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EY: 5G and IoT lead telco transformation drive, while AI and automation use cases are yet to mature
- 69% of telco leaders say 5G and IoT will lead digital transformation drive
- Only 44% see network performance as a critical use case for AI and automation
- 67% believe talent is the biggest obstacle to analytics and AI deployment
Telco leaders are optimistic about the promise of digital transformation, but there is a lack of synergy in the application of emerging technologies at the network layer. That is according to a global EY report, Accelerating the intelligent enterprise, which includes analysis of 27 leading telcos about their digital transformation journey.
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Affordable housing discussion on an opportunity for private investment in Prague (updated)
On December 9, the Amcham held a discussion on affordable housing, featuring Prague City Hall Council member and Deputy Mayor for Prague 7 (Praha Sobě) Lenka Burgerová, IPR SDM Section Director Jaromír Hainc, co-Executive Director of The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center and Fair Housing Legal Clinic professor Michael Seng and Head of Housing Policy Department at the Ministry of Regional Development Marie Mohylová, Deputy Minister for Coordination of EU funds and international relations Section Daniela Grabmüllerová, PasserInvest Business Development Director Eduard Forejt, and Senior Associate at Squire Patton Boggs Lenka Nová.
We discussed how the public administration on both national and regional levels plans to deal with a lack of housing in Prague and rapidly growing prices.
Deloitte TMT Predictions: AI in a pocket, 5G deployment in companies and autonomous robots
More than 70 million on-device edge artificial intelligence (AI) chips will be sold next year. A new generation of chips will appear in a wider array of devices, from robots to smartphones. Companies will start using fifth generation networks. According to the new predictions, more than 100 will test private 5G networks. Autonomous service robots will generate more than USD 16 billion in revenue. These are some of the conclusions of Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions 2020.
Transaction volume in commercial real estate in 2020 will reach in the Czech Republic €3 billion
CBRE, the world leader in real estate services, predicts a positive trend in commercial real estate investments for 2020. Next year investments in hotels will continue to grow, and office buildings will be the most demanded.
Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy
- Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
- The City Campus as Idea Factory
- Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
- Government as a Competitive Advantage, including Digitization
Advocacy Priorities for 2023
Technology, People, Infrastructure
Actions Recommended in Areas:
1. Establishing Policy Objectives for Research.
2. Research Investment and Cooperation. Big Bets (Key Technology Projects).
3. Establishing Databases for Tracking Public Policy Outcomes.
4. Public Procurement as an Innovation Tool.
5. Immigration of STEM Talents.
6. Digitization of Immigration.
7. Adult Reskilling and Upskilling.
8. Digitization of Land Use.
9. Infrastructure Development, including Technology Parks.
Read the documents in English and Czech.
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