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Agreement with Korean sister province will bring more investment to BC
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Agreement with Korean sister province will bring more investment to BC

As a part of the StrongerBC Economic Plan and the next step in BC’s Trade Diversification Strategy, the Province has signed an action plan with Gyeonggi Province in South Korea.

The action plan will better support mutual economic growth to create more opportunities for businesses and people in British Columbia.

“The pandemic and global challenges have shown us the importance of better protecting our supply chains from market instability,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation. “The renewal of this action plan with our Korean sister province will create mutual economic opportunities, strengthen our supply chains and

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Patient Centricity as the Future of Digital Health Management
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Patient Centricity as the Future of Digital Health Management

Digital health is an all-encompassing term that refers to the care provided through eHealth and mHealth through advances in computing sciences.

Challenges or Gaps in Traditional Care

Major technological challenges faced by the healthcare industry have got to do with data processing, cybersecurity, and providing a user-friendly experience. However, advancements in each of these fields have proven to be profitable, and will continue to do so. Our focus here is more to do with the user experience aspect of digital health management.

There are quite a number of digital health care providers, rather, platforms that avail services outside the traditional

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Technology companies are proving to be the great equalizer
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Technology companies are proving to be the great equalizer

[Part 1 of a 12-Part Series]

Healthcare is rife with significant challenges that can in some cases be minimized at the very minimum and in most cases be eliminated by the use of technology. The 12-part series begins by elaborating on macro-level challenges that the healthcare industry is starting to address with technology to stem the bleeding/reverse the onset of more severe complications.

Challenge 1: Supply and demand

Healthcare service delivery provisioning across the globe is starkly marked by the lack of adequate supply of qualified clinicians and specialists. This situation has been significantly exacerbated in the post pandemic new

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EV Startup Canoo Accuses Former Execs of Stealing Technology to Start a Rival Company
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EV Startup Canoo Accuses Former Execs of Stealing Technology to Start a Rival Company

Image: Canoo

Image: Canoo

Canoo, the California-based startup with the quirky yet appealing pill-shaped electric van concept, doesn’t even have vehicles on the road yet. The company may be close to death. But it’s currently preparing for a legal fight against a few of its former executives, and it sounds like it could get messy. Business Insider reports that the startup is suing some former company executives over what Canoo claims was a plan to steal company secrets and start a competing electric-vehicle company.

Image: Harbinger Motors

Image: Harbinger Motors

The suit names five former Canoo executives who all left the company and now serve

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