Felipe2
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 Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 5:46 pm Post subject: Mobile technology a must |
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To remain competitive in the future, Ontario must fully embrace mobile technology, according to a new report from Ontario College of Art and Design University.
The 458-page report, entitled Taking Ontario Mobile, is the culmination of a number of studies, surveys, interviews and other research conducted by a team of professors, industry insiders and healthcare consultants. Partially funded by the Ontario Ministry for Economic Development and Innovation, the report recommends adopting the use of mobile technologies in administrative and educational capacities to increase efficiency, innovation and competitiveness across Ontario’s economy.
“Mobility is shaping the experiences and expectations of residents across the province. Ontario has built significant infrastructure to excel in the mobile world, but needs to act now with comprehensive policies and an action plan,” the report reads.
“I think that mobile is transformative. It really allows us to have 24/7 access to the services we need,” Sara Diamond, OCAD president and co-author of the study, said. “Mobility has become a gateway to many other screens and many other components of our lives, whether it’s financial services or healthcare or education.”
In her research for the report, Diamond said she encountered many instances where mobile technology was already being used in new, beneficial ways, particularly in the education and healthcare sectors.
“Instead of saying no mobile devices, [some teachers] are saying bring your own device—BYOD, and we will supply devices to students whose families can’t afford them—and they’ve built highly collaborative learning experiences for students,” Diamond said.
In a healthcare example, Diamond noted the effectiveness of mobile communication systems that allowed surgeons and patients to communicate in post-operative recovery.
“Patients who were healing well didn’t have to drive three or four hours post-op the next week to see a surgeon for five minutes in Toronto,” she said.
Diamond said innovations like these were integral to Ontario’s future.
“It’s not just about pragmatic fractured adoption [of mobile technology] here and there—it’s about a way of really helping us to kind of jump over in building a more sophisticated, more supportive environment for people in Ontario.”
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