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Technology helps the governments understand cities better, achieve outcomes, provide services more efficiently by assisting the citizen in embracing the future.

Blockchain: The Driving Force of Multiple Industries

Blockchain and bitcoin are interlinked, and blockchain has a multitude of other functions and uses. Sustainability is the ability to drive business process efficiently and transparently across industries which translates to better use of resources that creates value. In this context, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) are one of the most powerful drivers for sustainability.

Blockchain can track the goods and services across the landscape in an automated fashion which allows data to be exchanged seamlessly. Traditional inconsistencies can be avoided with blockchain technologies. The whole process from fundamental issues to money laundering becomes 100 percent transparent and trackable. 

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The pharmaceutical industry benefits from blockchain as it can be used to track and record the movement of drugs and medication. When drugs are used illicitly, every packet of the drug can be monitored and traced at all times.

Blockchain: Complementing Threat Intelligence: https://goo.gl/DjpaUQ

Eliminating Healthcare Challenges with Blockchain: https://goo.gl/HMnqt2

Streamlining Smart Cities with Geographic Information System

Decades of unplanned urbanization has induced rampant pollution, sanitation hazards, inadequate housing, slums, and transport perils, Along with that, extreme weather patterns have become a global concern. It is about time data-driven adaptive urbanism—smart cities—gains momentum, building cities as models of a global change.

This model will pave the way for connected spatial data flow, enabling every resident in the city to comprehend the goals the community needs to accomplish. The residents can utilize applications to keep themselves informed about recreation, business, property, transportation, taxation, and more.

These smart cities function round-the-clock in a cloud environment and are entirely based on knowledge and innovation for best and sustainable civilian services. The definitions for smart cities vary depending on geographies, deployment, and scaling. However, in a data-driven environment Read More 

Interesting Read: At the Pinnacle of Smart City Aspirations

New ‘Facebook’ for animals could help protect endangered wildlife

Wildbook uses AI to turn whale-watching and safari photos into a new kind of tool to track threatened animal species. 

Read more in my CNET article here.

Thank you for voting, Tumblr!

Take a moment and recognize the incredible contribution you made to your community and your country by voting in the midterm elections earlier this week. You exercised your right to vote and you made your voice heard. That is no small feat.

The results of the election may have left some of you disappointed, but we wanted to point out just how much new diversity and representation people like you voted into office. Our leaders should reflect the diversity of the communities they serve, and this year you elected a whole bunch of firsts:

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, representing New York’s 14th Congressional District, becomes the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress.

Rashida Tlaib, Michigan, is the first Muslim woman to be elected into Congress. 

Ilhan Omar, Minnesota, is the first Somali American to be elected in Congress.

Ayanna Pressley becomes Massachusetts’ first Black Congresswoman.

Jared Polis, Colorado, is the first openly gay man elected governor in the United States.

Sharice Davids becomes one of the first Native American and openly lesbian woman to be elected to Congress.

Deb Haaland is also one of the first Native American women elected to Congress.

Letitia James becomes the first woman in New York to be elected as Attorney General, the first African-American woman to be elected statewide office, and the first Black person to serve as Attorney General.

Jahana Hayes is the first Black woman to represent Connecticut in Congress.

Massachusetts voted to maintain its anti-discrimination law protecting trans and nonbinary people.

Florida passes Amendment 4, which restores voting rights to 1.4 million ex-felons who have completed their sentences.

This was all done by you. You made these monumental changes happen with the power of your vote.

Let’s remember: it isn’t over. Voting isn’t the end. Continue to volunteer in your communities and attend events to keep your community in check. Remember that change rarely comes without action. Take action.

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Google Triumph In First Quantum Simulation Of Chemical Reaction

Researchers at Google's AI Quantum Team have utilized quantum computing to mimic the response using 54 qubit quantum processor. Since particles and at

Researchers at Google's AI Quantum Team have utilized quantum computing to mimic the response using 54 qubit quantum processor. Since particles....

5 Lean Manufacturing Benchmarks to Follow

Going lean has been the goal of most companies in the last few years because lean has proven to be an effective model for most demanding industries like software development, manufacturing, construction, and many others.

In today's cut-throat competition where improved quality, shorter lead times, increased profit, reduced cost, enhanced productivity and better customer service are used to measure a company’s worth, lean is the methodology to follow. Lean manufacturing is simple to understand and quickly makes an impact when implemented properly.

The 5 Lean Manufacturing Benchmarks To Follow:

1) Abolishing Waste

Lean principles revolve around the idea of detecting waste and minimizing them. It uses the acronym "DOWNTIME" which reveals the 8 types of waste Lean Manufactures target:

• Defects are arguably the most costly type of waste, especially if it reaches the customer. • Overproduction is making more products than ordered. It can cause raw material shortage and wastage of labor hours. • Waiting is when the line shutdown occurs while equipment repair or waiting for parts. • Not using people’s talents is when manufacturers fail to use their employee’s talents properly, holding back the innovation at the organization. • Transportation is what drives the manufacturing process, from material delivery to supply chain and specific production areas. • Inventory comprises of raw material, finished goods, sub-assembly, office supplies and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO). Outdated inventory can take up valuable space. • Motion means reaching, bending, walking and lifting. Even sharing tools between workstations can waste a lot of time while retrieving it. • Excess processing is spending time on product features that don't affect the functionality.

2) Constant Improvement

Lean manufacturing is not a one-time job, nor is it ever finished. Thus, promoting a culture of continuous improvement instills Lean thinking throughout your organization. Constant Improvement can happen daily. Continuous improvement can also be attained through kaizen, a Japanese term translated... Read More

The cybercriminals have turned their gaze toward the digital assets of local governments. The increasing frequency of ransomware attacks has spurred them to adopt cyber insurance to mitigate the damage. However, the implementation of basic policies cannot counter the danger posed by cybercriminals. The insurance serves as a ransom rather than a robust countermeasure for cyberattacks, and hence result in encouraging the hackers rather than stopping them.

'Bionic mushrooms' fuse nanotech, bacteria and fungi

In their latest feat of engineering, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have taken an ordinary white button mushroom from a grocery store and made it bionic, supercharging it with 3D-printed clusters of cyanobacteria that generate electricity and swirls of graphene nanoribbons that can collect the current.

The work, reported in the Nov. 7 issue of Nano Letters, may sound like something straight out of Alice in Wonderland, but the hybrids are part of a broader effort to better improve our understanding of cells biological machinery and how to use those intricate molecular gears and levers to fabricate new technologies and useful systems for defense, healthcare and the environment.

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