ICT for patient safety in the madication field

I found that ICT has used for madication fields.
They say that many people are injured unintentionally
in the hospital and ICT can reduce madication errors
for patients safety.
There are ICT applications like electric health record system,
e-carte, and dicision support systems for doctors.
I am sure that AI technologies can do much help in this area.

For detail information, please click the following link.
http://www.ehealth-for-safety.org/

There is an interesting book by Thomas Friedman called ”the World is Flat”. The book discussed the rapidly changing nature of the global economy and the forces that are driving this change. Simply put, Friedman argues that the world is becoming increasingly “flat”. By this he means that information, competition, sourcing, markets, customers etc. are now accessible to an increasing number of the world population. The barriers (political, legal, regulatory, etc) that previously separated people and markets are quickly disappearing.
Friedman notes that there are several forces which we need to be aware of: the walls (physical, legal, regulatory etc) are coming down, everyone is getting connected, software is becoming standardized, powerful communities are forming on the internet, outsourcing and off-shoring is becoming the norm, supply chains span the entire globe, the amount of information is exploding and the transfer of information is becoming increasingly cheap and mobile.
Companies need to consider this flat world as they devise their strategies for the 21st century. The mastery of the internet in reaching customers, suppliers and other interest groups is critical.
Friedmans argument is indeed an interesting one and the book is worth reading. However, there are vast differences between countries in the “flatness” of the world. A good source to get an overview of the role the internet plays in different countries is at http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm. Here we can see that different countries are indeed in very different places in terms of internet penetration and use. While we discuss the opportunities and possibilities of the “E-world” it is useful to note that some countries have penetration rates of 86 % while others are at single digits. These stats may prove useful as we discuss the role of the internet in various countries and businesses.

Second Life

Second life, an internet based virtual community, launched its Japanese version this summer. Before it launched, there were a lot of articles talking about the potential of second life marketing. Mitsukoshi, H.I.S., Toyota ...... some Japanese companies also opened their virtual shops in the Second life world.

However, it seems like a hype rather than a real value added.

There are some articles talking about the marketing in second life:

The Marketing Potential of Second Life

Marketing in Second Life doesn’t work… here is why!

If you are interesting in this topic, type "Second life Marketing" in Google. I believe you will find more articles.

Enjoy your real life!

European report on the impact of ICTs on (marketing in) the tourism sector

I found an interesting European report that discusses the impact of ICT-based services in the tourism sector, including ICT's impact on the way tourism products and services are marketed. Coincidentally, I believe this will also be very helpful for our project on the Niigata Prefecture Tourism website. The report title and link is as follows:

Managing the impact and the use of "Information and Communication Technologies based services" in the tourism sector, June 2001
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/services/tourism/doc/working_groups/finalreporte_june2001_en.pdf

QR Codes - Next Generation of Mobile Marketing

QR Code technology has been a big success as an advertising tool in Japan, South Korea, and some parts of Europe; yet, it hasn't been implemented in the rest of the World. Any thoughts??

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/16/business/wireless17.php

ROI optimizer

Costomers can earn by clicking, but businesses want to spend less money. Here is one of the ways- Axandra's Marketing ROI Optimizer.

AxROI (Axandra's Marketing ROI Optimizer) shows you which of your online ads and search engine rankings perform well and which are just a waste of time and money.

AxROI allows you to make better search engine marketing decisions and to spend your advertising dollars wisely. If you know the ads that work for you then you can earn $2 for every $1 you spend on advertising.

for more information: http://www.marketing-roi-optimizer.com/

Wow you will get money for per click!!!!!!

Pay per click (PPC): is an advertising model used on search engines, advertising networks, and content websites/blogs, where advertisers only pay when a user actually clicks on an ad to visit the advertiser's website.
So if you interested to know about that then visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_per_click

Good Luck!!