Invisible Recaptcha: For a Seamless User Experience by Shifa Salheen on March 15, 2023 1,250 views
One of the enduring problems of the web – regardless of its evolution – is spam and abuse. While it is getting progressively easier to gather and share data online, there also needs to be effective tactics to weed out bad actors. One such tactic is Invisible reCAPTCHA. Invisible reCAPTCHA is a technology developed by Google to protect websites from spam and abuse while also providing a more user-friendly experience compared to traditional CAPTCHA. Unlike…
Low-Code In Health Tech: A High-Impact Match by A.V. Sethuraman on December 15, 2022 1,284 views
Low code’s arrival is no longer fresh news. With its many benefits and versatile use cases, the low code paradigm is here to stay. Low-code frameworks are powerful tools that can significantly improve primary healthcare services in developing countries. These frameworks allow non-technical users to create/maintain custom software applications without extensive coding knowledge. This enables healthcare providers in non-compute intensive environments to quickly and easily develop digital solutions to support their patients and improve the…
Jamaica! Courting The Future With Rapid Digital Transformation by Ram Gopalan on November 3, 2022 1,355 views
Jamaica, the third largest of the Caribbean islands, is entering a new era of development, riding on the tailwinds of a digital transformation movement. This thrust comes directly from the government's policy direction. So much so that Jacky Wright, Chief Digital Officer and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft US Global Technology Leader, recently lauded the country for its progress towards becoming a digital society. In line with its national development goals, Jamaica has witnessed concerted efforts…
5 Ways In Which Companies Can Drive Excellent Data Governance Efforts by Subhabrata Dasgupta on July 22, 2022 1,237 views
Data lies at the heart of digital transformation. Not all data. But data that’s easily accessible, high quality in nature and relevant. Unfortunately, without adequate organizational data governance measures, data can easily devolve into data for data’s sake. Something that degenerates into policies and guidance made into a support function executed by organizational IT teams, and not to mention not widely followed organizationally. Therefore, high-quality data governance ensures organizations don’t miss out on data-driven opportunities.…
The Importance of WHO’s SMART Guidelines In Public Health Implementations by Kunjan Patel on June 28, 2022 1,715 views
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed focus on public health. A push for rapid digitization of existing public health infrastructure, patient health data management and interoperability were some of the effects of this pandemic by way of response. With rapid digitization, especially developing countries started to experience teething troubles and have poor data policies. As the world moves toward a digital health future, inconsistency and lack of proper guidelines and recommendations are the biggest…
5 Essential Characteristics of Data-Driven Enterprises by Subhabrata Dasgupta on May 5, 2022 1,599 views
Data is omnipresent – in every industry, firm, department, at every scale imaginable. The amount of data generated by modern businesses is already sizable, and this will grow to gigantic proportions in the foreseeable future. The numbers help get some perspective on this burgeoning scale of data. The world produces about 5 exabytes of data (2.5 Bn GB) every day. By 2025, this number is projected to reach 463 exabytes! From a business perspective, data…
Four Success Factors for Digital Health Implementations In Developing Countries by Subhabrata Dasgupta on March 28, 2022 1,727 views
Original image: Gabe Bienczycki, USAID (Public Domain Image) Inadequate access to healthcare, rural versus urban settings and low health awareness are major challenges faced by Low and Middle-Income Communities in developing countries (LMICs). A major reason behind this challenge is the presence of gaps in the healthcare system. These gaps coupled with the lower health awareness, break the continuum of care and deteriorate care quality. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened these gaps and exposed…
Five Tech Trends That Will Shape Business In 2022 by Subhabrata Dasgupta on February 4, 2022 1,597 views
2022 is upon us. Will it be a year that shall see the world collectively come out of the shadow of the pandemic? And step into a post-pandemic future that looks distinctly different? Or, will 2022 also witness the same old confusing dance between attempts to unlock the economy and humble retreats forced by ever-evolving virus variants? A repeat of the last two years, to be brief? In these unprecedented times, the answers rarely come…
COVID-19 RDT Data Capture: A MEDplat extension for FIND by Subhabrata Dasgupta on January 19, 2022 1,540 views
As more transmissible COVID-19 variants continue to cause a surge in the number of cases worldwide, countries' need to accelerate rapid testing, and the need to analyze the positivity rate more effectively is further pronounced. The need of the hour is to respond quickly, improve surveillance to contain outbreaks locally and curtail the spread of the virus at the community level. COVID-19 Antigen RDTs have a big role to play in increasing access to testing.…
Digital Adoption: Trends & Opportunities In A Post-pandemic Landscape by Subhabrata Dasgupta on October 14, 2021 1,494 views
An increased thrust on digital adoption is one of the most important and enduring legacies of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Cutting across industries — from Healthcare to Financial Services to Manufacturing — companies revisited their operations, customer interactions, and employee collaborations, with a special focus on digital. With their nimble responses, companies — cutting across sectors and regions — advanced their digital adoption by several years. A global survey1 of 800+ C-level executives & senior…