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Strategic information management in the digital age

CGI

Strategic information management in the digital age. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Thu, 12/22/2016 - 01:09. Corporate information management has undergone a steady evolution over the past three decades. Organizations that have been quick to embrace new strategies and tools are surviving and thriving in continuously changing business landscapes. Those that have not embraced the value of information are going under and facing a crowded, competitive marketplace filled with companies looking to pounce on the

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FTC Announces Settlement Regarding Targeted Digital Advertising

Hunton Privacy

On December 20, 2016, the FTC announced that it has agreed to settle charges that Turn Inc. (“Turn”), a company that enables commercial brands and ad agencies to target digital advertising to consumers, tracked consumers online even after consumers took steps to opt out of tracking. In its complaint , the FTC alleged that Turn made various misrepresentations in its privacy policy, including that (1) blocking or limiting cookies would restrict Turn’s ability to track a consumer, and (2) consumers

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Fact Denial and the Record Under Threat

Brandeis Records Manager

George Despres, CRM. Program Director for University Records Management, Brandeis University. (The content in this blog reflects the opinions of the author, and not of Brandeis University.). As if we don’t have enough challenges, controlling information today. Part of our culture, at least here in the U.S., has embraced the acceptance of non-truths and the repudiation of facts in the record.

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How not to build a digital archive: lessons from the dark side of the force

Preservica

Fans of the latest Star Wars saga Rogue One will notice that Digital Archiving forms a prominent part in the new film. This is good news for all of us in the industry, as we can use it as an example of how we are working every day to ensure the durability and security of our content. Perhaps more importantly it makes our jobs sound much more glamorous – when asked “so what do you do” we can start with “remember the bit in Rogue One….”.

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into

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Culture change is the #1 challenge for transformation. What are utilities doing to address it?

CGI

Culture change is the #1 challenge for transformation. What are utilities doing to address it? shobana.lv@cgi.com. Tue, 12/20/2016 - 02:36. One of the biggest hurdles utilities face in embracing digital transformation is a resistance to change. For established organizations, adopting digital as an enterprise-wide business model is far more challenging compared to new market entrants that have a digital-first, customer-first mindset embedded in their organizational culture.

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Who do you love?

MIKE 2.0

An alien relying on TV for their knowledge of humanity might watch a few ads and assume our closest emotional relationships are with banks, utilities and retailers. After all, they all claim to be your best friend, look how many ads talk about “falling in love” with your service provider! It is popular to talk about the relationship between customers and the businesses that serve them.

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CSRA and RFID Global awarded $25.5M US Army Passive RFID contract

RFID Global Solution, Inc.

GovConExec. Posted By: Jay Clemens on: December 20, 2016. CSRA ‘s SRA International subsidiary has been awarded a five-year, $25.5 million contract to provide a common, integrated radio frequency identification system to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Monday that the Army will implement passive Radio Frequency Identification III technology to track, locate and identify commodities and assets.

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A consumer perspective on FinTech disruption (part 1)

CGI

A consumer perspective on FinTech disruption (part 1). shobana.lv@cgi.com. Thu, 12/22/2016 - 02:16. Today’s banks are facing a number of unprecedented challenges, including the rise in financial technology (FinTech) firms. These innovative startups are focused on taking a share of bank customers, products and revenues through new digital services, and staying ahead of them is high on banks’ agendas.

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China Publishes Regulations Regarding Cloud Services for Public Comment

Hunton Privacy

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China published a draft of the new Notice on Regulating Business Behaviors in the Cloud Service Market (Draft for Public Comments) (the “Draft”) for public comment. The Draft is open for comment until December 24, 2016. Under the Draft, foreign investors investing in and operating cloud services within China must establish a foreign-invested telecommunications enterprise and obtain a value-added telecommuni

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Private Right of Action under CASL coming July 2017

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Canada’s Anti-Spam Law came into force on July 1, 2014. Since then, all eyes have been on the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission […].

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Earthrise

Adam Shostack

Image credit: Bill Anders, Apollo 8 , launched this day, Dec 21, 1968.

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CJEU Challenges Legality of UK Interceptions Laws

Hunton Privacy

On December 21, 2016, a judgment by the Court of Justice for the European Union (the “CJEU”) that clarifies EU surveillance laws has called into question the legality of the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act 2016. The decision in Case C-698/15 could have significant implications on the UK’s chances of securing “adequacy” status for its data protection regime post-Brexit.

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Rogue One: The Best Star Wars Yet?

Adam Shostack

Someone once asked me why I like Star Wars more than Star Trek. I was a bit taken aback, and he assumed that since I use it so much, I obviously prefer it. The real reason I use Star Wars is not that it’s better, but that there’s a small canon, and I don’t have to interrupt the flow of a talk to explain the scene where Darth Vader is strangling someone.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.