MWC 2017: Barcelona trial uses IoT and big data to manage tourists

Barcelona, the host city for Mobile World Congress, has been demonstrating its use of the internet of things and big data to help manage visitors to Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia

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Dubai Health Authority electronic medical records to launch this year

Dubai citizens and health organisations will soon benefit from electronic medical records

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Successful data science process not simple to set up, sustain

Data science teams face a mix of process and cultural challenges in organizations, according to experienced analytics managers who offer advice on how to overcome the hurdles.

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GDPR good for UK business and economy, experts tell Lords’ committee

Adopting GDPR is good business practice and will put the UK on a good footing post Brexit, but getting an EC data protection adequacy ruling could be challenging due to bulk data collection provisions in the Investigatory Powers Act, experts warn

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450414136/GDPR-good-for-UK-business-and-economy-experts-tell-Lords-committee

CIO interview: Jim Downing, Metail

Jim Downing, CTO at digital fashion plugin Metail, believes selling fashion online is still difficult for retailers despite shifts towards omni-channel

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Alibaba runs academy to find future e-commerce leaders

Online marketplace firm Alibaba launches a global academy designed to find and train young people to join the e-commerce landscape

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450414125/Alibaba-runs-academy-to-find-future-e-commerce-leaders

MWC 2017: Tata helps telcos transition to digital

Tata Communications Transformation Services has launched a digital transformation plan to help telecoms and mobile operators transition from communications service providers to digital service providers

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