IoT and Blockchain have become buzzwords in the current technological era. Every new technology solves some problems and generates new challenges. Cybersecurity is one major challenge that is hindering the fearless usage of technology. The solution lies in how effectively these technologies are integrated and implemented. Hence, this article is…
ISO provides solutions to global challenges, such as mitigating the risks of climate change. ISO is taking an active part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos, running from 16 to 20 January 2023. The Annual Meeting will provide a platform to engage in constructive, forward-looking…
ITC and ISO strengthen ties to benefit global markets. As Head of the Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) programme at the International Trade Centre (ITC), I fundamentally believe in the power of partnerships. Take, for instance, our partnership with ISO. Over many years, we have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration that…
Business Intelligence, Big data, and Data Mining are all buzz trending words, in multiple industries, different forums, and C–level strategy discussions. All the talks and discussions about these three intersecting subjects matter for several reasons: The next stage of human evolution is digital. AI/ML is a transformative general purpose technology…
Defining the AI expert, one might start with the definition of the base vectors, the prototypes of such professionals. Some candidate prototypes can be: the AI expert who works as an employee in a well-paid position at a tech giant, a famous professor at a top university being a well-known…
Cybersecurity has never been more important. Cybercriminals are becoming more prevalent and more sophisticated every day. At the same time, penalties for data breaches and loss of sensitive data are getting more severe. Companies can no longer afford to ignore the need for serious, hard-hitting cybersecurity. However, the kind of…
Fintech disrupted, transformed, and revolutionized the broad financial services industry. Long dominated by legacy dinosaurs like Visa, Mastercard, and American Express (who, to be fair, are still dominant incumbents in their own right), PayPal led the way for a revolution of fintech firms providing new solutions to emerging digital problems.…
The phrases “Internet of Things” and “Edge Computing” seem to pop up in almost every search result I get today. For the most part, they are used interchangeably since they share the same infrastructure. However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that they are radically different. Edge computing complements a…
It used to be that we thought of government surveillance as something that happened under authoritarian regimes. Yet in recent times, there has been an explosion of surveillance and intrusion in even the most liberal democracies. That surveillance can take many different forms, from CCTV coverage to internet monitoring. For…
Official ISO side event builds momentum for standards in ecosystem restoration. Standards are the way the world can halt and reverse nature loss, said leading biodiversity and standardization experts at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) side event, held in Montreal, Canada, on 14 December 2022. Organized by ISO,…
