Digital Technologies Case Studies: AI, IOT, Robotics, Blockchain

Introduction

• Why focus on emerging technologies?

1. Artificial Intelligence

• A brief primer on AI
• Case study: Diagnosing lung cancer (Google)
• Case study: Crunching emerging market knowledge for investors (Arkera)

2. Internet of Things

• A brief primer on Internet of Things
• Case study: How the oil and gas industry has embraced IoT
• Cases study: How IoT is transforming healthcare

3. Robotics

• A brief primer on robotics
• Case study: Robot-assisted surgery (da Vinci surgical systems)
• Case study: Robotic assistants in supermarkets (Walmart)

4. Blockchain

• A brief primer on blockchain
• Case study: Tracking diamonds all the way to the source (De Beers)
• Case study: Digitizing the global supply chain (Maersk-IBM)