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Editor's Note
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Connecting
the Tech World

he first all-digital CES 2021
has wrapped confirming
this annual global gathering
is where the tech world
chooses to meet, discover and connect. Audiences heard from the
world's leading tech innovators,
exhibitors launched new products,
and attendees met with global
brands, startups and each other.
The entire tech ecosystem is represented at CES - the proving ground
for transformative tech including 5G,
artificial intelligence (AI), augmented
reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), smart
home, smart cities, sports tech, digital
health and vehicle tech. And non-traditional companies like Deere and
Caterpillar also participate in CES. In
this issue we examine some of the
developments from CES. For example,
we view the latest display technologies unveiled at CES, some fueled by
AI, and advances for the smart kitchen
including the use of robotics, automation and IoT, with devices controlled
via a smartphone app.
We examine how technology is revolutionizing the automotive industry
and tech developments in the mobility
sector. In our Tech for Good feature,
we look at the Global Tech Challenge
launched at CES 2020, by CES and the
World Bank Group. See the three winners of the Gender Challenge that will
engage with government and World
Bank Group teams to scale their solutions within development projects.
Our cover story profiles OMRON
Healthcare President and CEO
Ranndy Kellogg who is working to
transform the digital health care market by helping to create a future free
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changing how people connect with
their heart health. He discusses how
technology is empowering physicians
and patients to better connect, share
information and make changes to
improve health outcomes.
We also feature an exclusive
interview with former Federal
Communications Commission
Chairman Ajit Pai and CTA President
and CEO Gary Shapiro. Pai shares lessons learned from his tenure heading
up the FCC. And if you aim to diversify your manufacturing base,
Vietnam may be a solution. In our
guest blog, read about all of the benefits this country has to offer. In
Pipeline, see CTA's second AI standard
addressing trustworthiness that was
recently released, ANSI/CTA-2090,
The Use of Artificial intelligence in
Health Care: Trustworthiness that identifies the core requirements and baseline for AI solutions in health care to be
deemed as trustworthy.
And finally our CTA analysts have
compiled their top trends from CES in
our Market Beat column. Remember
to mark your calendars for CTA's Tech
Week, aimed at policy makers and
industry leaders, scheduled the week
of April 12. The event focused on innovation will be digital this year.
However, the programming will
inspire, engage and inform CTA members, government officials and press.
Join us! Please send comments to:
cstevens@CTA.tech.

Cindy Loffler Stevens,
Editor-in-Chief

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Jean Foster

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Cindy Loffler Stevens
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John Lindsey

MANAGER,
CREATIVE DIRECTION

Matt Patchett

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Ian Shields

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS

Gary Arlen, Robert Calem,
Steve Koenig, Natalie Hope McDonald, Susan
Schreiner, Murray Slovick
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Kari Aakre, Intel; Dave Arland, Arland
Communications; Peter Brinkman, Casio; Gabriele
Collier, HDMI; Kristen Cook, The Marketing Shack;
Danielle Deabler, NPR Labs; John Dunstan,
Netgear; Sean Durkin, Tencent; Bill Kircos, Intel;
Chris Loncto, Sharp Electronics Corp.;
Daniel Pidgeon, Sears Home Services; David Steel,
Samsung; John Taylor, LG Electronics

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