Architecting for Global Good: The Role of Business and Technology, An Editorial Spotlight Join us for a fireside chat with the BIL-T Conference Committee, where they will reflect on takeaways from the event, including trends, highlights, and what it all means for the future of our organizations and societies.
Power to Connect --- Combatting Digital Poverty During COVID-19 in Wandsworth Power to Connect was set up as a direct response to the COVID-19 crisis. In partnership, Wandsworth Council and Battersea Power Station launched the Power to Connect initiative with a two-pronged approach to tackle digital poverty through data vouchers and laptops. Their campaign to encourage donations of unused, working laptops, tablets, and computers was launched on April 19, 2020.
Your Role and the Role of Accessibility to Drive Change Through Technology This session helps with a better understanding as to why Accessibility matters and its real purpose to drive cultural change towards inclusion. Something to be achieved across business organizations but more importantly across our society – Technology advancements are the vehicle; you can be the enabler!
Business Model 2.0: Preparing For the Next Phase of Business We find ourselves at a great transition. The growth of technology is not stopping and is becoming more and more pervasive in our lives. This growth now expands beyond the walls of the organization. It's no longer about the bottom line; it now stretches to broader society and brings new actors in play, bringing new challenges for leadership teams. In this talk we will bring to life where we have been, where we are heading, and what this means for businesses as they transition to the next phase of industry [...]
Architecting Sustainable Solutions Sustainability is a key subject for all of us and we, as Architects, have to ensure that new solutions are sustainable to ensure that any negative impacts are minimized. During the session, Gunnar will outline what the sustainability impact of IT is and how we can successfully design sustainable solutions.
Covid-19 Telehealth Solution We have built an AI Deep Learning platform for the doctor's community and telehealth support for patients during the COVID-19 lockdown. The doctor's community interacts related to cases and triage for different patient cases. They can extend telehealth support using medical practice management solutions. Patients can order medicines online through integrated pharmacies on the platform. This AI based Deep Learning Platform has digital, voice, video, and knowledge assistants to provide information to the doctor using the knowledge base. AI techniques used in the platform are NLP/NLU, conversational agents, Intelligent Assistants, Deep Learning, knowledge studio, machine learning, knowledge [...]
Respond, Reset, Renew for Covid Response Using Low Code / No Code Platform Respond, Reset, Renew approach required for accelerated response in current time Use of Low Code / No Code platforms to solve tough challenges for Human Impact and Global Good Success story
Microsoft Services Disaster Response (MSDR) Come get an insider's view on how the MSDR Task Force Teams helps communities in multiple mobilizations around the world. Discover first-hand best practices from responders on the ground, what strategies they leveraged to solve unique needs, and how MSDR was able to impact these responses with technology assistance.
Fireside chat with Michael Nelson: Fighting Techlash and Fear of the Future Techlash is a problematic obstacle for a future flourishing digital economy. General opposition to technology directly challenges the promise of a digital age of progress, prosperity and competitiveness. Techlash, this fear of the future, is gaining momentum as a generalized opposition to technology. Bans on technology adoption and stringent regulations on certain technologies are rising in popularity. Yet, policymakers need to resist techlash and embrace a sense of pragmatic realism and take steps to embrace these challenges by adopting a more realistic viewpoint. In this question and [...]
Panel Discussion about Architecture Ethics In this highly anticipated panel, we will discuss things we should be considering and the mechanics of including them in a deliverable architecture.
