Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020

Military Predicts Illness with Algorithm

The Military created an algorithm that can “predict infection 48 hours before clinical suspicion,” with better than 85% accuracy.

DTRA partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit to leverage the latter’s other transaction authority — a special procurement method outside of the Federal Acquisition Regulations — to develop the algorithm hand-in-hand with health IT company Royal Philips.

Using its own globally-collected data sets, Philips was able to develop a unique algorithm for the Defense Department. Using 165 distinct biomarkers across 41,000 cases, the Philips team was able to create the Rapid Analysis of Threat Exposure (RATE) algorithm.

“Think of it as a check-engine for the human body,” says Edward Argenta, science and technology manager for DTRA’s Joint Science and Technology Office.

Deals Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020

TRANSPERFECT, a global provider of language and technology solutions for international business, has been selected by RADISSON HOTEL GROUP as its sole supplier to provide language services and translation management technology to support its expansion efforts in international markets.

LLAMASOFT acquired OPEX ANALYTICS LLC, a Chicagobased provider of artificial intelligence (A.I.) solutions to Fortune 500 companies. The acquisition creates a combined company that will offer productized A.I. applications.

Gartner, Inc., outlined the “Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020.” The organization defines a strategic technology trend as one with substantial disruptive potential that is beginning to break out of an emerging state into broader impact and use, or which is rapidly growing with a high degree of volatility reaching tipping points over the next five years.

The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2020 include:

1. Hyper-automation 2. Multi-experience 3. Democratization of Expertise 4. Human Augmentation 5. Transparency and Traceability 6. The Empowered Edge Computing 7. Distributed Cloud 8. Autonomous Things 9. Practical Blockchain 10. A.I. Security For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/y2ley5rv Source: Gartner

SKILLSOFT announced the expansion of its network of partners, including SUMTOTAL, SAP SUCCESSFACTORS, AMAZON WEB SERVICES, KORN FERRY, CORNERSTONE, SABA, IBM and TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, to support Skillsoft’s continued efforts to accelerate the democratization of skills development by enabling customers to access the most comprehensive online learning ecosystem.

DOCEBO INC., developer of a leading A.I.-powered learning platform, has successfully launched its IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange, marking a milestone for the SaaS e-learning platform.

INTELLUM purchased APPITIERRE, a Brighton, U.K.-based developer of a leading content authoring tool and learning management system, to complement its learning platform brands.