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Guide to Smart Cities
Thursday 21 February, 2013
City administrations across the world are looking to harness information and communications technologies (ICT), including mobile connectivity, to help address the many challenges of urbanisation, such as traffic congestion, waste disposal and rising energy usage. ICT can be ...
Etisalat: making learning innovative and relevant
Friday 15 February, 2013
Etisalat is working with Ministries of Education and educational institutions across the Middle East, Africa and Asia to enable the use of innovative technologies to enhance teaching and learning for students and teachers. Download the Case Study
Smart City Resilience: Learning from Emergency Response and Coordination in Japan
Friday 1 February, 2013
Cities worldwide are placing increasing importance on building up resilience to natural disasters, such as extreme weather, flooding, heat and water stress, caused by climate change. Confronted by a natural disaster, smart cities can use sophisticated ICT infrastructure and ...
Finland: Forum Virium Helsinki – A user-driven approach to developing smart city services, mobile apps and open data
Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Through its smart city initiatives, Helsinki is making innovative use of mobile technology, engaging with citizens and opening public sector data up to all interested parties. Download the full case study
Implementation Guidelines for Cellular Modems Embedded into Medical Devices
Monday 17 December, 2012
Revolutionary changes are underway in healthcare as the industry moves from expensive hospital-centric?sick care to more affordable proactive healthcare monitoring and management outside the hospital. The?cellular industry is working with the Continua Health Alliance to ...
mHealth US end-user research: Beliefs, barriers, success factors and recommendations
Monday 3 December, 2012
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Global study of perceptions of mobile solutions for healthcare in chronic disease
Wednesday 28 November, 2012
A white paper for patient societies and advocacy groups. This white paper is the result of research commissioned by GSMA and conducted by Ipsos MORI among healthcare providers, patients and general wellness consumers in Brazil, China, India and the US. It examines beliefs ...
Global views on potential of mobile health solutions to address key healthcare challenges in chronic disease
Wednesday 28 November, 2012
white paper for healthcare practitioners and the pharmaceutical industry. This white paper is the result of research commissioned by GSMA and conducted by Ipsos MORI among healthcare providers, patients and general wellness consumers in Brazil, China, India and the US. It ...
Global views on potential of mobile health solutions to address chronic disease challenges
Wednesday 28 November, 2012
A white paper for regulatory bodies. This white paper is the result of research commissioned by GSMA and conducted by Ipsos MORI among healthcare providers, patients and general wellness consumers in Brazil, China, India and the US. It examines beliefs among respondents ...
Germany: T-City Friedrichshafen
Tuesday 13 November, 2012
The five year old T-City test bed in Friedrichshafen, Germany, is demonstrating how a smart city can combine innovative information and?communication technologies, together with a smart energy grid and services, to?help improve the quality of life of citizens. Download the ...
New Business Models: Innovation in Practice
Wednesday 24 October, 2012
This report presents the findings from a set of discussions with education-sector providers, policymakers and mobile operators. It describes the business model challenges and approaches in launching commercial, mEducation services. Please complete our short survey Download ...
Remote monitoring as an mHealth solution in Sri Lanka
Friday 19 October, 2012
This study was conducted in liaison with Dialog Axiata, Ericsson, and Asiri Surgical Hospital. It was to address the effectiveness of ambient remote monitoring technology for patients with cardiac abnormalities. Download the case study here
Introducing always connected tablets into French schools
Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Introducing always connected tablets into French schools the Tablette Elve Nomade (student nomad tablet) project. Case Study from Orange France Download here
First European Directory of Health Apps recommended by Patients and consumers
Friday 5 October, 2012
It is the first-ever of its kind. This directory of Health applications for 2012-2013 contains key facts on 200 health-oriented apps, all recommended by patient groups and empowered consumers. The apps are categorised according to the service they provide, language in which ...
Tutor on Mobile – Anytime, anywhere learning in India
Monday 1 October, 2012
Tutor on Mobile (TOM) is designed to connect people who want to learn and acquire knowledge with experts in India through their mobile devices. Developed by Tata DOCOMO with technology partner Voicetap Technologies, it is a ‘knowledge marketplace‘ that encourages the sharing ...
South Korea: Developing Next Generation Utility Networks in Jeju island
Friday 7 September, 2012
Jeju island project is one of the first Smart grid test-beds set up around the world. Its objective is to optimise energy usage in 6000 homes. The smart grid – an intelligent power transmission and distribution system – will collect real-time data to limit ...
Busan Green u-City – A successful example of a Smart City in South Korea
Friday 31 August, 2012
It is an inspirational innovative project. In Busan Green u-City, cloud-based architecture is applied to new urban services through a public-private partnership. This will result in the launch of community centres and numerous urban services for its citizens. This project ...
Evidence for mHealth
Friday 10 August, 2012
A market research project conducted in collaboration with the GSMA. The primary objective of this report is to provide an overview and assessment of the most recent evidence base of mHealth for diabetes as an example of high burden chronic conditions. The report furthermore ...