Emerging Technologies for Smart Devices

Emerging roles for telemedicine and smart technologies in dementia care

Demographic aging of the world population contributes to an increase in the number of persons diagnosed with dementia (PWD), with corresponding increases in health care expenditures. In addition, fewer family members are available to care for these individuals. Most care for PWD occurs in the home, and family members caring for PWD frequently suffer negative outcomes related to the stress and b...

Being smart: Emerging technologies and innovation in the public sector

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Smart government Smart cities Smart governance Governance infrastructure Emergent technologies Innovation Smart government is used to characterize activities that creatively invest in emergent technologies coupled with innovative strategies to achieve more agile and resilient government structures and governance infrastructures. However, there is no consensus in ...

Emerging technologies for learning

Emerging Technologies for Telemedicine

This paper focuses on new technologies that are practically useful for telemedicine. Three representative systems are introduced: a Digital Video Transport System (DVTS), an H.323 compatible videoconferencing system, and Vidyo. Based on some of our experiences, we highlight the advantages and disadvantages of each technology, and point out technologies that are especially targeted at doctors an...

Communication Technologies for Smart Objects

Today the world is overwhelmed by a load of different wireless communication technologies. The concept of interconnecting the things around us into a network raises the question about which communication technologies to use for a specific domain. This paper gives an overview over common wireless communication technologies and how to use them to connect smart objects in different application dom...