance. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Sources:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.app-press.com/blog/web-app-vs-native-app"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.app-press.com/blog/web-app-vs-native-app</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.mobiloud.com/blog/native-web-or-hybrid-apps#5"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.mobiloud.com/blog/native-web-or-hybrid-apps#5</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.nngroup.com/articles/mobile-native-apps/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.nngroup.com/articles/mobile-native-apps/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.technocrat.com.au/blog/comparison-native-apps-vs-web-apps"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.technocrat.com.au/blog/comparison-native-apps-vs-web-apps</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://clearbridgemobile.com/benefits-of-native-mobile-app-development/"><span style="color: blue;">https://clearbridgemobile.com/benefits-of-native-mobile-app-development/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://uxplanet.org/native-vs-hybrid-mobile-apps-heres-how-to-choose-192ecbf04da8"><span style="color: blue;">https://uxplanet.org/native-vs-hybrid-mobile-apps-heres-how-to-choose-192ecbf04da8</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.netguru.com/blog/why-native-app-development"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.netguru.com/blog/why-native-app-development</span></a></span> </p>srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-79593379505287505892021-04-15T12:13:00.002+08:002021-06-13T12:17:20.694+08:00Low Coding: Features & Benefits of Low Code Platforms<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What is Low Coding?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Imagine being able to develop an application software
without writing reams of any coding language. Once upon a time, this would have
been impossible. Today, it is. And it is called low-coding. Read on to find out
more about low coding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">What is low coding?</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Low code is an approach
to software development that entails the use of very little or no code to build
processes and applications. To do this, a low code platform<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>utilizes visual interfaces along with drag-and-drop features and
simple logic. These tools are intuitive and require practically zero knowledge
of coding or software development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpsDOGlmaytfnJMG9wXi3LaCrHPzS81AsQ5R34afffFuaNprH0NoaRqfUUCinhC4pmvFp4n7LXiiFBSJqXF9dzr-wYGnD8tdjuvs_vAbViCj8mpUIjtbu8cWMYsENd_2XXd69hBXH8fGh/s468/low_coding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="468" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpsDOGlmaytfnJMG9wXi3LaCrHPzS81AsQ5R34afffFuaNprH0NoaRqfUUCinhC4pmvFp4n7LXiiFBSJqXF9dzr-wYGnD8tdjuvs_vAbViCj8mpUIjtbu8cWMYsENd_2XXd69hBXH8fGh/w640-h480/low_coding.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">A low code platform
allows both professional developers and non-professional developers, also
called ‘citizen developers’ to create apps. The apps created on a low code
platform have differing levels of complexity to meet the requirements of
businesses for the automation of processes, business development, and the
acceleration of digital transformation.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">What are the features of</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">low code platforms?</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Visual modelling tools<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Fuelled by
visual modelling tools, low code platforms have built-in modules that reflect
details in ways that both professional developers and non-technical users can
understand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="2" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Drag-and-drop interface<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">One of the most
important and useful features of a low code platform is the drag-and-drop
interface. It allows for a quick and easy app development process. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="3" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Out-of-the box (OOTB) functionality<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Most major low
code systems offer out-of-the-box functionality that negates the need for the
building of key components from scratch. Some modern low code platforms include
modules for sales processes management or service management, and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="4" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Reusability<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">A key aspect of
low code platforms is the use of pre-configured app components and functionality.
These components contain common essential functions required for several apps.
So these can be easily reused to develop other solutions more quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="5" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Scalability<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">A significant
feature of low code platforms is scalability of these platforms. The apps
created using low code platforms should allow businesses to increase the number
of users as the business expands. When the number of users of an application is
huge, providing access to them on the basis of job roles can prove to be a tricky
and difficult task. Low code platforms make this task easy. It allows
developers to control what end users do at all levels. It allows users to be
designated as end-users, specialist users, or administrators, and so on, as
well as assigns roles and permissions to them based on their role or position
in the organisation. Low code platforms enable IT teams to scale and react to
urgent business requirements quickly and in real-time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="6" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Security<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">It is imperative
for businesses to build their applications on platforms that are secure with
features that make the apps safer. Even if an app is extremely user-friendly
with attractive aesthetics and supreme functionality, none of it will matter if
the app is unsafe and unreliable. Platforms should have the required security
framework certifications in place. This is where low code platforms have an
advantage. They come with built-in security features which make them a safe and
reliable solution for the internal processes in industries dealing with
sensitive data such as healthcare and financial services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="7" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Multi-device deployment<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">When building an
app, making it multi-channel and multi-device compatible, is a boon for both
users and developers. With a low code platform, developers have to create an
app just once, which will then be accessible on any device and operating
system. This is another significant advantage of using a low code platform to
build software applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Benefits
of using low code platforms</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Create a purpose-built solution<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Often,
businesses employ the use of off-the-shelf solutions intended for mass-market
use. These solutions may come with many features that are unnecessary and that
fail to meet the exact requirements of a business. With a low code platform,
businesses can create custom apps that meet the requirements of a business. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="2" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Simplified and well-organised operations<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Low code
platforms allow businesses to consolidate their data in an online database that
then serves as a foundation for different apps to automate, organise, and
simplify data management. For example, to analyse the sales of a business,
rather than opening excel sheets, users can build dashboards that show
attractive graphs based on current data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="3" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Quicker launching of apps<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Today, the
success of businesses depends a lot on being quick in meeting user or customer
demands. Low code platforms have a ‘test and learn’ approach where the
developers can easily test and quickly launch the apps. Developers can then
continue to improve the apps as needed. This results in the quick launching of
apps as well as continuous innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="4" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Reduced backlogs<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">For IT teams,
low code is a boon as the apps can be created by business professionals on low
code platforms, leaving the IT team to concentrate on work that only they can
complete. This results in a reduced backlog of work for the IT department of
businesses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="5" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Lower costs<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Low coding
lessens the need for specialised IT talent to build apps. Rather it allows
businesses to utilise existing resources that may not be a part of the IT
department at all to build their apps. This results in lowered overhead costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="6" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Monitoring and analysis<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Apps that are
built using a low code platform can monitor and analyse processes and workflows
to gauge their effectiveness. Moreover, they can also monitor and analyse the effectiveness
and performance of other apps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">The
bottom line<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Developing solutions using low code
platforms can be a game-changer for businesses. It allows businesses to
streamline business processes, accelerate app development, and scale
exponentially to achieve business targets and requirements. Low code allows
businesses to expedite their digital transformation at digital speed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-GB">Sources:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.mendix.com/low-code-guide/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.mendix.com/low-code-guide/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.creatio.com/page/low-code"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.creatio.com/page/low-code</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://kissflow.com/low-code/low-code-overview/"><span style="color: blue;">https://kissflow.com/low-code/low-code-overview/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.caspio.com/platform-overview/low-code/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.caspio.com/platform-overview/low-code/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.zoho.com/blog/creator/everything-you-need-to-know-about-low-code-development-platforms.html"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.zoho.com/blog/creator/everything-you-need-to-know-about-low-code-development-platforms.html</span></a></span> </li></ol>srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-88369927360098500072021-03-25T11:48:00.002+08:002021-06-13T11:49:48.756+08:00Advanced AI: What is Advanced Artificial Intelligene & Top AI Courses<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Advanced AI<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">The rapidly growing
importance of artificial intelligence (AI) shows that it is the skill of the
future. Indeed, currently, the demand for people having skills and knowledge of
AI and machine learning (ML) outpaces the supply. It is estimated that by 2030,
the AI market will contribute over 15 trillion US dollars to the world economy.
For those interested, an advanced artificial intelligence<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>course will help open up career avenues and greatly enhance career
prospects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Why AI?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Artificial intelligence (AI) builds
intelligent machines that can make and carry out decisions similar to human
beings. AI allows these machines to absorb and synthesize data similar to how a
human mind works, before finally coming up with a final decision. AI depends on
deep learning, natural language processing, neural networks, and analysis.
Machine learning (ML) is a specialised subset of AI. Here, computer systems use
self-generated feedback (through trial and error) and data to perform tasks
without any instructions from programmers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMo37C21ij4fP-uoL17kHoSTKO8ChesGU80snNv08kJ2XW02PfJmIriEMY8NxV2OqP0LvUGgrwXWO3Q6zAqtpmoW_ecsRN_7h2NMd3q7D84XZwCaE6VTatgaW-H1H0Rflec24b9qTS_uG/s428/Advanced_AI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="342" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMo37C21ij4fP-uoL17kHoSTKO8ChesGU80snNv08kJ2XW02PfJmIriEMY8NxV2OqP0LvUGgrwXWO3Q6zAqtpmoW_ecsRN_7h2NMd3q7D84XZwCaE6VTatgaW-H1H0Rflec24b9qTS_uG/w512-h640/Advanced_AI.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">AI and ML are more widely used today than
most people realise. A popular example
of machine learning is the algorithm on social media apps such as Facebook and
Instagram. Top banks and financial institutions use machine learning for fraud
detection and self-driving cars are also an example of AI and ML.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">For those looking for exciting,
revolutionary, and in-demand jobs, this is the right time to take up an advance
artificial intelligence course. And if you are a working professional or you
want to take up a course that’s not in the same state or even country as you
are in, don’t worry. Some of the best artificial intelligence and machine
learning courses are available online.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Where
to start?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">When it comes to the best introductory course
on AI and ML, you can’t go wrong with Professor Andrew Ng’s course on Machine
Learning. It is available on Coursera and is offered by Stanford University.
The course introduces students to the core ideas of machine learning. It
provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of computer science,
mathematics, and statistics, which form the basis of ML.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Why advance
artificial intelligence?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Once students have covered the basics and
have a solid and robust knowledge of the fundamentals, they need to move on to
more advanced learning. The idea is that the advanced AI courses should build
on the base of the fundamentals and expand from there. So, the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">advanced AI</b> courses should have the
following two features<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">They should
cover more diverse and advanced topics than the introductory course<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">They should have a highly specialised emphasis
on AI or ML</span><span lang="EN-GB"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">How
to select an advanced AI course?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A high-quality <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">advanced AI</b> course should fulfil the criterion given below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">The course should not have a marked emphasis on any
particular programming tool or framework, such as Python<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">The course should ideally be offered by universities
providing a strong focus on a theoretical foundation<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">The course should be taught by renowned researchers
or university teachers<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">The course should not be focused on data engineering, data
science, digital analytics, and applied statistics. While these subjects
are important, the course you select should be focused purely on machine
learning and artificial intelligence. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">There is no dearth of artificial
intelligence and machine learning courses available today, which makes it
trickier to select a worthwhile one. A high-quality course should be beneficial
for intermediate and advanced students and the list above will help separate
the wheat from the chaff.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Top advanced
AI courses<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Wading through pages of research trying to
narrow down the best course can be a daunting task. So to make things easier,
here is a list of the top <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">advanced AI</b>
courses available online today categorised into three groups:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="A">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Deep learning and
general machine learning<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">‘Machine Learning’ by George Tech
available on Udacity. This is a comprehensive machine learning course
covering supervised and unsupervised learning, randomised optimisation
techniques, introductory game theory concepts, and reinforcement learning</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">‘Advanced Machine Learning Specialisation’
available on Coursera by National Research University Higher School of
Economics. This is a set of five courses by Russian researchers covering
foundational concepts and practical deep learning techniques</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">‘Machine Learning Fundamentals’ available
on edX by University of California San Diego. This course teaches core
machine learning theoretical and practical concepts with an emphasis on
algorithmic issues</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">‘Machine Learning’ by the California
Institute of Technology taught by Professor Yaser Abu-Mostafa. It teaches
learning theory as well as the deep mathematical aspects of machine
learning</span><span lang="EN-GB">.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
</ol>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Reinforcement
Learning<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">‘Reinforcement Learning’ by George Tech
available on Udacity. Perhaps the most comprehensive course on the
subject, it covers a wide range of topics such as Q-learning, Bandit
problem, goal abstraction techniques, Rmax analysis, Temporal Difference
(TD) learning, and much more</span><span lang="EN-GB">.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">‘Practical Reinforcement Learning’
available on Coursera by National Research University Higher School of
Economics. This is also a comprehensive and practical type course
covering a range of topics. However, it does not include game theory and
focuses more on Q-Learning.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">AI and Game Theory<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">‘Introduction to Artificial Intelligence’
available on Udacity. This is perhaps the most comprehensive core AI
course and is taught by renowned researchers Peter Norvig and Sebastian
Thrun. It covers a huge range of topics from Markov processes,
representational logic, robotics, and much more.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">‘Artificial Intelligence’ available on edX
offered by Columbia University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a good course that covers a broad range of essential
topics such as the history of AI, logic, games, computer vision, and so
on.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">‘Game Theory’ available on Coursera offered by
Stanford University. This is a great course for learning all that is to
do with game theory such as Mixed strategy, Subgame perfect, Bayesian
game, and so on.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Summing
up</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Artificial intelligence is an exciting field
that makes the dreams of the future possible today. It is also a field with a
growing need for skilled people. So take the first step to a brighter future by
enrolling in a course designed to teach you all about AI.</span> </p>srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-39737214204418067122021-03-11T10:42:00.001+08:002021-06-13T10:46:46.069+08:00Hybrid App: What are Hybrid Mobile Apps & Hybrid App Development<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What are Hybrid Apps?</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span lang="EN-GB">As of April
2021, in a report by GSMA Intelligence, it is estimated that there are 5.27
billion mobile users in the world. The majority of the time that people spend
on their smartphones is spent on various apps. App development is very
important today and developers have a wealth of choice when it comes to making
an app. One important choice will be—should the app be a hybrid app? Read on to
know more about hybrid apps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">What
is a native app?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Before we understand what a hybrid app is,
let us understand what a native app is. A native app is created in a specific
programming language and for a particular platform such as Android or iOS. The
programming language they are written in is the one that is accepted by the
device platform. So, for most Windows phones, the native app is written in C#,
while for Android and iOS, the programming languages are Java and
Swift/Objective-C, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">What
is a hybrid app?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A hybrid app is built to run on different
platforms, whether they are Android, iOS, or Windows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A hybrid app is created using the same code
for all platforms. Hybrid apps are downloaded from a platform app’s store.
Hybrid apps combine features from web applications and native apps. These apps
are created using web technology such as CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.
Essentially, hybrid apps are web apps that are put in a native app shell. Once
a hybrid app is downloaded from the play store, the shell connects to all
features that the mobile platform has through a browser that is embedded within
the app.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaPosSl4yqFea0h2y5sPFw6oUVo4nXjkMqyTuQ5yXwEsqOUtbwGhZIdmWS_06B-9K2kmAl7AaAmKsvot6ucjKVUKXw8eVXaF6DXfjD_vbbVkbeDcA-de7c_QR0BSPgB0j7gDz-DqQuiNw/s496/Hybridapps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="496" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaPosSl4yqFea0h2y5sPFw6oUVo4nXjkMqyTuQ5yXwEsqOUtbwGhZIdmWS_06B-9K2kmAl7AaAmKsvot6ucjKVUKXw8eVXaF6DXfjD_vbbVkbeDcA-de7c_QR0BSPgB0j7gDz-DqQuiNw/w640-h426/Hybridapps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">What
are some examples of hybrid apps?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">An astonishing number of popular apps today
are hybrid apps. Here are some examples of famous, high-performance apps that
enjoy a high level of user engagement:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Instagram</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Uber</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Evernote</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Gmail<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">●<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Twitter</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">What
are the features of hybrid apps?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Here are some of the features of hybrid
apps that set them apart from other app types:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Integrated with the smartphone’s file system</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Integrated with web-based services but runs as a
real app</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Can function even when the smartphone is not
connected to the net</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; text-indent: -18pt;">●<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Browser is embedded so access to dynamic online
content is enhanced</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">What
are the hybrid app advantages?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Single codebase:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
All hybrid app advantages </span><span lang="EN-GB">stem<span style="color: black;"> from the fact that it has a single codebase. So
instead of building two apps with different codes, developers build a
single app using a single codebase, which is then tweaked to run on any
platform.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--></span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Scalability: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
As hybrid apps use a single codebase, scalability is far easier than with
native apps. Updates and patches are also easier to launch with hybrid
apps.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Lower cost development: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">When making a hybrid app,
fewer resources are used to build the app since a single code is used for
all platforms. This makes hybrid apps much more affordable than native
apps. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Time-efficient:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
Since developers use a single codebase for multiple platforms, there is
much time saved that would have otherwise been used to develop apps suited
for specific platforms.<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Online and offline functionalities:<br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hybrid apps work both online and offline
because of the native shell infrastructure. When offline, the app may not
display real-time data, but it will still load and display data that was
previously loaded.</span> </li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Why
are hybrid apps so popular among businesses?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Quick loading speeds: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Hybrid apps can deliver
quick loading speeds due to their lightweight user interface that helps
load graphics and content quickly and effectively.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Consolidated development:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
Cross-platform frameworks such as Flutter and React Native have improved
the development of hybrid apps. These frameworks have greatly simplified
the process of app development making it easier for developers to build
apps using a single code for multiple platforms.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Broader market reach: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Hybrid apps make it easier
for businesses to reach a broader market by enabling the app to be
launched on all platform types with a single codebase. This makes it more
cost convenient as well.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Offline capacity:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
Hybrid apps allow users to access most, if not, all features and data of
the app even when the device is not connected to the internet.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Offers a Native experience: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Often Hybrid apps are
capable of offering a Native experience, especially when these apps are
developed on frameworks such as Flutter. </span><span lang="EN-GB">Hybrid<span style="color: black;"> apps can deliver a superior user experience, which
engages the maximum number of users, thereby, increasing sales and
generating revenue for businesses.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Easy to maintain: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Maintenance is greatly
simplified with a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hybrid </b>app.
Hybrid apps bypass complicated updating processes by allowing an update to
happen as easily as updating a webpage.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">The
bottom line<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The convenience of a single cost and
enhanced user experience as well as the cost and time saved, has made hybrid
apps a popular choice among developers, investors, and businesses. Today, it is
a leading choice for app development. But before you settle on an app type,
choose one whose features and hybrid app advantages will best fulfil the
parameters and deliver the expected results you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-GB">Sources:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/definition/hybrid-application-hybrid-app#:~:text=Hybrid%20apps%20are%20essentially%20web,that's%20embedded%20in%20the%20app"><span style="color: blue;">https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/definition/hybrid-application-hybrid-app#:~:text=Hybrid%20apps%20are%20essentially%20web,that's%20embedded%20in%20the%20app</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www2.stardust-testing.com/en/blog-en/hybrid-apps#:~:text=Hybrid%20mobile%20apps%20are%20applications,just%20like%20any%20other%20app.&text=Hybrid%20apps%20are%20deployed%20in,JavaScript%2C%20HTML%2C%20HTML5"><span style="color: blue;">https://www2.stardust-testing.com/en/blog-en/hybrid-apps#:~:text=Hybrid%20mobile%20apps%20are%20applications,just%20like%20any%20other%20app.&text=Hybrid%20apps%20are%20deployed%20in,JavaScript%2C%20HTML%2C%20HTML5</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.designrush.com/trends/hybrid-mobile-app-development"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.designrush.com/trends/hybrid-mobile-app-development</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.intrepiditservices.com/blog/hybrid-app-examples/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.intrepiditservices.com/blog/hybrid-app-examples/</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-indent: -18pt;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><a href="https://datareportal.com/global-digital-overview#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20mobile%20phone,in%20the%20past%2012%20months"><span style="color: blue;">https://datareportal.com/global-digital-overview#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20mobile%20phone,in%20the%20past%2012%20months</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-46000713104793163742021-02-24T10:35:00.001+08:002021-06-13T10:37:40.350+08:00HRMS: All about Human Resource Management System & HRIS<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;">HRMS - Human Resources Management System</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span lang="EN-GB">The Human
Resources department plays a strategic role in organisations in myriad
areas—from salaries and wages to safety and risk management, training and
development, strategic planning, and much more. For the efficient management of
HR operations and processes, organisations can use a human resources management
system<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>(HRMS).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">What
is HRMS?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A human resources management system or HRMS
is a collection of software applications built to support and manage the organisation’s
HR functions and processes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The human
resources management system aims to improve the HR department’s efficiency and
productivity by automating time-consuming and repetitive tasks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUPO6YpKp4_qPaJ5gHhbH_ldJ8A6SQzmN5S-rIVAlEeJnxM21JQp5_gZWS7-yPYUf1hKQ3KXDalgQreAFvbcUAIXSo0x7ChHtA3HVnDr-kQwleDuXrewoW9L1RDBFz9XVdr2Xg_OmHjmi/s602/HRMS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="602" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUPO6YpKp4_qPaJ5gHhbH_ldJ8A6SQzmN5S-rIVAlEeJnxM21JQp5_gZWS7-yPYUf1hKQ3KXDalgQreAFvbcUAIXSo0x7ChHtA3HVnDr-kQwleDuXrewoW9L1RDBFz9XVdr2Xg_OmHjmi/w640-h426/HRMS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">What
is the difference between HRIS and HRMS?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
is a type of<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> human resource management
software</b> originally used to maintain employee records. Today, HRIS includes
many more HR-related functions such as training, recruiting, and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">However, an HRMS is more robust than HRIS, comprising
both human resource management software and IT. HRMS goes beyond HRIS functions
to include non-quantitative information regarding employees, such as employee
satisfaction, employee induction, job performance, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">The
functions of an HRMS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Most human resources management systems
(HRMS) include the following functions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Management of candidates:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
Related to the organisation’s employment offers and encompasses management
of resumes, scheduling of interviews, making offers, and so on.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Employee engagement:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
Related to training and development, recognition of employees, helping
them gain new skills, and so on.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Employee </span><span lang="EN-GB">Payroll<span style="color: black;">:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">
<br />
Payroll functions include calculating employee wages and automating the
issue of payments. Employee payroll self-service may allow employees to
retrieve copies of their salary slips without requiring HR intervention.
An example of payroll-focused HRMS Payday! HRMS is a cloud-based human
resources management system allowing HR to perform payroll processes from
anywhere.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Management of employees: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Related to core HR
functions such as recording and maintaining employee information,
structuring workforce into different departments, and so on.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Optimisation: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">It can be used to optimise
the organisation’s workforce. For example, it can generate data depicting
manpower trends as well as the implications those trends may have on the
business.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Workforce management:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
This includes tracking employee development, disciplinary actions, manager
evaluations, as well as setting up workplace policies, and ensuring a
healthy and safe work environment. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Contingent workforce
management:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
Related to the workforce that is not full-time employed by the
organisation such as interns, contractors, consultants, and so on.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">The
need for an HRMS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">With the emergence of artificial
intelligence (AI), it is more important than ever to have the right information
at your fingertips at the right time. This is why HR functions have moved
toward automation. All types of organisations s can benefit from a good human
resources management system. Here are some areas ways human resource management
software benefit organisations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Data management: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">With HRMS, tracking
real-time data of employees across varied functions is now possible. It
eliminates the need for paper-based data storage, allowing for greater
security and fewer errors if any.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Cost-effectiveness and efficiency: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><br />
At a time when most companies have had to resort to working from home,
modern-day HRMS solutions such as cloud-based HRMS are highly cost-efficient.
The adoption of a human resources management system increases efficiency
saving the time and effort on mundane tasks by the HR department. For
example, leave requests can be placed and managed directly by an
employee’s reporting manager, rather than going through HR. The
streamlining of tasks by an HRMS has numerous cost benefits that far
outweigh the cost of purchasing the HRMS.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Employee self-service: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">This allows employees
access to their data related to their employment such as leave, attendance,
payroll, and more. Employees can view and download their payslips, leave
updates, and more.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Statutory compliance:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
An important aspect of an organisation’s functioning is ensuring100%
compliance to central and state laws. An HRMS ensures compliance through
regular updates to backend software.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Easy reporting and better insights: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Human resource management
software<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>allows HR
professionals to draw up any number of predefined statutory reports
without any effort. HR can use an HRMS to generate reports on scores of
parameters as and when required by senior management. It also provides a
quick overview of critical information on a single screen of the HR
dashboard. HRMS allows HR to analyse data better thus helping them to
catch and nip problems in the bud.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Greater employee engagement:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
An HRMS can ensure greater employee engagement as it is practically
indispensable in both developing and retaining talent. HRMS allows HR to
effectively set up training programs, create and personalise learning
plans, set up mentorships, and more. Such developmental activities are
then tracked in the HRMS, which helps HR recognise development milestones.
All this helps keep employees engaged and loyal to a company.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">HRMS
security<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To protect the volumes of confidential
information stored in an HRMS, data encryption should be used to protect
information sent over the internet. Internally, organisations should use
complex passwords and have password reset policies in place. Moreover,
organisations should allow access to the information as per the employee’s job
position or role.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Categorising
HRMS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">HRMS can be categorised into three separate
groups of providers. Based on these categories, organisations can narrow down
their choice of HRMS:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Enterprise Resource Planning providers: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Have built-in integrations
with their other business applications such as accounting. Offer a
consistent user experience and a single security model. However, they do
not offer an in-depth experience of an HRMS specialist and the interface
may not be user-friendly.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Service providers:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> <br />
</span><span lang="EN-GB">We<span style="color: black;"> fully outsourced and
acts as an organisation’s HR department. They are more costly with higher
integration costs, leaving organisations with lesser control over their HR
processes and data.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--></span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Best of breed providers: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">F<span style="color: black;">ocus on one to
three specific functions of an HRMS. Within these, they offer in-depth
features with user-friendly interfaces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They do not offer comprehensive HRMS solutions and integrating
other business systems entail added costs.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Summing
up<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The past few decades are marked by rapidly
emerging technology. Today, an<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> HRMS</b>
is one such innovative technology elevating productivity, efficiency, and
employee satisfaction at all levels in organisations. So, by implementing an
HRMS, organisations can improve their business value in today’s world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Sources:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.netsuite.com/portal/resource/articles/human-resources/human-resources-management-system-hrms.shtml"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.netsuite.com/portal/resource/articles/human-resources/human-resources-management-system-hrms.shtml</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.greythr.com/complete-guide-hrms/#:~:text=An%20HRMS%20(Human%20Resource%20Management,of%20manual%20and%20repetitive%20tasks"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.greythr.com/complete-guide-hrms/#:~:text=An%20HRMS%20(Human%20Resource%20Management,of%20manual%20and%20repetitive%20tasks</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.hrpayrollsystems.net/hrms/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.hrpayrollsystems.net/hrms/</span></a></span></p>srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-44855411772558832982021-02-11T17:58:00.001+08:002021-06-12T18:01:31.121+08:00Future of IoT: Future Applications of Internet of Things<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;">Future of IoT<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;">The Internet of Things or IoT has changed the
technological landscape of the world. No longer is it just your smartphone,
tablet, and laptop that </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">connects<span style="color: black;"> to the internet. Today,
there is a growing list of devices that connect to the internet and each other.
There are more things connected than there are people in this world.
Advancements in technology will make more products and devices, both in our
work environment and homes, a part of the IoT revolution. The possibilities are
endless. So what do the experts think about the future of IoT? Where does it go
next? Here are some of the predictions experts have made about it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_duxdb79bEkNKW_7uJoQHkhq0bEKfgWrm2996XryMiV4z2TEmo7WSM3bvZh0nAn6EVGirGq9dljb_mVc1llzHyjtszi69JWHYVwzrV0dOL-c4XdE3hx06gx0jS1sUWaCOkqUOF0QEo-_a/s413/future_of_iot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="413" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_duxdb79bEkNKW_7uJoQHkhq0bEKfgWrm2996XryMiV4z2TEmo7WSM3bvZh0nAn6EVGirGq9dljb_mVc1llzHyjtszi69JWHYVwzrV0dOL-c4XdE3hx06gx0jS1sUWaCOkqUOF0QEo-_a/w640-h640/future_of_iot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;">The future of IoT</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: yellow; color: black; mso-highlight: yellow;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">It was
estimated that in 2018 there were 7 billion IoT devices. Experts predict
that by 2025, there will be approximately 21 billion IoT-connected devices
in the world. IoT is not going anywhere and is here to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2020, the covid-19 pandemic brought
the world to a virtual halt, but it barely made a dent in the world of IoT
connections. In fact, according to market insights firm, IoT Analytics,
2020 saw the predominance of IoT-connected devices such as smart home
devices, connected cars, and connected industrial equipment, over non-IoT
connected devices, such as laptops and smartphones.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">According
to experts, by 2030, 60% of the world’s population will live in major
cities, putting a tremendous strain on city infrastructure and resources,
and increasing air and traffic pollution. But what can be done? The answer
might lie in Smart Cities and this is where IoT comes in. Smart Cities use
a high degree of information and communication technology to provide
citizens with a better quality of life and reduced consumption of
resources. IoT will be increasingly used to monitor and collect data while
remotely managing and automating processes to increase efficiency and
sustainability. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">IoT
will connect more devices, and unfortunately, leave more devices
vulnerable to cybercrime attacks. The world’s first IoT malware was
introduced in 2016 which brought some of the world’s largest and most
well-known websites and services to a stop. Unless standardisation of
security protocols is set in place across all IoT devices, there is a good
chance that such incidents won’t be a one-off. IoT-connected devices
collect staggering volumes of data that will be under the threat of
extortion, sale, corruption, theft, or destruction.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">The
future of IoT and smart cars looks very bright. Smart or connected cars
are the bread and butter of IoT in the automotive industry. Today, IoT
integration has exploded in the market. We will see more manufacturers
connecting their cars using various navigation apps such as Waze, music
apps such as Spotify, and more. Manufacturers will use IoT to collect and
analyse real-time data on the performance of the vehicle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In parts of the world, self-driving cars
are a reality that was once only dreamed of. Navigant Research predicts
that by 2025, there will be over 1.2 billion connected vehicles in the
world. It is predicted that soon IoT won’t be relegated to cars but will
grow to include public transportation such as buses and trains.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Ericsson
has predicted that by 2024, 5G will be used by over 40% of the world’s
population, while cellular IoT connections will cross 4 billion users. So
it seems highly likely that major wireless carriers will supply and
promote 5G networks. 5G promises greater connectivity at higher speeds.
This will allow even more IoT connections than ever as it increases
overall bandwidth exponentially. Increased use of 5G networks will drive
innovation and so, increase the demand for IoT devices. It is predicted
that the manufacturing, automotive, and construction sectors will witness
great opportunities for 5G to be used in tandem with IoT technology.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and IoT are the two most revolutionary technologies
right now. The combination of the two is now called the Artificial
Internet of Things (AIoT). It represents IoT that is enabled with AI which
helps devices and process information faster and more like humans. The
data collected by AIoT devices will help facilitate machine learning. AIoT
is extremely powerful and will likely shape our world in new and wonderful
ways that we have not even thought of today. The scope of AIoT is
tremendous and we are sure to see many fantastic innovations in the
future.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">IoT
will be increasingly used in the medical field where it will be used to
monitor patients in real-time. We will see devices that will alert
patients and doctors when medical intervention is necessary and perhaps,
even call for emergency services. IoT will help improve the accuracy of
the treatment and also increase the productivity and efficiency of medical
professionals.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">The<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>future of IoT and its
applications will see a strengthening of security. IoT will have an
increasing impact on our lives and the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will be growing calls for the
standardisation of IoT across devices so that there can be a seamless
integration. Moreover, there will be a huge demand for increased security
so that IoT devices are not left vulnerable to cyber-attacks. We will
likely see increased legislation, regulation, and privacy protection in
the future. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; color: black; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Many IoT devices
are placed in home environments and cannot have security software
installed in them, making them particularly at risk for attacks. A secure
home router may be the one thing that protects your IoT devices. A router
is the entry point of the internet into people’s homes. Router
manufacturers will sit up and take note of the continuing need for
security. It is quite likely that this need will translate to cutting-edge
technology being used to create more secure and smarter routers.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;">Summing up<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;">The future of IoT is boundless. Advances made in wireless
technology, artificial intelligence, industrial IoT will serve to connect the
world, even more transforming our lives in ways we may not comprehend even now.
IoT offers us a fresh new way of looking at the world. And we are witnessing
the start of just what is possible with this technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;">Sources: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-iot-5-predictions-for-the-future-of-iot.html"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-iot-5-predictions-for-the-future-of-iot.html</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2020/11/25/5-iot-trends-to-watch-in-2021/"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2020/11/25/5-iot-trends-to-watch-in-2021/</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet-of-things/at-12-billion-iot-connections-to-surpass-non-iot-devices-in-2020/79319301"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet-of-things/at-12-billion-iot-connections-to-surpass-non-iot-devices-in-2020/79319301</span></a><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://dzone.com/articles/the-future-of-iot-15-trends-to-expect-in-the-forth"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://dzone.com/articles/the-future-of-iot-15-trends-to-expect-in-the-forth</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://iot-analytics.com/state-of-the-iot-update-q1-q2-2018-number-of-iot-devices-now-7b/"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://iot-analytics.com/state-of-the-iot-update-q1-q2-2018-number-of-iot-devices-now-7b/</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/17931/what-is-the-role-of-iot-in-smart-cities"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/17931/what-is-the-role-of-iot-in-smart-cities</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/pikeresearch/2016/06/13/the-future-is-now-smart-cars/?sh=9b62cff509c5"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.forbes.com/sites/pikeresearch/2016/06/13/the-future-is-now-smart-cars/?sh=9b62cff509c5</span></a><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/how-5g-iot-technologies-are-driving-the-connected-smart-vehicle-industry/articleshow/74567877.cms"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/how-5g-iot-technologies-are-driving-the-connected-smart-vehicle-industry/articleshow/74567877.cms</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.5gamericas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5G_Americas_White_Paper_on_5G_IOT_FINAL_7.16.pdf"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.5gamericas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5G_Americas_White_Paper_on_5G_IOT_FINAL_7.16.pdf</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/2018/11/5g-estimated-to-reach-1.5-billion-subscriptions-in-2024--ericsson-mobility-report"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/2018/11/5g-estimated-to-reach-1.5-billion-subscriptions-in-2024--ericsson-mobility-report</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.networkworld.com/article/3584385/what-5g-brings-to-iot-today-and-tomorrow.html"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.networkworld.com/article/3584385/what-5g-brings-to-iot-today-and-tomorrow.html</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.intellias.com/the-future-of-iot/"><span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-highlight: white;">https://www.intellias.com/the-future-of-iot/</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-highlight: white;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/iot-and-ai-a-powerful-evolution-for-future-generations-78ac07a9c3b"><span style="color: blue;">https://towardsdatascience.com/iot-and-ai-a-powerful-evolution-for-future-generations-78ac07a9c3b</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-21336854757331373532021-01-25T16:06:00.001+08:002021-06-12T16:11:51.228+08:00Internet of Things (IoT): What is IoT, Technology & Benefits<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What is IoT?</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Over the past few years, you may have
heard of the latest buzzword ‘<b>IoT</b>’ or “Internet of Things”. It seems to
have started as a whisper but now there is a lot of noise about it. But what is
IoT? And what makes it so special? Read on to know about the Internet of
Things.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What is Internet of Things?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The Internet of Things or <b>IoT</b> is
the process of connecting everyday objects to the internet as a way to control
them. It is a simple concept, wherein software, sensors, and other such
technologies are added into the hardware of the objects so that they connect to
the internet as well as to other devices. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">There is an extraordinary amount of
objects that are a part of the IoT revolution. It is likely that there is
something you currently use that is part of the IoT. One of the most popular
wearable IoT is the fitness tracker smart band that tracks and measures
people’s health. IoT is used in agricultural equipment connected to satellite
systems that allow for ‘precision farming’. It also enables smart home security
systems that connect to your smartphone allowing you to monitor your home
efficiently from afar. Today, IoT is present in every sphere of technology and
industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What is the history of the IoT?</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The IoT may seem like a recent phenomenon
so it may come as a surprise that the term ‘Internet of Things’ was coined in
1999 by technology pioneer, Kevin Ashton. The idea of connecting objects to the
internet is not a new one and there were rumblings of it from the 1980s and
perhaps, even earlier. The technology had not yet made it possible then.
Computer chips were initially too big and too expensive. It took the
availability of low-cost and low-power chips along with the wide availability
of wireless and cellular networking and broadband internet to make IoT more
than just a pipe dream. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">How big is it?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">IoT is a hidden revolution taking over the
world. As of 2020, there were over 50 billion IoT devices. Those devices were
estimated to generate 4.4 zettabytes of data. For the uninitiated, a zettabyte
is a trillion gigabytes. That is a staggering amount of data. And while IoT has
its biggest implications in industry, there has been an increasing adoption of
IoT on a personal front with wearable devices and smart home technologies.
Experts state that utilities will be the highest user of IoT because of smart
meters. And security devices will be the second-biggest user of IOT. Automation
is considered to be the fastest-growing sector using IoT, followed by
automotive, and healthcare.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What is the Industrial Internet of Things?</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
is the implementation of IoT technology in industrial settings. It is also
called the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0 because of the way IoT
has revolutionised industry. Here, a combination of sensors, artificial
intelligence, big data, analytics, and wireless networks are used to transform
and optimise industrial processes. The keyword for IIoT is machine to machine
communication (M2M). The idea is to reduce the need for human intervention and
human error as much as possible so that automation could be achieved at the
highest level. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What benefits does IOT offer for business?</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The use of IoT in business can be broadly
categorised into two groups—industry-specific products and cross-industry IoT
(products that can be used by all industries). Here are some of the benefits
that IoT has for business: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Invaluable real-time, comprehensive data collection and
analysis <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Heightened responsiveness and efficiency of production
systems and supply chain<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Can help create new revenue streams and business models<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Can provide data that help businesses analyse and understand their
consumers better<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Reduction of operating costs<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Increased work safety <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What benefits does IoT offer for
consumers?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">IoT has made smart homes the latest
buzzword. Google Home or Amazon’s Echo are examples of IoT at home. IoT allows
consumers to unite a wide range of home appliances into one network, allowing
them to communicate with each other. Today, IoT home automation helps keep
older and disabled people independent by allowing them to manage their homes
more efficiently and easily. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">World-famous Tesla cars can be considered
a part of the IoT. Indeed, any connected car that connects to the internet and
allows its owners to operate them remotely is a part of the IoT revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Security, privacy, and IoT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Security, privacy, and the collection of
sensitive data are the biggest concerns related to IoT. Too often, IoT devices
do a poor job of encrypting the data they receive. The prevalent use of
IoTdevices with flaws in their software has left them vulnerable to hackers.
Hackers have been able to track user location, listen to conversations as well
as communicate with users via internet-connected smartwatches. The implications
when it comes to the industry are even worse as security flaws leave businesses
exposed to potential industrial espionage. Hackers could target industrial
equipment and infrastructure with catastrophic results endangering both life
and business. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">WiFi-enabled products are edging out
‘dumb’ products that do not connect to the internet. It is becoming
increasingly difficult to purchase products that are not trackable. It does not
occur to most people that the seemingly harmless device on or near them could
be monitoring them closely. IoT products can give a shockingly detailed picture
of user’s lives. Consumers and businesses must demand greater privacy and
security protection so that their data, devices, and equipment aren’t at the
mercy of hackers, data breaches, and corporate surveillance. Technical and
security standardisation for IoT is a must.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The bottom line<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">For all its advancements, IoT is still in
its nascent stages. But there is no doubt that innovation will bring IoT to the
forefront of technological advancement. And it is exciting to see where it will
take IoT in the future and the impact it will have on our lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sources:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-the-internet-of-things-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-iot-right-now/"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-the-internet-of-things-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-iot-right-now/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.oracle.com/in/internet-of-things/what-is-iot/"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">https://www.oracle.com/in/internet-of-things/what-is-iot/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.networkworld.com/article/3207535/what-is-iot-the-internet-of-things-explained.html"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">https://www.networkworld.com/article/3207535/what-is-iot-the-internet-of-things-explained.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;"><a href="https://priceonomics.com/the-iot-data-explosion-how-big-is-the-iot-data/"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">https://priceonomics.com/the-iot-data-explosion-how-big-is-the-iot-data/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;"><a href="https://innovalabs.tech/news-updates/5-key-benefits-of-internet-of-things-iot-to-your-business"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">https://innovalabs.tech/news-updates/5-key-benefits-of-internet-of-things-iot-to-your-business</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;"><a href="https://scand.com/company/blog/internet-of-things-in-smart-home/"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">https://scand.com/company/blog/internet-of-things-in-smart-home/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.acko.com/car-guide/connected-cars-features-benefits/"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">https://www.acko.com/car-guide/connected-cars-features-benefits/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;"><a href="https://priceonomics.com/the-iot-data-explosion-how-big-is-the-iot-data/"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">https://priceonomics.com/the-IoT-data-explosion-how-big-is-the-IoT-data/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">The tech world has undergone a sea change in the past few
years. Smartphones have enabled people to connect to the internet anytime and
from anywhere, as long as there is a working internet connection. Consumers are
flooded with mobile applications for any and everything. In recent years, app
developers would have heard of something called a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Flutter app</b>. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What is Flutter
app</b>? And why has it gotten so popular? Read this article to find out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">What is Flutter?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Flutter was introduced
by Google in 2015 in its beta stage and then officially launched in 2018. It is
a free open-source cross-platform software development kit (SDK) that
developers can use to build both iOS and Android applications using the same
code base. Flutter has a framework or User Interface (UI) library that houses a
collection of reusable UI elements such as sliders, buttons, and so on, that
can be personalised by developers. Over time, Flutter has gone from strength to
strength and is considered to be among the top 11 software repositories as per
Github stars. Flutter aims to allow developers to create high-quality and
high-performance apps that work naturally and seamlessly across platforms,
accepting changes wherever necessary while sharing the same code as much as
possible. So a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Flutter app</b> is one
that has been developed using the Flutter SDK.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Flutter app – An overview<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Here is a broad
overview of the features of Flutter apps:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Technical
architecture: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">One advantage of Flutter is that it offers
developers everything they need for app development within the Flutter
engine itself. It is designed as a multi-layered expandable system. There
are a series of independent libraries that are dependent on the underlying
layer. Every layer is independent as well and does not have access to
other layers below it. Every part of the technical architecture has been
built in a way to be replaceable and elective. The flutter engine is
composed of the Skia C++ engine, which is a 2D graphics rendering library.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Programming language:
<br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Flutter apps are made using a typed
programming language called Dart, which was again created by Google in
2011. The focus of Fart is on front-end development and so developers use
it to create web and mobile applications. Dart is compiled ahead of time
(AOT) into the native code for different platforms which </span><span color="windowtext" lang="EN-GB">allow</span><span lang="EN-GB"> for a
quick start-up time of the app. So a<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
Flutter app</b> will not have performance problems related to needing a
JavaScript bridge. Moreover, Dart can also </span><span color="windowtext" lang="EN-GB">comply</span><span lang="EN-GB"> with just-in-time
(JIT), which is extremely handy during the development phase of a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">flutter app</b>. Dart uses an advanced
garbage collection and allocation scheme that is very fast in allocating
short-lived objects. This results in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">flutter app</b> having very smooth animation and scrolling.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Development API and
UI: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Flutter has a reactive UI framework where the
developer provides the mapping from the application state to the interface
state. The framework then updates the interface during the runtime when
the application state is changed. The flutter framework comes with device
API access, UI rendering components, stateful management, testing, and
many libraries. As Flutter is bundled with this rich set of components, it
removes the need for third-party libraries. In a Flutter app, widgets act
as the building blocks of the app’s UI and are an entrenched part of the
UI. Widgets have a hierarchy that is based on composition. So, a widget
will nest inside its parent and receive context from the parent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When there is an event (for example, user
interaction), the app tells the framework to replace one widget in the
hierarchy with another. The framework compares the old and new widgets and
then updates the UI accordingly.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Hot reload: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Flutter has the advantage of a Hot Reload
feature that allows developers to build UIs, experiment, and fix bugs
easily and quickly. When developing a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">flutter
app</b>, this feature allows developers to view any changes made due to
the addition of app features, bug fixes, or building of the user
interface, without needing to refresh the app continuously.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Community and testing
support: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Flutter has a robust and rapidly growing
community and so, developers can confer with and support each other about
building apps. Flutter also provides comprehensive testing support with
plenty of features in ord</span><span color="windowtext" lang="EN-GB">er
</span><span lang="EN-GB">to test apps at all levels—</span><span color="windowtext" lang="EN-GB">widget, </span><span lang="EN-GB">unit, </span><span color="windowtext" lang="EN-GB">as well as</span><span lang="EN-GB">
integration. </span><span color="windowtext" lang="EN-GB">Completely
detailed </span><span lang="EN-GB">documentation is provided in order to
test the Flutter apps. Al</span><span color="windowtext" lang="EN-GB">so,
there is a testing feature of widget </span><span lang="EN-GB">that
developers can use by creating widget tests to evaluate the UI.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Benefits of Flutter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Cost and time
efficiency:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> <br />
Developers can use the same code for building both iOS and Android apps.
This cross-platform development saves time and resources throughout the
process of app development.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Quick development and
enhanced productivity: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">One reason why Flutter has gained traction is
because of how easy it is to make and view changes. Thanks to the Hot
Reload feature, developers can change their code and view it instantly.
This speeds up app development, thereby, enhancing productivity. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Exceptional
performance: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Flutter’s Dart programming language compiles
directly into native code. Moreover, Flutter uses its own widgets without
the need for OEM widgets. These two factors help deliver an exceptional
performance as they ensure quick start-up times and minimal performance issues.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Compatibility: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Since Flutter has its own widgets for app
development there are fewer compatibility issues to contend with. So app
developers don’t encounter problems over different OS versions, nor have
to spend as much time testing an app on older OS versions.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Open-source: <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Flutter has the advantage of being a free and
open-source technology used by a vibrant community of developers who offer
support, handy resources, and extensive documentation.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">The bottom line</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Today there are
thousands of Flutter apps in app stores. The famous Alibaba group created a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Flutter app</b> called Xianyu with over 50
million users. The advantages Flutter brings to the table make it a formidable
technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is no wonder then that in
a short space of a few years, Flutter has succeeded in becoming so popular with
mobile app developers the world over.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Sources:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://flutter.dev/docs/resources/architectural-overview"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://flutter.dev/docs/resources/architectural-overview</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://blog.codemagic.io/what-is-flutter-benefits-and-limitations/"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://blog.codemagic.io/what-is-flutter-benefits-and-limitations/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://medium.com/@concisesoftware/what-is-flutter-here-is-everything-you-should-know-faed3836253f"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://medium.com/@concisesoftware/what-is-flutter-here-is-everything-you-should-know-faed3836253f</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://flutter.dev/docs/development/tools/hot-reload"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://flutter.dev/docs/development/tools/hot-reload</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />Gone are the times where you open a boutique shop and create a digital presence and cross your fingers for a sale to happen. The new normal has provided a peek into what the future holds for businesses who depend heavily on in-person / foot traffic while offering their services and/or products <br /><br />Personal services like salons or dental would still require in-person services while other kinds of businesses need to adapt to a model to harness the power of digital transformation. For starters, can happen in either of two ways depending on the offering by the business<br /><br /><br />1. Product offering entirely dependent on digital platforms <br /><br />2. Product offering partially dependent or assisted by digital platforms.<br /><br /><br />We are aware of the first model would be like, i.e selling the products entirely on the website/mobile app vs instore. This is why companies like Amazon or Shopify flourished while the other businesses scrambled with the pandemic situation. The second model can be enhanced by assisted digital platforms, like food order-pickup apps, aftercare apps, DIYs, etc. This is an interesting proposition for the customer as the app would help to answer faqs about the product or service of the business. <br /><br />Given our current situation, digital transformation has become a necessity not another option for brick and mortar retail businesses. So why not a website that helps to shop, why would the retail business need a mobile app?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />1. Customers prefer mobile apps. <br /><br />As of 2019 end the mobile share of eCommerce business little over 70%. Our shopping habits have changed in recent times. Customers are pretty much using mobile for every other digital activity and so their online shopping. Having a mobile-friendly website is a must! However, a website suited to mobile is not the same as having a seamless mobile app experience. Studies show that 88% would not return to a mobile website after a bad experience. And most of the consumers expect the site to load up in 2 seconds on mobile. 80% of the customers prefer a mobile app to a mobile-friendly website. <br /><br />2. Competitive advantage <br /><br />Customers look for products and services that are easily available to them. Right now, several countries are in lockdown and it looks like there is going to be less of in-store shopping vs online shopping for a while. And for foreseeable future mobile apps are going to be your major source of consumer engagement. If a customer is torn between your business vs your competitor having that mobile app accessibility will get you the competitive advantage. <br /><br />3. Convert better <br /><br />It's no secret that mobile apps have a better engagement rate. Consumers take time to view and interact with product images, add them to cart more than they do on the website. Studies show that there is an 85% more conversion in adding items to the cart than mobile, this leads to better conversion while buying the product. Overall, there is a 135% better conversion with respect to product interaction/adding to basket/ and buying when compared to that of a website. If you are selling services via mobile, then you can use this to your advantage as mobile apps increase marketing communication. <br /><br />Whether it's offline or online, consumers expect a better shopping experience. If you are not sure how mobile apps can benefit your retail business write to <a href="https://www.psibertech.com.sg/contactus" target="_blank">us here </a>and we will do a free consultation and feasibility study for you. </span><br />
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the second part of the PowerBI insight series. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the previous article, we talked about affordability,
Table relationships, Custom visualization, and configuration of visuals. You can
read the first blog post <a href="https://www.psibertech.com.sg/blog/blog-post/insight-into-power-bi-13-pros-and-cons" target="_blank">here</a>. </span>Let us get
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not built for data analysts. It is a reliable business intelligence platform,
more so if you are the right user for it. It's very useful in teams who are not data
specialists but need to analyze data to effectively perform their job. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many organizations use Microsoft Excel for
storing data. Some even run end to end
project operations via excel. These organizations will find PowerBI adaptation quite
easy as it is a short learning curve. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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lets users upload and view the data in excel. Users may also select/filter/slice
and dice data in the PowerBI report and transfer it to excel. PowerBI’s s excel integration
capability is truly a seamless user experience when it comes to transferring data
to excel and helps users in viewing and working with raw data behind the PowerBI
visualization.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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drawbacks of PowerBI understanding and adapting to its components. Microsoft
has created a complex array of components such as PowerBI Desktop, Power BI
Gateway, Power BI Services, etc. This may sometime overwhelm the users, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as they may not understand which component
they may need. In addition to this, there are no moving parts, which means you
may have to spend a lot of time and energy in figuring out the function of each
one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not to mention the hassle of
troubleshooting when you don’t even know where the problem is.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Connectivity</span></span></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Perhaps the most used feature of Power BI would be its ability to connect data from
different sources. To be precise, using Power BI the users can import data from a wide range of sources such as SQL Server, Azure, Cloud-based sources, etc. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Users can also import data from different data
files such as XML, JSON, Excel, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Another interesting data source that can be used is online services
such as google analytics, Facebook, etc. In addition to all these variables, Power
BI can also access BIG data sources directly. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This feature enables Power BI to accumulate the
data from different places in the organization for deriving holistic insights. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Cons: Quality
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Power BI assumes the data you are uploading is already cleansed and of high quality.
It does not have any data cleansing solution. This can be troublesome if you
need your data to be cleaned as you may have to find another solution to tackle
this problem. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Productivity during COVID isolation</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>The lockdown caused by coronavirus
pandemic has led several companies to subtly shift to work
from home policy. However, the expectation to be more productive
even in remote working conditions is still a reality for many employees. The
objective is to get the job done and often there is less importance given to understanding
the psychological impact of the pandemic on the workforce. Undoubtedly this
adds stress to the managers too, who not only need to handle their stress but
also are in a position to make sure that the team feels assured at this
uncertain time. While its ideal of being productive at work is important,
however mental health is far more important. </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Home
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Every employee develops a certain affiliation
towards their workspace. Modern workspaces are designed ergonomically to
foster optimum working conditions for the employees. Whereas home is meant
to be a place of relaxation. This juxtapose creates a contradictory environment
for work. Firstly, not everyone can afford a workspace at home. Secondly, external
factors such as unreliable internet connections can cause technical
difficulties while engaging in work. Even the ones with decent workspace at
home do not have ergonomically friendly chairs, tables, or lighting which in
turn can cause physical strain. Those who are thrown into the situation are still
getting adjusted to the home office. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Endless
work hours – <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In remote working conditions, it is assumed
that the employees are available the entire day
to work and are being contacted whenever it is necessary by
their peers or managers. Scheduled office work hours seem to have
disappeared in the work from home setting. Such uncontrolled work culture can
create high stress because it is impossible to structure each day. Being at
home in isolation also adds additional personal work of taking care of kids, family
and performing household chores like cooking, cleaning, etc., Often employees
skip meals, or have to resort to working nonstop just to catch up with both work
and personal commitments causing them a lot of anxiety.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Invasion
of privacy - </span></span></b></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Work from home often requires employees to
connect to a video conference portal to discuss work and take part in group
meetings. Although video calls help in virtual communication, its no substitute
for the in-person interaction. Often workers don’t express themselves fully on
virtual communication setting. In addition to this, video conferences can expose
an employee’s home atmosphere which can affect the privacy of an employee. In
simple terms, It is an invasion of workers private space. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home cannot be an office and it does need to
be. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Videos calls can provide unintended visual,
audible clues about the employee to his/her work counterparts. In some cases,
it can lead to emotional distress and poor performance. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The
glooming uncertainty - </span></span></b></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At this quarantine period, each of us is
processing the trauma differently. It is natural to have concerning thoughts
about the risk of infection of self and our loved ones, financial hardship, etc., which
affects the ability to concentrate at work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span> We are all getting emotionally exhausted consuming news updates
about COVID-19. Some may even have lost their family member to the pandemic
and suffering secretly. The peer pressure to stay normal during work from home increases
the risk of mental breakdown.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Feeling of
isolation –</span></span></b></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Recreation aspects of work atmosphere like
team-building exercises, pool tables, pantry, etc. help to improve social
interaction between coworkers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
due to the nature of the shutdown, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we
can’t go out and it prevents us from engaging in any social activity. This
forces us to experience a state of loneliness. Time invested in extracurricular
activities holds the ability to execute our work well and can
alleviate quarantine distress. Being isolated at home decreases any chance
of such activities and in turn increases the risk of mental health issues. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The expectation to be productive while working
from home can provide short term benefits to the organization however it can
have a long-term effect on the mental state of its employees. As a
community, we are going through a traumatic experience. On top of that, employees
have additional pressure of being productive while coping up with the
pandemic. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a ticking time bomb
and needs to be addressed. We need to create a work culture that is inclusive of
employees’ mental health. However, work from home is going to be our new normal
for the foreseeable future. In the forthcoming blog article we will discuss ways
the organization can make a difference and ensure the well being of its
workforce. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, feel free to share
your thoughts on this article. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Power BI is
the most popular name in the business intelligence domain developed by
venerable name in the software industry the Microsoft. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Initially, the tool was developed for technical
analysts and programmers but soon became accessible to decision-makers of the organization.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Big or small every business aims to
establish its brand presence in the market as well as grow exponentially. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where the Business Intelligence tool plays
a major role in making the right decisions for the business to achieve its
objectives. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Regardless
of the size of the organization, going for a BI solution is one of the major decisions.
Typically, there are few objectives of the objectives a good BI solution is
expected to fulfill such as:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Analytics
aiding better decision making </span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Improved operational
efficiency</span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Improved
cost savings</span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Increased growth
in revenue</span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Increased
competitive advantage</span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Enhanced
customer service</span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Compliance
and risk management</span></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Business
Intelligence tool has been a platform that was only accessible to large organizations.
However, due to the disruption of cloud technologies and SaaS model, BI implementation
is available even for smaller organizations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Power BI is a cloud-based platform and does
not require capital expenditure or inhouse IT infrastructure support. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just like any other cloud services, the
implementation of Power BI is rapid and trouble-free. In a nutshell, It is a powerful
low-cost reporting and analytics platform.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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that, its vital for any organization to invest in time and effort in
understanding all aspects of BI tool before investing in one. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is exactly is the objective of this Power
BI series. Power BI is almost as simple as an excel tool with some advanced
features, however, some of its offerings may not be suitable for your unique
business requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here are
the top pros and cons of Power BI.</span></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Pro:
Affordability </span></span></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hands down,
the big brand is accessible to the simplest merchant in the game. This has been
the major advantage of Power BI. Its analytical and visualizations are
affordable and are relatively inexpensive. Oh, did I mention, the Power BI desktop
version is free of cost! You can download this tool and start creating your
reports and dashboards on your computer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, if you want to use the Power BI cloud
services and publish your reports and have additional features you can the
cloud solution for just 9.99$ a month! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its
affordable compared to other BI tools. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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relationships tend to have issues as the data size and relationship between the
data elements grow. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While Power BI is
good with tables of simple relationships in the data model, it may not handle
complex relationships between tables well. Its often recommended to create a
data model with outmost care by having a more unique field so that Power BI does
not confuse the relationships when it comes to such tables. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Pro: Custom
Visualizations</span></span></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Custom visualizations
are created by developers for specific use for their users/decision-makers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Custom visualizations are even available in
the marketplace for you to download and use. In additional to vanilla
visualizations ( which should suffice the basic needs ) available in your Power
BI, you may use custom visualization which are suited to your specific needs,
such as KPS, Maps, Charts, Graphs, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Configuration of Visuals</span></span></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You may not
need to configure or optimize your visuals most of the time in the Power BI. However,
if you want to, Power BI does not provide many options to configure visualization
as per your requirements. This really limits the ability of the user to change
the visuals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Those are
pretty good starters for a conversation about Power BI implementation. To make
this article lean and easy to digest, I have split it into a series of 3 posts.
I will come back to you soon with an update on next set of Pros and Cons of Power
BI. Meanwhile, if you are looking for specific information on how Power BI
can benefit your business, feel <a href="https://www.psibertech.com.sg/contactus" target="_blank">free to contact us here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The world
we once knew has changed in ways that we cannot even begin to decipher. While Covid19
marches on its pace in reaching every nook and corner of the world, every vertical
from medical to big corporates are stumbling to handle the aftermath of this
pandemic. It's no more the question of when the new normal is going to begin, we
are already in it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Technology
has stepped up with lots of innovation in tracing, quarantining, monitoring,
predicting, and assisting with challenges created as a by-product of the pandemic.
If you are interested in reading how technology has stepped up in the fight
against Covid19, you may head over <a href="https://www.psibertech.com.sg/blog/blog-post/robots-and-ai-can-help-combat-outbreak" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="https://www.psibertech.com.sg/blog/blog-post/tech-aids-singapore-in-COVID19" target="_blank">here</a>. </span>While Tech did provide short term benefits to
our situation, The Tech industry has also suffered the consequences of Covid19 just
like other industries. And just like any
other industry Tech too must reinvent itself to survive the new normal.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Given the
nature of the new normal we are observing tech trends that will likely be our foreseeable
future. I am listing down three such technologies that are going to be much sought-after
tech tool in the new normal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If there is
one thing, we all learned about work in recent times is that majority of tech aided
jobs can be done from home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Companies that
were apprehensive about providing work from home options to their employees are
now realizing that WFH is indeed more productive. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zoom
calls, Team chats, and project management tools are being used more now than
ever. Zoom is in a lot of scrutinies over data encryption but fortunately its not
the only tool in the market. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Video
conferencing applications with better data security and the ability to record,
chat, screen share while on call is on the rise. However, they are only
addressing the current needs of the WFH employees. There is a wider area of
scope with respect to integrating the conferencing tools to other team
management and collaboration applications. For instance, deducing minutes of meeting
using voice commands or assigning a task to a team member while discussing it
on the video call.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Chain </span></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Isolation has
proved to us that necessities never go out of style! the supply chain for food and
other necessities have been growing given that people are cooking and spending
more time at home. Demand for hobbies and board games have also increased in
the recent past. Assuming that this new normal is going to be our way of life
for a year or so, the demand for necessities are going to be steady if not
less. Supply chain management with a lack of manpower has been an issue for quite
some time but not to the extent that we are witnessing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Applications which are powered by AI/Machine
learning can aid in producing more goods in less time by utilizing the data on the availability of raw materials, transportation time, and delays. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such AI-powered applications can also help in
operating machinery, robots /drones which can deliver goods, and so on. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Technology in the manufacturing sector is going to
grow exponentially as it's driven by high demand. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Applications
that are built over the Internet of Things (IoT) can provide substantial value in
not just combating the spread of Covid19, but also in preventing future pandemics.
These applications can perform facial recognition, body temperature scanning, and
(arguably) access medical records to identify and quarantine personals with infectious
diseases as and when it happens. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
interconnected devices can also provide value in surveillance in real as well
as in digital world. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Coupled with 5G,
sensors, and mobile devices, applications that weave the virtual layer over the physical world, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>can provide more value in
the new normal. For instance, garbage bins can notify public service when they
are full, streetlights can turn on automatically using visibility conditions of
the road/usage, public transport can be optimized based on usage, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The needs
of new normal is going to be different than that of the years before and it is up
to the organizations and governments to utilize the technology to tackle the
challenges of our current times. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only
entities that can roll with changes of new normal can survive, and that includes the tech industry as well. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-27443598205342268462020-04-21T09:41:00.000+08:002020-04-22T00:36:00.334+08:00Tech aids Singapore in dealing with COVID19 Pandemic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black;">Since December last year, the novel COVID-19 outbreak began and
continues to expand worldwide, resulting in loss of lives, impact on global
health, economy and so forth. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">All nations are tirelessly putting
their effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. While this pandemic
is hard to control, Singapore is tackling COVID<span style="background: white;">-19
using its strongest weapon i.e. technology. This country seems to be
using more digital products than other nations to contain and track the virus spread. </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Below are some of the
technologies, that Singapore uses to tackle COVID-19. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Singapore was one of the
few countries, which successfully reduced the spread of COVID-19 infection via
various tools and data. It has already installed surveillance tools like CCTV
cameras at airports and public locations. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #3c4043;">By
combining the CCTV visualization data with the Internet of Things (IoT),
authorities monitor individuals who are quarantined</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">. For instance, the
government</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #3c4043;"> has made it mandatory that residents returning
from abroad should undergo 14 days of self-isolation.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"> Here CCTV i</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #3c4043;">nstantly reports the residents if and when they go out</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #3c4043;">Residents who violate the rules are at the risk of either
being fined or sentenced to 6 months in jail.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: large;">Singaporean </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-size: large;">Government
Technology Agency (GovTech) has developed a mobile app - <a href="https://www.tracetogether.gov.sg/" target="_blank">TraceTogethe</a>r. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: large;">The app is capturing
anonymous data of people</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #3c4043; font-size: large;"> who come in proximity,
using Bluetooth technology</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: large;">. Therefore a memory data of the
people who pass by each other in daily life is stored by the app. The public of Singapore is encouraged to
install this app by its government. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">When someone
is COVID-19 positive, the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">app helps to tracks all those
who has come in contact with the infected individual. While the app generates data
to track the spread, detection and prevention of possible local transmissions is
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identifying all those who have come into contact and quarantining them.</span></span></div>
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clinicians and computer scientists have created an online system for the public
to self-check if they have COVID-19 infection and to decide if they need
medication. This <a href="https://sgcovidcheck.gov.sg/" target="_blank">online symptom checker </a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">asks the user a series of questions with options such as their age, travel
history, symptoms if any, etc. Then the participant’s one-click response to each
question is collected. This collected data provides an overview of the public
concerns regarding COVID-19 to the ministry of health. The government then
addresses the major concerns of people and tries to reduce the panic governing
the pandemic. </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">The Singapore government
introduced an effective way to communicate with the people u</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #3c4043;">sing the popular tool i.e., WhatsApp and its verified data
transfer methodology.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"> Using this method, <a href="https://go.gov.sg/Whatsapp" target="_blank">one-way WhatsApp messages</a> are sent to the public of Singapore. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">This effective public
advisory prevents the spread of misinformation. There are 4 official languages
in Singapore – Chinese, English, Malay, and Tamil. The</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #3c4043;">
National WhatsApp messages are being sent in different languages according to
the person’s choice. This translation of government-approved COVID-19 messages
is possible by using artificial intelligence (AI) tool called “<a href="https://form.gov.sg/#!/">Form.sg</a>” </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #3c4043;">on delivering
verified data to the public, the government can encode the chat to the cloud for
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">Singapore is also using
tech websites to provide supplies to people in quarantine. For example, <a href="https://www.better.sg/maskgoshare/">MaskGoshare</a> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">provides data on the people in need of supplies. Using their postal code, donors
can contribute to the neighboring community. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">Other websites like <a href="https://maskgowhere.sg/" target="_blank">maskgowhere </a></span><span lang="EN-US">and <a href="https://contribute.sg/%20help" target="_blank">ContributeSG</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://contribute.sg/%20help" target="_blank"> </a>the government to segregate and offer
information for collecting and donating masks. In
addition to this, the website <a href="https://ncov.chat/" target="_blank">NCovChat</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">is
providing answers to COVID-19 queries from the general public refers to
verified information. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Singapore
has made several changes to its health care sector using the data collected
from past epidemics like SARS, Swine flu and Zika virus.<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">For
instance,<span style="background: white;"> the collected data helps in making
decisions such as building special wards at the hospital.</span> These
experiences of combating outbreaks in the past and having corresponding health
care data, are helpings the government to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The
Ministry of health releases <a href="https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19%20." target="_blank">Corona infection summary and various data depictions</a> online
to keep the general public well informed on the situation. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we are still learning more about
COVID-19 virus spread and preventative measures, innovations in technology can
aid in combating the virus spread. If you have an idea for an application that
could be of use in the battle against Covid19, contact us to bring it to
reality.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;">The manufacturing industry is in unusual times. While Covid19 has locked all of us at home, we are still in need of products and services. A lot of consumers have turned to online shopping and manufacturing still needs to gear up from producing necessities. A significant number of manufacturers are pivoting from their original product offering to join hands in fighting the pandemic like perfume makers are manufacturing on hand sanitizers, industrial manufacturers have started manufacturing masks, gloves and swabs and automotive companies are working on producing ventilators.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s an interesting juxtaposition where lack of workforce to produce supplies and high demand in supplies are pushing the manufacturing industry to come up with innovative ways to tackle the challenges. While automation has already helped in reducing manual labor there are still several areas that need manual intervention in the production process. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keeping the workforce safe while also keeping the business running has been a major concern in this sector. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mobile applications are the front runners in Industry 4.0 technologies such as IoT, AI, ML bringing significant innovations making smart factories a reality. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Manufacturing operations management (MOM) have been complex to manage in the past, however, they provide real-time manufacturing data. By injecting mobile app backed with Industry 4.0 technologies it's possible to use this data into actionable outputs in real-time for business to increase productivity and efficiency. In our blog, we have talked about predictive maintenance and how ML is used to reduce downtime <a href="https://www.psibertech.com.sg/blog/blog-post/how-to-reduce-downtime-in-manufacturing" target="_blank">in this post</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Solutions team has provided enterprise custom software solutions to enterprises
such as 3M, Singpost and Changi Airport: all while keeping up </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">with ever-changing trends</span><span style="color: black;"> and technologies. Our vision is to be
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advanced products. In fact, we’re one of the few custom software companies in
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we recognize that our success is based on the relationships we have with our
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business. The ERP system has captured its clients’ requirements in detail and
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srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09164116267419706339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640093181777311267.post-60523101785211293612020-04-02T11:04:00.001+08:002020-04-21T04:21:27.847+08:00How to reduce downtime in manufacturing via machine learning <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the industrial sector, the occurrence of downtime is unavoidable. This tends to interrupt the production workflow. Hence, an effective method to reduce the downtime frequency is by using a “machine learning” approach which is better than manual predictions. Machine learning can track, analyze and predict using a complete dataset relating to the production sector accurately than manual or other available models. By using this method, we can foresee and make predictions about unknown machine failures and take steps to improve the production efficiency. That in turn provides the manufacturer ample time to make solutions to meet the turnaround time set by customers. In a nutshell machine learning is the smartest way to eliminate downtime <br /><br />Handling downtime using the three “P” approach. When inactivity of machinery occurs in a production unit, then it is dealt with by anyone of the p’s mentioned below:- <br /><br /><b><u>Promptly</u></b> - whenever a machine breaks down irrespective of whether it had been maintained properly or not, the factory must tackle the downtime by taking up the responsibility to fix it promptly for the production to continue as usual. This is the reactive method. This may involve rocketing costs to rectify the machinery which in turn results in financial instability of the firm coupled with receding production. <br /><br /><u><b>Planned</b></u> - certain industries usually have planned maintenance for their machinery. Where the machines are serviced at a period be it yearly/monthly to reduce the possibility of downtime. This is the preventive method. According to this method, a gap exists between two service schemes. There is a chance for a new unplanned worn out of the machinery. Which ends up in disrupting the existing production. <br /><br />From the above it is clear whether you choose prompt or planned methodology, both would still result in some production downtime. Therefore, the final method mentioned below is probably the smartest factory method one can rely on. <br /><br /><b><u>Predicted </u></b>– using the collected data of the machinery the process of production is monitored. The downtime is effectively eliminated by predicting the machinery’s breakdown days before its actual worn out session. This in turn aids to act in advance to solve the machine’s functioning. Hence, it maintains the proper working conditions in the production sector. This methodology is called machine learning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In an industrial production setup, there would be various machines performing their individual tasks for the overall production of a commodity. Sensors are installed to the machines. These sensors can collect 1kb of data per reading, at the rate of 1,000 readings per second. The collected data can then be stored in the cloud and used by IoT devices for analysis purposes. This helps in minimizing the time required for collecting data’s and their verification when down time occurs. As in the case of manual data collection, it would be hectic to verify and visualize the data and process the error. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The data from the past to present should be collected up to date and grouped as “healthy data '' which is the useful production data and “sick data '' which refers the downtime data. Only if both types of data are properly fed then good predictions can be made by combining the dataset. This aids in finding out the causation of the machine outbreaks by preferably using the sick data. By this, the previous downtime areas can be removed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />On possessing ample data, the machine learning algorithm is created and can analyze the future patterns of downtime. This can be eliminated by taking preventive measures or carrying out alterations of the machinery if needed for better production output. In addition to this by using the machine learning model, one can be preplanned to take the machine offline and perform necessary maintenance. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Covid-19
has claimed lives, closed borders and house arrested millions of people around
the globe. From toilet paper panic buying to livelihood uncertainties the effects
of the Coronavirus epidemic are only growing day by day. At this point, there is no
escape from the effects of the virus. Whether we are infected directly from it
or not, our way of life has changed dramatically over the last few weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">While many
of us are getting adjusted to the new norms of life, one least looked area of
the impact is mental health. Business owners are worried about the uncertainty and
collapsing market. Employees are worried about not getting paid and not being
able to support their families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some cant
get work from home option and so they have a tough time finding alternatives for babysitting.
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deny the fact that this outbreak has created stress in a lot of people. Fear
and anxiety have taken over. While young adults are passing memes and
discussing discomforts of being at home, adults either afraid about their own
health or that of their loved ones. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being isolated and at home has increased
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like this strike, we meet our friends and family, go to prayers or play sports.
We hug, touch and comfort people. With the Covid-19 outbreak, we can’t gather in
churches, meet our friends, play sports, have drinks, have gatherings or have
physical contact to comfort ourselves / others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the other hand, we are constantly bombarded
with news about the challenges and hardships of the outbreak. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mental health is going to one of the priorities
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">AI has
taken over several industries including different verticals of the health industry.
Machine learning a subset of AI is showing good signs in the subjective diagnosis
of mental health. ML even supersedes human capabilities in accurately identifying
the disorders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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no blood tests for mental health, and often humans can miss out on the cues of the
patients such as the words they use, which can be symptoms of mental health. This
is where ML can play a major role as they are good at identifying subtle cues,
changes in day to day speech, etc. This is exactly a team of researchers from the </span><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">University of Colorado Boulder</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> are doing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using Machine learning </span>in
psychiatry, they created a speech-based mobile app that can categorize a
patient’s <a href="https://www.healtheuropa.eu/tag/mental-health/" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">mental health</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> status as well as, or better than, a human can.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from the World Well-Being Project (WWBP)</span><a aria-label="analyzed social media with an AI algorithm" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323359.php" href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323359.php" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> analyzed social media with an AI algorithm</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> to pick out linguistic cues that might predict
depression. </span>Although these are at the early stages of addressing the tremendous
need for the mental health care of this situation, it provides a good starting
point. It also enables us to exploit our resources and create such applications
to address the needs of the crisis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it corona is not the first epidemic the modern times have seen, and it’s not
going to be the last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fueled by the need
to support the elderly population Singapore has already deployed technology in
aiding healthcare professionals in hospitals. These ‘smart hospitals’
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example, they can help with direction, delivery of medicine and are tested to
perform complex tasks such as changing linens or lifting heavy equipment. The
robots are also linked to the fire alarm system to ensure the safety of the
patients and can navigate through obstacles on their path. In Hubei province,
the epicenter of the epidemic, a Chinese tech company Cheetah Mobile Inc is
offering automated services, in the hope of reducing the burden on front-line
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consultation is already in use which can reduce the spread. However, in growing
panic over outbreak patients rush to hospitals making it difficult for medical
workers. The sheer number of patients
coming in through the ER would make it difficult to provide medical care to
everyone in time. It can often result in medical workers working longer periods
and exhaustion. During the outbreak, the actions that need to be taken for medical
care, such as taking temperate and asking a set of questions for diagnosis can
be a repetitive and draining experience for the medical workers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More importantly, working with a large group of infected
patients also increases the chance of cross-infection among medical
workers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the medical workers turn to
patients, it will only increase the burden on other medical workers to fill
that space.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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robots in the ER rooms. The robots can ask the questions for diagnosis, take
temperature,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prioritize the cases based
on machine learning algorithms, and can isolate high-risk patients immediately.
Robots can then be used to dispense medicines to these patients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robots can be used to sterilize the room with
human intervention. More so robots can be sterilized easily before meeting the
next patient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, minimizing the
interaction of medical workers and improving the efficiency of medical care
during an outbreak. Robots don’t get tired, and they can work perform the same
task consistently. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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hospitals</span></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">During
outbreak cities get locked down making it difficult to send supplies and
medicines to the affected areas. Self-driving vehicles are being used in Wuhan
to deliver medicines. Chinese e-commerce company JD.com has been using
autonomous vehicles to move packages to hospitals. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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drones are used to sprinkle disinfectants, take thermal imaging for diagnosis in
addition to patrolling the public spaces.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you are
wondering whether AI is used to monitor the outbreak situation, you are right.
Metabiota and BlueDot were used to track the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus. BlueDot's solutions track, contextualize, and anticipate infectious
disease risks.</span> BlueDot alerted the Corona virus threat even before WHO
and CDC issued public warnings for the disease. It did that by monitoring
online content and processing huge amounts of data using NLP.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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high technologies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>can aid us during the outbreak, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we also need to be vigilant and responsible
during the outbreak. Please follow </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration: inherit; transition: color 0.1s ease 0s, background-color 0.1s ease 0s, fill 0.1s ease 0s; vertical-align: inherit; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">CDC’s
instructions</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> for keeping yourself and your family members healthy,
such as washing your hands and</span> avoiding travels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Artificial
Intelligence is an inevitable part of our future and one of the most utilized practices
of AI is machine learning. Every business in every industry wants to use some
aspect of machine learning to get ahead in the competition. The growth of machine
learning is quite exponential. It’s also quite possible that you are already
using some form of machine learning in your everyday life even without realizing
its presence. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Machine
learning is simply a computer program performing some form of cognition like that
of the human brain. It is this aspect that gives the edge to machine learning applications
from ordinary computer programs. Using ML (machine learning) computers don’t
need explicit commands or instruction to perform a task that humans(us) want
them to. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They achieve this by working on
the sample data and making predictions or decisions to carry out an assignment. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Every application
of ML is revolutionizing industries in the ways we cannot imagine. In this article, we will investigate the top 3 applications of ML.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Personal Assistant</span></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I say Hey
google at least 5 times a day, and I know many of us are in close contact with
Siri, Alexa, and Google. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Personal assistant’s
success lies in its ability to learn your pattern of queries, collecting and retrieving
answers more suitable to your needs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also ask your assistant to set alarms,
read your schedule, send directions or even order something online. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">With
natural language processing (NLP) which is based on machine learning, assistants
can be programmed to process and analyze human language input. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first step in this process is to let
humans communicate with the system in their own language. The second aspect
involves in personal assistant understanding the commands and performing the
required tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">According
to Grand View Research, the voice and speech recognition market hit </span><a href="https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/voice-recognition-market" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">$9.12 billion
in 2017</span></b></a><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.84); float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">. And It’s expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate
of 17.2% from 2018 to 2025.</span> The bottom line here is that the market for personal
assistant driven by machine learning is growing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With more companies joining in to make their
services accessible with voice recognition ML-powered personal assistants are going
to take over most of our everyday personal digital chores. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">By 2020,
30% of all B2B companies will employ AI to augment at least one of their
primary sales processes according to </span><a aria-label="Gartner" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.gartner.com/document/3891689?ref=solrAll&refval=213492533&qid=972f142590b25688cf3c358942003731" href="https://www.gartner.com/document/3891689?ref=solrAll&refval=213492533&qid=972f142590b25688cf3c358942003731" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Gartner</span></span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(252 , 252 , 252); color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">AI/ machine learning has the potential to eliminate the time-consuming,
manual tasks of sales teams and help them spend more time with customers. With
ML, we could automate account-based marketing support with predictive analytics.
This would support account-centered research, forecasting, reporting, and would
be able to recommend things like which customers to upsell first.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Machine
learning technologies are good at pattern recognition and enables sales teams
to find the highest potential new prospects by matching data profiles with
their most valuable customers. Most AI-enabled CRM applications do provide the series
of attributes, characteristics and specific values that pinpoint the
highest potential prospects. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This helps
the sales team to save thousands of hours a year in selecting and prioritizing
new prospects. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">According
to </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Salesforces’ latest </span><a aria-label="State of Sales research study" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.salesforce.com/research/" href="https://www.salesforce.com/research/" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">State
of Sales research study</span></span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> majority of guided selling adoption will accelerate based on
its ability to rank potential opportunities by value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Machine learning-based guided selling will be
based on prescriptive analytics that provides recommendations to salespeople of
which products, services, and bundles to offer at which price. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">According
to <a href="https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/about-deloitte/us-a-turnkey-iot-solution-for-manufacturing.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Deloitte</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span> Machine learning improves product quality up to 35%
in discrete manufacturing industries and is only expected to grow up. <a href="http://c:%5CUsers%5Clcolumbus%5CDownloads%5Cdigital-manufacturing-capturing-sustainable-impact-at-scale.pdf/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">McKinsey</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> predicts that 50% of companies that embrace AI/ML over the
next five to seven years have the potential to double their cash flow with
manufacturing leading all industries due to its heavy reliance on data. The
bottom line is ML is providing insights on improving shop floor productivity thus
maximizing the product quality and production yields. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">According
to a recent survey by <a href="https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/about-deloitte/us-a-turnkey-iot-solution-for-manufacturing.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Deloitte</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">,</span> streamlining the inbound supplier quality is the priority
in the manufacturing industry. Machine Learning /AI technologies can consume a
lot of data including audio and video making them the best quality analysts in
the production floor. Systems equipped with Machine Learning capabilities are
already preventing the breakdowns by quickly identifying the anomalies in the production
equipment or processes. Even better AI-enabled systems are predicting the
patterns with respect to failures using sensors enabling the industry to focus
on preventive measures to address that. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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learning AI-powered systems are particularly helpful in automating complex tasks
consistently to improve throughput, energy consumption, and profit per hour.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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are some of the industries ML has revolutionized there are several more that
needs to be talked about. In business, Machine learning has a wide range of
uses. In fact, most of us interact with AI/ML in some form or another daily.
From the mundane to the complex, AI/ML is already disrupting virtually every
business process in every industry. As ML technologies proliferate, they are
becoming an imperative for businesses that want to maintain a competitive edge.</span>
Talk to us to understand how we can support in finding that competitive edge
for your business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to another article in the series of building an app for business. If you haven’t checked the previous articles on this series here, they are : </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://www.psibertech.com.sg/blog/blog-post/mobile-app-for-business-outsourcing-tips">Building an App for Business (2/5) - Outsourcing Tips</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.psibertech.com.sg/blog/blog-post/building-app-for-business-15-starting">Building an App for Business (1/5) – Starting Right with Ideation</a> <br /><br />Let’s come to the topic of this article, what is application architecture and why it’s crucial for the business to pay attention to it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">An application Architecture is the process of defining the framework of an organization’s application solution and match it against business requirements.</span> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Architecture ensures the application landscape is scalable, reliable and manageable. It also defines the what major business functions to support and how to manage the data. <br /><br />A financial organization offering trading or monetary transaction through its application decided to revamp the application for adding new features based on the feedback from the customers. However, they have launched the changes without thinking about the architecture of the application. Users got stock trying to access their stock account details or during the process, the application reported several bugs and in the end, the organization lost its customers to the competitors who provided a more seamless experience. <br /><br />According to Gartner application architecture determines how well the application performs during the volatile situation. Poor application architecture not only reduces business agility but also dampens performances and reduces vulnerabilities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />Adopting agile methodology can really help in delivering application which can scale, quickly change according to user requirements and reduce time to market. However, having a clear business value aligned to the organization’s vision and customer focus is what makes the application successful. Thus, the application architecture needs to be mapped with key drivers and should be able to communicate the changes and its impact. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />Adopting to rigid complex architecture upfront as in the BDFU approach can really do harm to business apps. A business app needs to scale and change according to changing customer expectations and increasing competition. An emergent architecture combined with an agile approach provides just enough structure but enough room for improvement and changes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />Application architecture is going to be one of the key decisions for the organization deciding to take a plunge in application development. Development decisions must be collaborative development architects, application leaders and developers. Always consider how the application development infrastructure impacts the outcome, set clear objectives, knowledge-sharing platform and opportunities. If you like to strategies your application architecture write to us today. <br /><br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Ethics
often defined as values that we humans carry in deciding what is right or wrong
and taking necessary actions that are for common good.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In this cognitive era, of thinking machines,
the problems get more complex. We often find it difficult to point or agree on principles by which a person
should act wisely, now how can we code them so the machines can understand?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">While our virtues
and ethics are the result of several years of evolution and complex combination of
several factors, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>machines equipped with Artificial
Intelligence needs a more logical approach to learning and adapting to them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There has been a lot written specifically about
invoking human-level artificial intelligence that is aligned with human values.
However, in this article, we will explore some of the fundamental aspects of
virtues and how teaching them AI can create a safe and sustainable environment
for us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Just like
how parents worry about shaping their kids with morals, programmers, and organizations
developing AI needs to worry about the values that are being taught to AI.
Remember the time Microsoft’s bot Tay went from super nice human-friendly bot to
downright scary “ Hitler was right, I hate Jews” persona. All in under a day! That’s
very disturbing, isn’t it? AI learns through experience just like humans, and in AI
these influences are called “Machine learning corpus” and need to be trained
properly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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some of the core virtues and define them</span></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Resilience.</span></span></h3>
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is the capacity or the quality to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
of a sort in what undertake. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">AI needs to
be able to adapt to situations and recover quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When engineering solutions we must ensure
that the conditions let the AI explore the full solution space all the
feasible scenarios available instead of premature stop. We need to mitigate
the local constraints to ensure the AI learns the virtue of Resilience. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Humility
can be defined as the ability to be humble and modest. To be able to accept
that other ways may be better and that there is so much to learn. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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take responsibility for its results, to continually learn and adapt with
reinforced learning. Engineer outcomes and recognize how little can be known or
controlled. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and perseverance for long-term and meaningful goals. It is the ability to
persist in something you feel passionate about and persevere when you face
obstacles.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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be engineered not to marvel at the problem and developing smartest solutions
but to be obsessed with getting things done in innovative ways. Engineer AI to
produce auditable and interpretable results.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Perhaps the most debated virtue and AI needs to possess is Empathy. Empathy is the
capacity to understand or feel what another being is experiencing from within
their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's
position. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">AI needs to
account for the social impact of the results that are being worked on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to develop constraints and objectives
based on understanding and compassion. Engineer interdependence and direct
connections with higher purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Getting intentional
in developing an AI solution is the key to addressing some of the virtues discussed
in this article. Another concern with virtues/morals is that they are fluid. They are constantly changing over
time, they have been built up over many years, reflecting an accumulation of
human cultures. Many things that were once considered morally acceptable no
longer are, and things that we currently may consider morally acceptable are
bound to change in the future.</span> Therefore, AI can’t have set morals, virtues,
ethics hardcoded into them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It must be
evolutionary and retrospective. We cannot afford to risk a world where AI is
performing with virtues we despise. Let’s get intentional with AI!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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