PRAGUE, May 25, 2015 – IDC Health Insights is seeing the emergence of a first wave of innovation accelerators based on the 3rd Platform technologies of cloud, mobility, Big Data, and social media. The Internet of things (IoT) is among the most important accelerators for IT innovation and digital transformation. IDC predicts that, though still in a nascent stage, the IoT market in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMA) will take off rapidly, offering considerable potential for the rest of the decade. The total IoT market is set to grow at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 19%, driving digital transformation and enabling business process innovation across a number of industries in the region. (TZ)
Sensor-based technologies providing (opportunities for) disease prevention
Few fields have greater IoT opportunities than healthcare: Sensor-based technologies offer tremendous benefits at all levels, from inpatient treatment and community-based healthcare to social services and self-care, providing new opportunities for disease prevention via screening and early detection. IoT technologies capable of automatically collecting and processing patient data enable us to capture early predictors of diseases while the diseases‘ onset is still preventable and to diagnose diseases at early stages, when their progression and unwanted outcomes can be averted.
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