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IEEE PRODUCTS
Internet
for All
Corners
BY IEEE STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
ALMOST HALF the world's population
has no Internet access, according
to the World Economic Forum. And
where access is available, it can be
too expensive. The IEEE Standards
Association Connectivity and
Telecom Practice is working on the
issue, researching communities'
needs and collaborating with other
organizations.
The group has released five
videotaped interviews with industry
professionals, researchers, and
policymakers working on challenges in
Africa, India, Indonesia, and Mexico.
Designing a User-Centered Interface
for Rural Communities. The chair
of the IEEE Standards Association
Connectivity and Telecom Practice, IEEE
Associate Member Anmol Anubhai,
shares her real-world experience and
discusses how the program can help
raise computer literacy.
Accelerating Africa's Digital
Transformation Through ICTs. Lacina
Koné, director general and chief
executive of Smart Africa, covers
current efforts by African leaders
to transform the continent's digital
future and accelerate socioeconomic
development through information and
communications technologies (ICT).
Connecting Rural India Through Technology
Standards. Not enough people
living in rural areas are using the
reliable Internet infrastructure the
government has provided, because
accessing it is too expensive, says
Sandeep Agrawal, team leader of the
Centre for Development of Telematics
in Bangalore. Agrawal, an IEEE senior
member, discusses other challenges as
well. He also talks about two standards
programs he chairs: the IEEE P2872
Working Group for Interoperable and
Secure Public Wi-Fi Infrastructure and
Architecture and the Rural Communication
Industry Connections Program.
Protecting Data Privacy in the Use of ICTs
in Indonesia. Benjamin Hsueh-Yung
Koo, director of international relations
for the iCenter at Tsinghua University,
in Beijing, examines policy and educational
challenges and how technicalstandards
can support sustainable
and trustworthy data governance.
Bridging Digital Divide in Mexico Through
Collaborative Regulation. Paola Cicero,
chief of staff at Mexico's Federal
Institute of Telecommunications,
discusses how to provide universal
connectivity by leveraging local
IEEE resources and developing
collaborative regulation such as
sharing guiding principles and best
practices and defining mechanisms
for cooperation.
IEEE STANDARDS
6 Medical Devices
With IEEE
Standards Inside
YOU MIGHT NOT realize it, but IEEE standards can be found in a
variety of well-known medical devices used both at home and in
hospitals. Standards help make devices more reliable and ensure
their interoperability. From electrocardiographs to glucose meters,
you or someone you know has probably used at least one of these.
Blood pressure
monitor
IEEE 11073-10407
Cardiovascular
fitness and
activity monitor
IEEE 11073-10441
Electrocardiograph
IEEE 11073-10406
Glucose meter
IEEE 11073-10417
Pulse oximeter
IEEE 11073-10404
SOURCE: IEEE STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
Sleep apnea
breathing therapy
equipment
IEEE 11073-10424
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