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Data for Social Good Cloud Innovation Centre launched in Australia

The Swinburne University of Technology has launched its new Data for Social Good Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) for Australia.

It is powered by a multinational technology company’s subsidiary, which provides cloud computing platforms and services.

As reported, the centre is the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. It will use innovative cloud technologies and intelligent data analytics to solve real-world health, wellbeing and social challenges affecting Australians.

The centre will leverage the capabilities of the University’s Data Science Research Institute along with the expertise of its researchers, particularly in health, social innovation and smart cities.

With the company’s proven innovation approaches and the collaboration between both, new digital solutions, products and services will be developed and made publicly available to benefit Australians.

Pursuing real-world challenges through research

Digital transformations in industry and society, together with rapidly growing and ageing populations, and changing workforces are creating significant challenges for society.

The centre will investigate new data-driven strategies and innovative solutions to improve the health, wellbeing, future-readiness, and social inclusiveness of the society.

It aims to develop intelligent, data-driven digital health systems to improve health care, health literacy and patient-centric support through personalised health-care solutions together with the University’s Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute and with the use of the company’s technology.

Chronic diseases like diabetes can be managed by these solutions through the development of data-based digital health programs and mobile solutions.

Real-time advice, medication guidance and support to individuals around lifestyle factors like diet and exercise will be featured.

Such solutions would reduce the burden on patients and service providers and would be particularly effective for elderly people living in rural and remote areas.

Additionally, the Centre will be working with the University’s Social Innovation Research Institute.

It will use data to enable residents become more engaged in their neighbourhoods, allowing them to understand issues that are of local importance and improve the transparency of local decision-making.

Industry experience for students

The centre will be beneficial for students as they will be gaining industry experience from it.

Some students, from vocational education through to PhD research, will have the opportunity to work on challenges for industry through the centre.

This will be part of a paid, full-time work component of their studies. They will also receive extensive digital and cloud-related technical training and mentoring.

The partnership will help address some of the country’s biggest social challenges using the company’s cloud technology.

It will pave the way for Australian organisations to work with leading education institutions to leverage data to create economic and social impact, transforming how the industry works to solve critical issues.

Location

The Data for Social Good Cloud Innovation Centre will be located in the University’s Innovation Precinct, which connects the university’s research and innovation capabilities.

It is a place for staff and students to collaborate with industry, solve innovation challenges and produce commercial outcomes.

The centre is the latest addition to a global network of cloud innovation centres, powered by the technology, at universities in California, South Korea, France, Arizona and Germany.

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Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, where everyone can use data and analytics to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. A private company, Qlik offers real-time data integration and analytics solutions, powered by Qlik Cloud, to close the gaps between data, insights and action. By transforming data into Active Intelligence, businesses can drive better decisions, improve revenue and profitability, and optimize customer relationships. Qlik serves more than 38,000 active customers in over 100 countries.

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CTC Global Singapore, a premier end-to-end IT solutions provider, is a fully owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and ITOCHU Corporation.

Since 1972, CTC has established itself as one of the country’s top IT solutions providers. With 50 years of experience, headed by an experienced management team and staffed by over 200 qualified IT professionals, we support organizations with integrated IT solutions expertise in Autonomous IT, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, Workplace Modernization and Professional Services.

Well-known for our strengths in system integration and consultation, CTC Global proves to be the preferred IT outsourcing destination for organizations all over Singapore today.

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Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our solutions enable organizations to connect the business from ideas to impact, empowering companies to accelerate the achievement of what matters most. Planview’s full spectrum of Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions creates an organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empowers teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. The comprehensive Planview platform and enterprise success model enables customers to deliver innovative, competitive products, services, and customer experiences. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with locations around the world, Planview has more than 1,300 employees supporting 4,500 customers and 2.6 million users worldwide. For more information, visit www.planview.com.

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SIRIM is a premier industrial research and technology organisation in Malaysia, wholly-owned by the Minister​ of Finance Incorporated. With over forty years of experience and expertise, SIRIM is mandated as the machinery for research and technology development, and the national champion of quality. SIRIM has always played a major role in the development of the country’s private sector. By tapping into our expertise and knowledge base, we focus on developing new technologies and improvements in the manufacturing, technology and services sectors. We nurture Small Medium Enterprises (SME) growth with solutions for technology penetration and upgrading, making it an ideal technology partner for SMEs.

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HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices. 

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IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

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