The Impact of Digital Infrastructure on the Sustainable Development Goals
The Impact of Digital Infrastructure on the Sustainable Development Goals

Author: Antonio García Zaballos

Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank

Published: 2019-05-06

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13:

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This publication identifies the role of digital infrastructure in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)--including education, employment, agricultural sustainability, food security, and spatial inequality--in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It identifies a gap between the outcomes achieved for each SDG in the countries studied and those achieved in OECD countries. Moreover, the region still has a long way to go to achieve the SDG targets set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The authors explain how investment in digital infrastructure can help close the gaps between the region and these two benchmarks (OECD countries and SDG targets). They also quantify the investment in telecom in the region between 2008 and 2017 and estimate what amount is still needed to help close these gaps.

Digital Technologies for Agricultural and Rural Development in the Global South
Digital Technologies for Agricultural and Rural Development in the Global South

Author: Richard Duncombe

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2018-04-05

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1786393360

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This book shares research and practice on current trends in digital technology for agricultural and rural development in the Global South. Growth of research in this field has been slower than the pace of change for practitioners, particularly in bringing socio-technical views of information technology and agricultural development perspectives together. The contents are therefore structured around three main themes: sharing information and knowledge for agricultural development, information and knowledge intermediaries, and facilitating change in agricultural systems and settings. With contributions reaching beyond just a technological perspective, the book also provides a consideration of social and cultural factors and new forms of organization and institutional change in agricultural and rural settings. An invaluable read for researchers in international development, socio-economics and agriculture, it forms a useful resource for practitioners working in the area.

5G Impact on Biomedical Engineering
5G Impact on Biomedical Engineering

Author: Abdallah Makhoul

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-05-18

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1000488349

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Considering the importance of wireless networks in healthcare, this book is dedicated to studying the innovations and advancements of wireless networks for biomedical application and their impact. This book focuses on a wide range of wireless technologies related to healthcare and biomedical applications which include, among others, body sensor networks, mobile networks, internet of things, mobile cloud computing, pervasive computing and wearable computing. First the authors explain how biomedical applications using wireless technologies are built across networks. The authors also detail 5G spectrum splicing for medical applicatons. They then discuss how wearable computing can be used as activity recognition tools for biomedical applications through remote health monitoring and and remote health risk assessment. Finally the authors provide detailed discussions on security and privacy in wirelessly transmitted medical senor data. This book targets research-oriented and professional readers. It would fit as a recommended supplemental reading for graduate students. It also helps researchers enter the field of wireless biomedical applications.

Watershed management in action
Watershed management in action

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-06-06

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9251300143

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Watershed management has gained momentum over the past decade as a holistic way of conserving water, land and biodiversity resources while sustaining livelihoods. Based on 12 projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this publication looks at both the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and highlights the need for stronger governance and long-term sustainability.

Deep Learning in Internet of Things for Next Generation Healthcare
Deep Learning in Internet of Things for Next Generation Healthcare

Author: Lavanya Sharma

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-06-18

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1040030823

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This book presents the latest developments in deep learning-enabled healthcare tools and technologies and offers practical ideas for using the IoT with deep learning (motion-based object data) to deal with human dynamics and challenges including critical application domains, technologies, medical imaging, drug discovery, insurance fraud detection and solutions to handle relevant challenges. This book covers real-time healthcare applications, novel solutions, current open challenges, and the future of deep learning for next-generation healthcare. It includes detailed analysis of the utilization of the IoT with deep learning and its underlying technologies in critical application areas of emergency departments such as drug discovery, medical imaging, fraud detection, Alzheimer's disease, and genomes. Presents practical approaches of using the IoT with deep learning vision and how it deals with human dynamics Offers novel solution for medical imaging including skin lesion detection, cancer detection, enhancement techniques for MRI images, automated disease prediction, fraud detection, genomes, and many more Includes the latest technological advances in the IoT and deep learning with their implementations in healthcare Combines deep learning and analysis in the unified framework to understand both IoT and deep learning applications Covers the challenging issues related to data collection by sensors, detection and tracking of moving objects and solutions to handle relevant challenges Postgraduate students and researchers in the departments of computer science, working in the areas of the IoT, deep learning, machine learning, image processing, big data, cloud computing, and remote sensing will find this book useful.

How Can Digital Technologies Improve Public Services and Governance?
How Can Digital Technologies Improve Public Services and Governance?

Author: Nagy K. Hanna

Publisher: Business Expert Press

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1631578146

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This book considers the opportunities and challenges of harnessing digital technologies for improved public services and governance. It focuses on the challenges of applying digital technologies in developing countries, where dramatic results can be realized. It addresses questions like these: How can digital technologies help enhance transparency, accountability, and participation to improve service design and delivery? Where are the opportunities to enhance key areas of governance and public service delivery? What are the promising practices to strengthen supply and mobilize demand for good governance and service delivery? What are the emerging lessons from recent experience? The author explains with real cases how ICT can be deployed to improve public sector efficiency and accountability for resource management; improve access and quality of public services for citizens; enhance transparency and reduce costs of government-business transactions, support entrepreneurship, attract private investment, and reduce the burden of regulation; and enhance the effectiveness of political oversight and policy institutions. This book details the importance of understanding the social, political, and institutional contexts and the policies that might scale up ICT for governance and public service improvement.

Harnessing High-Performance Computing and AI for Environmental Sustainability
Harnessing High-Performance Computing and AI for Environmental Sustainability

Author: Naim, Arshi

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2024-05-15

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13:

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The world is addressing the insistent challenge of climate change, and the need for innovative solutions has become paramount. In this period of technical developments, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful instrument with enormous prospects to combat climate change and other environmental subjects. AI's ability to process vast amounts of data, identify patterns, and make intelligent predictions offers unprecedented opportunities to tackle this global crisis. High-Performance Computing (HPC) or super-computing environments address these large and complex challenges with individual nodes (computers) working together in a cluster (connected group) to perform massive amounts of computing in a short period. Creating and removing these clusters is often automated in the cloud to reduce costs. Computer networks, communication systems, and other IT infrastructures have a growing environmental footprint due to significant energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. To address this seemingly self-defeating conundrum, and create a truly sustainable environment, new energy models, algorithms, methodologies, platforms, tools, and systems are required to support next-generation computing and communication infrastructures. Harnessing High-Performance Computing and AI for Environmental Sustainability navigates through AI-driven solutions from sustainable agriculture and land management to energy optimization and smart grids. It unveils how AI algorithms can analyze colossal datasets, offering unprecedented insights into climate modeling, weather prediction, and long-term climate trends. Integrating AI-powered optimization algorithms revolutionizes energy systems, propelling the transition towards a low-carbon future by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing efficiency. This book is ideal for educators, environmentalists, industry professionals, and researchers alike, and it explores the ethical dimensions and policies surrounding AI's contribution to environmental development.

Artificial Intelligence and Modeling for Water Sustainability
Artificial Intelligence and Modeling for Water Sustainability

Author: Alaa El Din Mahmoud

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2023-04-25

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1000829782

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Artificial intelligence and the use of computational methods to extract information from data are providing adequate tools to monitor and predict water pollutants and water quality issues faster and more accurately. Smart sensors and machine learning models help detect and monitor dispersion and leakage of pollutants before they reach groundwater. With contributions from experts in academia and industries, who give a unified treatment of AI methods and their applications in water science, this book help governments, industries, and homeowners not only address water pollution problems more quickly and efficiently, but also gain better insight into the implementation of more effective remedial measures. FEATURES Provides cutting-edge AI applications in water sector. Highlights the environmental models used by experts in different countries. Discusses various types of models using AI and its tools for achieving sustainable development in water and groundwater. Includes case studies and recent research directions for environmental issues in water sector. Addresses future aspects and innovation in AI field related to watersustainability. This book will appeal to scientists, researchers, and undergraduate and graduate students majoring in environmental or computer science and industry professionals in water science and engineering, environmental management, and governmental sectors. It showcases artificial intelligence applications in detecting environmental issues, with an emphasis on the mitigation and conservation of water and underground resources.

Artificial Intelligence and IoT-Based Technologies for Sustainable Farming and Smart Agriculture
Artificial Intelligence and IoT-Based Technologies for Sustainable Farming and Smart Agriculture

Author: Tomar, Pradeep

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2021-01-08

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1799817245

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As technology continues to saturate modern society, agriculture has started to adopt digital computing and data-driven innovations. This emergence of “smart” farming has led to various advancements in the field, including autonomous equipment and the collection of climate, livestock, and plant data. As connectivity and data management continue to revolutionize the farming industry, empirical research is a necessity for understanding these technological developments. Artificial Intelligence and IoT-Based Technologies for Sustainable Farming and Smart Agriculture provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of critical technological solutions within the farming industry. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as crop monitoring, precision livestock farming, and agronomic data processing, this book is ideally designed for farmers, agriculturalists, product managers, farm holders, manufacturers, equipment suppliers, industrialists, governmental professionals, researchers, academicians, and students seeking current research on technological applications within agriculture and farming.