How the COVID-19 pandemic is fast-tracking AI health innovation - IoT Agenda

The COVID-19 outbreak has reminded the world that there's a lot of truth in the old saying that necessity is the mother of invention. As businesses, schools, churches and other organizations have closed down to stem the spread of the virus, people quickly found ways to connect and interact with each other virtually. An accelerated outcome of the pandemic has been the decentralization of healthcare, which has allowed for real-time decision making around diagnosis and treatment. Fortunately, digital technologies such as AI, machine learning and IoT are helping solve some of the most critical healthcare problems during these trying times. For example, keeping patient information safe while connecting several devices urgently during a pandemic requires an interconnected, secure digital ecosystem on the backend.