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Hello guys! Sorry for the late response. So we have another topic to be discussed on about digital divide in South Africa. I think this is a good topic to be discussed on, as I have read all the entries it has open up my eyes a bit about this matter.
I have read somewhere that government in South Africa should include ICT in basic education so that can narrow the digital divide.
"This is where government could assist, by investing in education to improve ICT skills among the youth.

Majoor suggested that government could work towards digitising the national education syllabus and to provide all textbooks online. It could also roll out e-readers and provide for online national examinations and results.

Basic computer literacy should also be introduced as a compulsory subject, while technical subjects, such as programming and electronics, could also be advanced to ensure a mass uptake of ICT skills.

Further, the online learning of trade and job-related skills could also be introduced for school leavers, preparing them before they join the job market."

m.engineeringnews.co.za/article/ict-in-basic-education-could-help-narrow-digital-divide-2010-09-07

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Hello and good evening everyone. Sorry for the late response. Looks like we have another disscussion to do in here which is digital devide in education in South africa. As far as I know, in South Africa, only rich people could own digital devices compared to people who live in rural area.

South Africans, already marginalised in terms of education opportunities, risk being left further behind and even excluded from key aspects of the learning experience. For disadvantaged groups, many still living in areas where educational facilities are rudimentary, access to internet-based learning can provide them with access to high-quality educational resources at a cost significantly more affordable than them attending the institutions with associated costs of boarding and transport in addition to the fees.

By ensuring more equitable access to internet, government can support broader access to education across all socio-economic and race groups and geographic location. In the last decade, the ICT sector has innovated and developed, though not at a fast-enough pace to respond to shifting student needs.

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Hello everybody! Looks like there's another discussion on going. Regarding our topic which is the  digital divide in education, South Africa is facing a problem in making sure that every school in the country gets the same technology use. I found on an article that said that only a total of 7000 schools are connected to the Internet while another 21,000 are falling behind.

Based on an observation, it shows that most of the schools are located in the rural area, so it's actually not a surprise to know that they don't get to connect to the internet

Of the roughly 25 000 schools in South Africa, 3,544 have no electricity, 401 have no water supply at all, 913 have no toilets and 2,703 have no fencing. The vast majority of schools – over 21,000 in both cases – lack libraries and science laboratories, while 19,037 schools do not have a computer centre.

With these big number of lack of basic facilities, how will they ever get to connect to internet? That's a question and a big problem that needs to be solved for our next generation.

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Digital divide rife at schools in South Africa

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hello and good morning everyone.  Hidayah is here.  It seems like today we are going to discuss about the digital divide in education in South Africa. Based on what I have found in an article, Only 7,000 schools in South Africa are connected to the Internet, with 21,000 more falling behind in this regard. During his budget vote speech yesterday, Deputy Communications Minister Obed Bapela said the Department of Communications (DOC) has a responsibility to connect the 21,000 remaining schools.

The majority of these schools are in rural areas. “Today, we have only 7,000 schools connected.” He said this is due to challenges of capacity with reference to computer-learner ratio, human capital to deliver the service and other social problems such as theft.

Despite the large number of schools that are not connected, Bapela said plans are under way to also bring the e-health connectivity project up to speed, which is similar to the e-school connectivity plan.

https://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/telecoms_en/22120/digital-divide-rife-at-schools-in-south-africa

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Hi everyone! Today i'm going to discuss on digital divide issues in South Africa.  Technology is an important part of the economic of region. So, i'm going to share on digital divide in South Africa as here is a digital divide in Africa between those with hi-tech connections and those without.

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Hi everyone and good evening! This topic is really fun to be discussed, am I right? By the way, i'm planning to explain more regarding the cons of IoT in healthcare. I do agree with Naufal and Aini that it is very good to consider how good IoT in Healthcare is, but also we must concern on the cons that might affect us in the future. Here are some disadvantages of IoT in healthcare.

One of the disadvantages is privacy. Privacy is a big issue in Iot and all things that related to technology. It is very important to secure the patients’ privacy and data. Next, safety. As Aini had stated before, hacker is one of the most dangerous threats in technology. “There is a chance that the software can be hacked and your personal information misused.” So if the company doesn’t care much about the safety, it might harm the users or the patients.

Next, according to Parker, 2018, “The most prominent challenge is that device manufacturers have not agreed upon set of protocols and standards. As various mobile devices are connected to the network for the collection of data, the difference in protocols results in complicating the process of grouping the information. The lack of homogeneity among the medical devices reduces the successful implementation of Iot in healthcare.” So we can see that multiple device integration is also a big obstacle in the development of IoT.

References: Saxena, (2015). The advantages and disadvantages of Internet Of Things. Retrieved from https://e27.co/advantages-disadvantages-internet-things-20160615/

Parker, (2018). Internet of Things in Healthcare: What are the Possibilities and Challenges?. Retrieved from https://readwrite.com/2018/01/13/internet-things-healthcare-possibilities-challenges/

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Hello everyone! It's me Atiqah. Seems like everyone so eager to share about this topic right? I do agree with Hidayah that there is no such things that cannot be solve in this world. As we know, IoT in healthcare is very important as it can affect the users and also the patient in various ways. “Despite the promise of what IoT can achieve in healthcare, it continues to face challenges that could put it at risk of failure if they are not addressed soon.” There are some ways to prevent or to solve the problem that occur in IoT for healthcare.

First, IoT is often fragmented, so in order to solve it, platforms must be able to operate across devices regardless of the make, manufacturer or industry. Next, patients’ data and security are the top of mind when it comes in technology. Based on Shelly, 2017 “Benefits will only be captured by finding the right tech partners, reading the small print, and ensuring the correct security and privacy controls are in place. That way, while progress might be slow, the obstacles can be overcome.”

Other than that, IoT in healthcare is actually lack of uniformity among connected mobile devices. In order to overcome that, they need to keep at least some common standard for the type of devices kept in their facilities. Based on Adwait, this kind of systems need to be done because “to facilitate smoother transmission of data for quicker insights.”

References:

Gore, A. (2018). IoT in Healthcare: Overcoming Challenges with the Disruptive Technology. Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/iot-healthcare-overcoming-challenges-disruptive-technology-gore/

Kamer, S. (2017) Overcoming Obstacles for IoT in the Healthcare Industry. Retrieved from

https://futurumresearch.com/overcoming-obstacles-iot-healthcare-industry/

Chouffani, R. (n.d.). Five challenges of IoT in healthcare that put it at risk of failure.

Retrieved from https://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/tip/Five-challenges-of-IoT-in-healthcare-that-put-it-at-risk-of-failure

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Hello everyone! Sorry for the late response. Wowerz, more new interesting topics being discuss. Such a shame i missed a important topic to be discuss on. I agree with Aini that we should find a solution for our argument. So here I found solutions on security in IoT.

Top 3 IoT Security Solutions for the Most Common IoT Security Issues

#1 – Secure the IoT Network

Protect and secure the network connecting IoT devices to the back-end systems on the internet by implementing traditional endpoint security features such as antivirus, anti-malware, alls, and intrusion prevention and detection systems.

#2 – Authenticate the IoT Devices

Allow the users to authenticate the IoT devices by introducing multiple user management features for a single IoT device and implementing robust authentication mechanisms such as two-factor authentication, digital certificates, and biometrics.

#3 – Use IoT Data Encryption

To protect the privacy of users and prevent IoT data breaches, encrypt the data at rest and in-transit between IoT devices and back-end systems by using standard cryptographic algorithms and fully-encrypted key lifecycle management processes to boost the overall security of user data and privacy.

Reference: Forrester. (2017). Top 10 IoT Security Solutions for the Most Common IoT Security Issues. Retrieved from www.rapyder.com/top-10-iot-security-solutions-common-iot-security-issues/

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Good morning everyone! Aini is here again. Seems like the discussion had been widen up to more interesting topics. Too bad I didn't have time to read them sooner. So, after I had read the whole discussion, I think it's about time that we try to discover more about how to solve the problems that rise in accordance to the use of IoT. It is true that IoT had risen up few problems with them, as there will always be drawbacks in everything even it seems like the most perfect thing in the world. But hey, the problems are there for you to solve. So I found steps that could help in solving the main problem that we discussed earlier which is the problems on data and privacy. So here's what I found.

"Here are seven established security measures you can adapt today to help safeguard your IoT solutions and devices:

1. Embed security across four layers: endpoint, network, data and application, and threat management.

2. Include protection at the physical and media layer of the network.

3. Determine the extent of required security in edge devices and its impact over time.

4. Protect the network to help overcome challenges in protecting your applications.

5. Incorporate a cloud strategy and security posture.

6. Maintain your security integrity over the entire product life cycle.

7. Apply the right security technology to each potential threat and evolution of that threat".

So that was the things you could try to control the problems. I believe that in every situation, no matter how hard it is there's still ways to solve them. It's up to us whether to solve it or ignore it.

Reference:
Sundaresan, B. (2018). The internet of things: 7 steps to help solve security challenges. Retrieved from https://www.business.att.com/learn/operational-effectiveness/the-internet-of-things--7-steps-to-help-solve-security-challenges.html on August 5, 2018.

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Hi everyone and good evening. Hidayah is back again. It is good to see that all of you have been discussing the IoT in healthcare further. As Aini, Asikin and Naufal are talking about the cons in IoT, I could not agree more agree as everything also has cons besides pros. The cons of the IoT in healthcare can bring harms to the patient as what Naufal has said, the information of the patients will be hacked because it is kept on the internet. Their information can also be used for buying drugs just like what Aini has stated before which is not good for them.

As there is a con for everything, there will also be a solution for it to be solved and prevented. One of the examples to solve the cons is to maintain the system regularly. Based on White (2015), "Most systems will require periodic updates to ensure proper functionality and security.” Next, basic security hygiene is a must. Lee (n.d.) claimed that “A secure boot is making sure that when a device is turned on, none of its configurations has been modified.” Another way is improving the patient care. “In order to provide the best quality patient care, clinicians and staff need access to the right equipment at the right time” (3 Ways the Internet of Things is Improving Healthcare, 2017).

However, IoT in healthcare has begun to change to be better so that the patients will be taken care of in a good way by the professionals. Even though there are many disadvantages of the IoT in healthcare, it still can be solved as there is a solution to every problem.

Reference:
3 Ways the internet of Things is Improving Healthcare. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.himss.org/news/3-ways-internet-things-improving-healthcare.
Lee, K. (n.d.). Healthcare IoT security issues: Risks and what to do about them. Retrieved from https://internetofthingsagenda.techtarget.com/feature/Healthcare-IoT-security-issues-Risks-and-what-to-do-about-them.
White, S. (2015). The internet of things: business pros, cons and security consideration. Retrieved from https://www.vectorsecurity.com/bizblog/the-internet-of-things-business-pros-cons-and-security-considerations.

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Hello everyone and good evening! Sorry for the delay and late response. Anyways, Im planning to talk about the cons but glad to see that you guys already discuss about that.

I agree with Aini and Asikin that the main problem in IoT is the hackers. When we are talking about internet, we know all the data have been kept online. As many of our everyday appliances, machines and services become connected to the internet, much more information is readily available. It makes it harder to keep confidential information out of the hands of hackers and other unauthorized users.

There's another disadvatage of IoT that I had found in one article. Apart from cyber-attacks, the threat of botnet is rapidly increasing. Botnets are internet-connected devices designed to performed distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack), steal data, send spam, and allow the attackers the access to anyone’s internet connection. DDoS possess invincible weapon as malware use thousands of devices to bombard the internet servers with traffic that disables access to the essential resources. As every IoT application is run and controlled by internet, which gives botnet undeniable control to manipulate millions of lives.

Reference:
Bradshaw, R. (n.d.).

Enough with the Pros of IoT; Let’s Talk Some Cons. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/amp/hitechnewsdaily.com/2018/05/enough-with-the-pros-of-iot-lets-talk-some-cons/amp/

Tagade, K. (2017). What Is a Botnet Attack and How to Identify It? Retrieved from http://www.iamwire.com/2017/04/botnet-attack/151324

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Hai guys! I'm back! And sorry for the late response. Seems like you guys having fun sharing the IoT in healthcare. I agree with all of you. But as Aini has stated before about the cons of IoT in healthcare, somehow it has open up my eyes. That is everything with pros must have cons. So, I have look up the con of IoT in healthcare.

"We’ve already spoken about patient privacy, but what about the security of the devices themselves? As a massive DDoS (Directed Denial of Service) attack in October of 2016 proved, unsecured IoT devices can be turned into a “bot-net,” which enables hackers to attack servers from hundreds or thousands of different IP addresses. By infecting these unsecured devices with malware, hackers were able to utilize the processing power of these smart devices to turn them, in this case, against Dyn, a DNS server provider.

While many of these problems can be prevented simply by changing the default password on the IoT devices, the possibility of these devices being compromised by hackers does still exist.

Overall, IoT devices have begun to change the medical industry for the better, enabling professionals to take better care of their patients. Time will only tell if this trend toward positive improvement continues."

This is what I have search about the con. So what do you think?

Reference: Matthews, K. (2017). 4 Pros and Cons of the Medical IoT. Retrieved from https://insidebigdata.com/2017/02/25/4-pros-cons-medical-iot/
Clever Road. (2017).

IOT IN HEALTHCARE: HOW IT GIVES A SECOND WIND TO YOUR MEDICAL SOFTWARE. Retrieved from https://www.cleveroad.com/blog/iot-in-healthcare-industry--see-why-it-has-a-promising-future

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Hello, Aini is back!
I do agree with Hidayah on her statement that she stated before. There are many hospitals that already started to use the technology of IoT in their facilities and services. It is very good, considering how the IoT will help the doctors and nurses in doing their job. We know that hospitals staffs often had to run here and there to look after their patients because of the unbalanced number between the doctors and the patients especially in the emergency room. From an article I've read, it stated some IoT devices that had been used by hospitals for a time now.

"There’s a wide variety of IoT devices already being used in hospitals around the country to help better care for patients, including:

Blood glucose monitoring for diabetes patients

“Smart beds” that detect when a patient is trying to change position or leave their bed

Smart pills, which can be used to monitor health problems

RFID-equipped pill bottles, which track when a patient takes their medication and sends reminders if a dose is missed

Remote monitoring for patients who have left the hospital but still require care"

I guess that every things in this world has its own pros and cons. Because there had been some sharing that said that using IoT in healthcare is dangerous as we expose our data to the internet, and some hackers with bad intention could use our data for their personal purposes. Like in an article, it said

"In addition to that, there is significant ambiguity regarding data ownership regulation. All these factors make the data highly susceptible to cybercriminals who can hack into the system and compromise Personal Health Information (PHI) of both patients as well as doctors.

Cybercriminals can misuse patient’s data to create fake IDs to buy drugs and medical equipment which they can sell later. Hackers can also file a fraudulent Insurance claim in patient’s name".

So I think that whatever device we are using, we still need to always be careful and alert so as to avoid from unwanted things happen to us or our beloved ones.

Reference:
Matthews, K. (2017). 4 pros and cons of the medical iot. Retrieved from https://insidebigdata.com/2017/02/25/4-pros-cons-medical-iot/ on August 5, 2018

Patel, N. (2017). Internet of things in healthcare: applications, benefits and challenges. Retrieved from https://www.peerbits.com/blog/internet-of-things-healthcare-applications-benefits-and-challenges.html/amp on August 5, 2018.

Tripwire, inc. (2014). Risks of the internet of things. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/z72G4WXQ_IY on August 5, 2018.

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Good afternoon everyone! Hidayah is here again. Do you guys know that there are a few models for the future Internet of Things Healthcare System as it has been acknowledged as a potential solution to alleviate the pressure on the healthcare system. Atkinson, Baker & Wei (2017) claimed that “This technology enables automation within a large range of industries, as well as allowing for the collection of big data.”

An example of the future model for the Internet of Thing in the health care system is a wearable sensor and central nodes that measure physiological conditions, short-range communications which are required for the sensors to communicate with central nodes. Based on Gietzelt, Kohlmann, Marschollek, Schulze, Song, & Wolf (2012), “Wearable sensor technologies are already advanced in terms of their technical capabilities and are frequently used for cardiovascular monitoring.”

Another future model for the Internet of Things in healthcare is a secure cloud storage architecture and machine learning where cloud storage is the most viable method for storing data as stated in the literature. “A machine learning model is created by feeding data into a learning algorithm. There are algorithms to detect a patient’s length of stay based on diagnosis” (Starr, 2018).

These models can be used in systems that monitor specific conditions and also in general system that can make an improvement toward the IoT in healthcare. What do you guys think about that?

Reference:
Atkinson, I., Baker, S. B., & Wei, X. (2017). Internet of things for smart healthcare: technologies, challenges, and opportunities. Retrieved from https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8124196/.

Gietzelt, M., Kohlmann, M., Marschollek, M., Schulze, M., Song, B., & Wolf, K. (2012). Wearable Sensors in Healthcare and Sensor-Enhanced Health Information Systems: All Our Tomorrows?. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402561/.

Starr, D. (2018). Current use cases for machine learning in healthcare. Retrieved from https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/current-use-cases-for-machine-learning-in-healthcare/.

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Hi and good afternoon everyone. Hidayah is here. I do agree with what all of you have been discussing about the benefit of IoT in healthcare. IoT has been known worldwide and used in any field. Based on The Role of the Internet of Things in the Healthcare Industry (2018), “Internet of Things (IoT) is a phrase on everyone’s lips, and interestingly, it has reached every nuance of every field.”

I also agree with Naufal that IoT in healthcare can reduce the cost. The Possibilities of Healthcare IoT (n.d.) said, “With the constant offering of new tools and applications that make up an integrated healthcare system, IoT healthcare can significantly reduce costs, improve treatment outcomes, and ensure that patients are better cared for.” It is because there will be a lesser appointment with the doctor and less hospital stay.

It is true that IoT in healthcare has lots of benefits. Example of the benefit based on what Asikin has stated above is reducing the waiting time in an emergency room. There is another benefit that I have found which is it can reduce waste and error. 5 Benefits of the Internet of Things for Hospitals and Healthcare (2017) said, “Using IoT for data collection and workflow automation is an excellent way to cut down on waste (such as unnecessary tests and expensive imaging), reduce system costs and minimize errors (especially the ones related to human factor).”

That is why IoT has been known all around the world as it does not only make it easier for the human but also has many pros.

Reference:
5 Benefits of Internet of Things for Hospitals and Healthcare. (2017). Retrieved from http://www.archer-soft.com/en/blog/5-benefits-internet-things-hospitals-and-healthcare.
The Possibilities of Healthcare IoT. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://internet-of-things-innovation.com/iot-healthcare-market/.
The role of internet of things in the healthcare industry. (2018). Retrieved from https://hackernoon.com/the-role-of-internet-of-things-in-the-healthcare-industry-759b2a1abe5.

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Hi and good afternoon. Naufal again here. Good to see that all of you agreed with this issue. However, I dont agree with what Aini had said. This is because, based on what i had read on some articles, they said that the biggest advantage of IoT is saving money. If the price of the tagging and monitoring equipment is less than the amount of money saved, then the Internet of Things will be very widely adopted. IoT fundamentally proves to be very helpful to people in their daily routines by making the appliances communicate to each other in an effective manner thereby saving and conserving energy and cost. Allowing the data to be communicated and shared between devices and then translating it into our required way, it makes our systems efficient.

This is what i had read and if there any mistake, please let me know.

Reference:
Sannapureddy, B, R. (2015). Pros & Cons of Internet Of Things (IOT). Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pros-cons-internet-things-iot-bhaskara-reddy-sannapureddy

Cleveroad. (2017). IoT in healthcare: how it gives a second wind to your medical software. Retrieved from https://www.cleveroad.com/blog/iot-in-healthcare-industry--see-why-it-has-a-promising-future

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Good morning guys! I'm back. Sorry for the late response. It seems to me that you guys are having a very positive opinion towards the IoT in healthcare. It's good though, considering what it could do to help us monitor our health daily. But, I've read somewhere that there is also its own cons. One of them which I clearly remember is that the use of IoT in healthcare requires a high cost, to the extent that not everyone could afford it. Yeah, in spite of the increasing number of high tech, smart and reliable gadgets and apps that had been created, it's still unfortunate that not everyone could afford it. Especially the second class citizen, also known as the majority population in the whole world. Nowadays, even doctors are recommending their patients to use the IoT as a way to keep in check with their health.

This is based on an article that I've read before that says 'the bottom line is: IoT has not made the healthcare facilitates affordable to the common man yet. The boom in the Healthcare costs is a worrying sign for everybody especially the developed countries'.

IoT really helps people in their daily lives, too bad that not everyone could afford it. Isn't it true, my friends?

Reference:
Patel, N. (2017).

Internet of things in healthcare: applications, benefits, and challenges. Retrieved from https://www.peerbits.com/blog/internet-of-things-healthcare-applications-benefits-and-challenges.html/amp on August 3, 2018.

Columbus, L. (2016). Roundup on internet of things forecasts and markets estimates, 2016. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2016/11/27/roundup-of-internet-of-things-forecasts-and-market-estimates-2016/#20af12d3292d on August 5, 2018

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Hello my fellow friends! And good morning to all of you. It is me Ikin again. Yes, I agree with Atiqah and Naufal points of view in healthcare with IoT. There is a lot benefits of IoT in healthcare and we cannot unseen its goodness in our health care system.
So for today, I want to share a exciting IoT use cases in healthcare.

Reducing a wait time in emergency room. Based on Iot for All, it stated that few things are as dull and boring as a visit to the emergency room. Apart from the resulting medical expenses, emergency room visits can sometimes take hours to complete.

Thanks to some recent ingenuity and the IoT, at least one hospital — Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City — effectively slashed wait times for 50% of their emergency room patients who are in need of inpatient care.

It’s their partnership with GE Healthcare and new, IoT-driven software, known as AutoBed, that tracks occupancy among 1,200 units and factors in 15 different metrics to assess the needs of individual patients.

It’s a highly effective system that highlights some of the more innovative and exciting uses of the IoT.

What do you think about it Aini, Hidayah, Atiqah and Naufal?

Reference: Matthews, K. (2018). 6 exciting IoT use cases in healthcare. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.iotforall.com/exciting-iot-use-cases-in-healthcare/amp/
Business Wire. (2018). Top Benefits of Big Data in the Healthcare Industry. Retrieved from https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180207005640/en/Top-Benefits-Big-Data-Healthcare-Industry-Quantzig

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Hi everyone! Naufal again here. As we all know, IoT have already spread worldwide and there are so many benefits of IoT. The Internet of Things is not new, but has been gaining more attention and traction lately. The concept of the internet of things entails the use of electronic devices that capture or monitor data and are connected to a private or public cloud, enabling them to automatically trigger certain events.

Automated treatment devices improve the quality of life for chronic patients and help doctors control medication adherence. One good example of a successful IoT application is Philips’ medication dispensing service created for elderly people. The device alerts patients when it’s time to take their pills (light and voice reminder built in), and after the button is pushed by the patient, pre-filled cups with medication are dispensed.

The demand for connected devices spans multiple industries including the energy, automotive and consumer spaces. For each of them, the need for devices that can report or react to certain things provides a new level of convenience, efficiency and automation. Healthcare practitioners are closely watching the development of this trend to see if the IoT will be a part of their future.

Reference:
Chouffani, R. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://internetofthingsagenda.techtarget.com/feature/Can-we-expect-the-Internet-of-Things-in-healthcare

Hards, S. (2009). Fora TeleHealth System - Diabetes. Retrieved from http://telecareaware.com/medtrade-oct2009/

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Hello everyone! It's me again, Atiqah. Everyone seems having fun sharing about healthcare and IoT. So let me share my opinion regarding this topic. Internet of Things has been changing the healthcare industry by renovate the devices and apps in order to make sure that the users can connect and interact with each other in delivering healthcare services.

Internet of Things has helped people in many ways such as better results of treatment. The healthcare or hospitals enable to acquire real-time information that lead them to make knowledgeable decisions based on the treatments.

By this, it can improve the treatment result. IoT also can enhanced patient experience. It is because these devices mainly focuses on the patient's need. Because of the results in better accurateness of treatments, diagnosis and timely intervention by doctors, it can strengthen the patient trust and increase their experience.

Other than that, Iot in healthcare also has an immediate first aid locator. This devices can alert first aid personnel when someone suffers in accident and need a medical help. Based on Meena, 2017, “IoT based first aid locators will help curtail loss of life in fatal conditions through remote consultations or immediate coordination with healthcare professionals in near vicinity.”

Reference:

To Benefits of IoT for Hospitals and Healthcare. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://datafloq.com/read/top-benefits-iot-hospitals-healthcare/4832

Veilumuthu, M. (2017). 3 Benefits of IoT in Healthcare and How it Will Change the Healthcare Industry. Retrieved from http://customerthink.com/3-benefits-of-iot-in-healthcare-and-how-it-will-change-the-healthcare-industry/

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Hi, my name is Atiqah. So today i'm going to share about health care and IoT. As we know internet have many benefits that we can get. The most important is when it is related to our health. For example if we doesnt have time to seek for a doctor, we can find some information or tips from the internet regarding our health. But still we need to make sure that we get the information from the right source to make sure that it doesn't effect us as it might come from someone who doesn't even know anything regarding health. IoT did helps us in many ways such as with IoT, multiple monitoring devices can be connected thus enabling real-time monitoring of patients. So if the patient cannot go to seek for his/her appointment with the doctor, they can just deal it thru these devices. So we can see that it did helps us in various ways. Thats all for today! Thankyou.

References: Iot in Healtcare: 5 Impacts of Internet of Things. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newgenapps.com/blog/iot-in-healthcare-5-impacts-of-hospital-internet-of-things%3fhs_amp=true

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Hey everyone! Naufal here and I also agree that with IoT, we could spend less money on healthcare. Nowadays, a lot of organisations are already use IoT as what i found in an article, when it comes to healthcare, six in 10 organisations are already using IoT. Maybe you’ve seen your nurse accessing your x-ray data from their mobile device while at your bedside? That’s IoT in action.

According to recent research carried out by HPE Aruba, one of the biggest benefit healthcare professionals have experienced to date, is the ability to use sensors to monitor and maintain medical devices.

The use of IoT in healthcare is far more than a gimmick. If every nurse could save just five minutes on their daily shift, think what that would mean for efficiency gains, cost savings and overall quality of care. If technology can make this happen, it’s an absolute certainty that its use will become more widespread.

Healthcare is one of the richest areas of opportunity for IoT. IoT device can reduce costs in the healthcare industry by providing lower cost alternatives to traditionally expensive devices; connecting devices to networks for improved accessibility and capturing data with greater accuracy than ever before.

This is why I agree that IoT could reduce the costs in healthcare.

Reference:
Bowen, M. (2018).

Aruba expert: Healthcare industry increases innovation and reduces costs through IoT. Retrieved from http://www.intelligentcio.com/africa/2018/01/02/aruba-expert-healthcare-industry-increases-innovation-and-reduces-costs-through-iot/

Singh, S. (2018). Building apps with cutting-edge technologies like IoT. Retrieved from https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-scope-of-IoT-in-Healthcare

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Hi Aini and everyone! I'm Ikin I do think IoT helps us in every ways, even in health care. like you have stated in your post about the example, I do really think that health care increases innovation and reduce costs through IoT.

Based on The Internet of Things in health care industry "Not only can IoT technologies help organizations improve health management, the personalization of care and improved patient engagement through IoT technology will make health organizations more competitive and attract more customers in an ever more consumer-driven market. Health care’s transition to embracing IoT technologies, while not the first of its kind among consumer-facing industries, faces unique challenges. The IoT is about data and in its most mature form will be an ecosystem of a diverse set of organizations, companies, and consumers, all creating and using different types of data—some significantly more sensitive than others. Complexities arise when non-health organizations are players in an ecosystem that creates and transmits sensitive health information. Thus, the benefits of the IoT and PGD will rely upon an effective answer to this and other complexities, including market adolescence, clinician adoption, big-data challenges, and regulatory modernization." This is what I have thought about this issue.

Reference: Krawiec, RJ., Nadler, J., Tye,E. and Jarboe, J. (2015) No appointment necessary: How the IoT and patient-generated data can unlock health care value. Retrieved from https://www2.deloitte.com/insights/us/en/focus/internet-of-things/iot-in-health-care-industry.html

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Hello everyone, Hidayah is here too. It is true that IoT is really beneficial for everyone especially in healthcare just like what Aini has stated above such as it can take care of the human. Based on A guide to healthcare IoT possibilities and obstacles (n.d.) , "The internet of things has numerous applications in healthcare, from remote monitoring to smart sensors and medical device integration. It has the potential to not only keep patients safe and healthy but to improve how physicians deliver care as well."

Yan, Yuehong, Yuanjei, & Xing (2016) also stated that "In particular, the Internet of Things (IoT) has been widely applied to interconnect available medical resources and provide reliable, effective and smart healthcare service to the elderly and patients with a chronic illness."

The internet of things has countless applications for healthcare that can give advantages to the patients, families and also a physician. Kabir, Kwak, Kwak, Mahmud Hossain, S. M. Riazul Islam (2015) claimed that "The IoT revolution is redesigning modern health care with promising technological, economic, and social prospects." The IoT is also has been used in healthcare to keep them safe and healthy for the patients, while the others are using the technology for keeping track of the inventory. That is why IoT is useful and beneficial in healthcare as it can improve the healthcare system.

Reference:
A guide to healthcare IoT possibilities and obstacles. (n.d.). Retrieve from https://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/essentialguide/A-guide-to-healthcare-IoT-possibilities-and-obstacles.
Kabir, M. H., Kwak, D., Kwak, K., Mahmud Hossain., & S.M. Riazul Islam. (2015). The Internet of Things for Healthcare: A Comprehensive Survey. IEEE Journals & Magazines, 3, 638-708. Retrieved from https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7113786/.
Yan, Z., Yuehong, Y., Yuanjei, F., & Xing, C. (2016). The internet of things in healthcare: An overview. Journal of industrial information intergration, 1, 3-13. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452414X16000066.

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Hi everyone, Aini here!

Internet of Things does help us human in taking care and keep updating our healthy level. For an example, a watch that monitors our heartbeat and blood pressure can give a warning to us whenever any of them reached a dangerous level. Especially when you are a patient with some diseases or an old fellow that needs to keep in check with both heart beats and blood pressure. Like in the article that I've found, it says

"By updating personal health data of patients on the cloud and eliminating the need to feed it into the EMRs, IoT ensures that every tiny detail is taken into consideration to make the most advantageous decisions for patients. Moreover, it can be used as a medical adherence and home monitoring tool".

That's what I thought. What about my fellow friends?

By the way, I've included a video that explains what is IoT. Do click and watch! It's a very interesting explanation.

Reference:
Shashank, A. (2017). 6 reasons why healthcare needs the internet of things (IoT). Retrieved from https://hitconsultant.net/2017/11/03/internet-things-digital-future-value-based-care/ on August 1, 2018

Curiousparti. (2017). Internet of things (iot) easily explained. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/MR_-tRnfFgs on August 5, 2018

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Internet Of Things (IOT) easily Explained