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UBTech 2016: Shaping the future of higher education
By University Business Staff. More than 1,100 campus tech leaders and innovators from across the nation flocked to Las Vegas for the June 6-8 event, descending upon The Mirage Convention Center for three days of insight and inspiration. More...
Sci-Hub: Piracy platform or publishing change agent?
By Deborah Yaffe. Five years ago, a researcher in Kazakhstan frustrated at the inaccessibility and cost of so many scholarly journals launched Sci-Hub, a website that today provides quick, free access to 47 million articles, often by illegally bypassing paywalls. More...
Making P3 Work on Campus: Developers weigh in
By Jodi Helmer. Colleges and universities must clearly define their primary objectives and maintain a degree of flexibility with respect to their approach in ultimately determining the business relationship with their private sector partner. More...
Technology providers on Internet of Things
By Kylie Lacey. It won’t concern them … it’s just an IT thing. Technology underpins everything in higher education, administration, academics and IT. The IoT is about every connection on campus and it can drive improved outcomes—intelligent connections deliver efficient operations and improve safety and security, while video and collaboration provide better teaching and learning. More...
Apple contre Google : comprendre l’économie des applications
Par . Le mobile a mangé la planète. Elle compte aujourd’huiprès d’un demi-milliard d’iPhones et près de deux milliards de téléphones mobiles sous Android, le système d’exploitation de Google. Voir l'article...
Gouvernance d’entreprise : blockchain, ingrédient de nouvelles innovations de rupture
Par . Apparu en 2008 et crée par le « toujours » énigmatique Satoshi Nakamoto, le concept de blockchain (BC) a consisté initialement en une combinaison originale des mécanismes de cryptographie et de l’architecture peer to peer (P2P) dédiée à la mise en œuvre d’une monnaie virtuelle : le bitcoin. Voir l'article...