CN: Shanghai: Citywide digital upgrades set to enhance connectivity of all citizens
Digital upgrades are occurring regularly in Shanghai, covering anti-epidemic initiatives, retail and delivery, job seeking, taxi-hailing and customs services.
The various services and applications are part of the city's blueprint to boost digital transformation and upgrade the economy, covering artificial intelligence and eSports industry development. The umbrella blueprint will also bridge the digital divide for the elderly and disabled, providing convenient and barrier-free digital services to all citizens.
Digital transformation or digital evolution?
Digital transformation (like so many other phrases coined by the IT industry such as Industry 4.0, big data, cloud, internet of things et al) is not the best or most accurate phrase to have been coined as it can lead to ambiguity, principally because of the word ‘digital,’ writes Jason Chester, Director of Global Channel Programs, InfinityQS.
In a nutshell, digital transformation is the process of leveraging digitisation to transform business outcomes. So, what is the difference?
The leadership of the United Arab Emirates in innovation has made it a model for digital transformation
Hatham Dovitar, CEO of Etisalat Group, said, “The mobile phone industry today has become a key contributor to supporting and accelerating economic growth, promoting jobs and improving communities.” A model for digital transformation.
This came when Dovidar participated in the fourth edition of the “Mobile 360-Eurasia” conference organized by the “GSMA” Global Mobile Networks Association in Moscow this year.
The Second Half of the Huawei African Smart Cities Summit
The second half of the fourth annual African Smart Cities Summit was met with much enthusiasm. Attendees seemed to be enjoying the virtual nature of the summit, this being the first time that it has been run fully digitally. The first half of the day proved to be full of interesting insights, initiatives, and hopeful discussions about Africa’s slow but inexorable march towards digital transformation and smart cities.
The third session on smart mobility for sustainability started with the chairman, Founder of the Mobility Centre for Africa and Mzansi Aerospace Technologies, Victor Radebe, warmly introducing the first speaker, Sasheen Rajkumar the Project Engineer at The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL). He would be talking about road development for smarter infrastructure. This discussion would include the challenges and opportunities associated with transport systems and operations, infrastructure, and logistics management in support of industrial and sustainable development.
CN: Shanghai: Digital applications to drive transformation of Changning District
Ten key digital and smart applications were presented in downtown Shanghai on Tuesday to provide brand-new economic, life and social governance experiences.
The applications were presented in Changning District at a digital transformation promotion meeting as pilot projects to be promoted across the city. They are expected to speed up digital transformation and improve people's daily lives.