World Economic Forum September 3, 2019
Emerging economies are projected to surpass mature economies in overall generation of data by 2020. The volume of healthcare data, one of the fastest growing segments of data, is estimated to be increasing by 48 percent each year.
Where is the data coming from?
Technology-driven advances are having substantial impact on healthcare delivery models, including the wider adoption of genomics, cloud and edge computing, drone delivery systems, artificial intelligence and Internet of medical things (IoMT). These innovations are contributing to exponential growth in data proliferation, particularly in the healthcare sector.
This rapid growth is leaving the healthcare sector with the challenge of managing increasingly large volume and variety of data. A less visible...