Canon Smart Vertical: Reshaping The Future of Industries - Business Insight - Canon Singapore

Ambient sensors with edge computing that calculate carbon footprints. Heat maps that monitor consumer traffic. Microphones that recognise yells and screams. Temperature sensors that examine footfall. Surveillance cameras that call out illegal parking, discourage violence, and connect families.

The future of industries is poised to evolve into a landscape augmented by advanced technologies. Today, this future has become reality. And Canon’s Smart Vertical is taking the lead in driving transformation across industries.

A new chapter in our technological narrative

Smart Vertical is Canon’s suite of tailored solutions designed to revolutionise the way industries work.

Bringing together the transformative capabilities of cutting-edge technologies like AI, IoT, edge computing, automation, and data analytics, Smart Vertical enables industries to streamline work processes, eliminate laborious workflows, and accelerate innovation.

This equips them with the speed, resilience and agility necessary to navigate distinctive challenges, positioning them for growth and success in an ever-evolving future of work.

Keen to know what Smart Vertical looks like in practice? We take a look at three different industries.

I. Smart Education: Laying the groundwork for future-ready campuses

The education sector, like many others, is undergoing rapid changes as new ways of learning and working emerge. CIOs are not only tasked to simplify administrative processes, but also introduce new and immersive learning experiences, all while maintaining a safe and conducive learning environment.

This is a substantial challenge — and that’s when Canon’s Smart Education solutions step in.

Solution highlights:

1. Violence and truancy detection: Campus violence and chronic absenteeism can impede a student’s growth in the long-run. Advanced AI video analytics and automated attendance tracking with face recognition prevent these incidents by detecting them in real-time, triggering alerts to parents and educators for timely and proactive intervention.
   
2. Immersive hybrid learning experiences: Students and educators alike desire engaging learning experiences. Through a combination of hardware and software like collaborative interactive panels, intelligent auto-tracking remote cameras, and stimulating AR/VR content, lessons can truly come alive — no matter where your students are.
3. Make data-driven decisions: Course Scheduling & Attendance System (CSAS) and Business Process Management & Automation tools streamline resource planning, empowering educators and administrators with real-time data for better informed decision-making.

II. Smart Healthcare: Reimagining patient care in healthcare environments

Asia’s population is ageing faster than any other region¹. Adding to that, the healthcare sector is also confronted with a persistent shortage of manpower², creating mounting pressures on care workers and healthcare professionals to ensure the well-being of their patients.

Canon’s Smart Healthcare solutions can augment the situation.

Solution highlights:

1. Intelligent fall detection: Falls pose a significant risk to vulnerable patients in healthcare settings. Advanced AI video analytics can enable prompt fall detection and trigger immediate alerts, reducing emergency response times significantly. LiDAR, scream detection, and sound analytics can also be deployed in sensitive areas like bathrooms and toilets.
2. Prevent patient absconding: Certain patients, especially those with dementia, have a tendency to abscond from the premises. Face recognition technology prevents this behaviour by accurately identifying unescorted in-house patients, triggering immediate alerts for prompt intervention.
   
3. Protect Privacy: Canon’s Moving Object Mask ensures privacy-sensitive monitoring by applying a silhouette effect to moving objects, granting full viewing access only to authorised personnel.
   

_{1 2022, U.S. Census Bureau, Census Bureau Releases New Report on Aging in Asia.}

_{2 2022, Centre for Global Development, Migrant Care Workers in Asia: How Has COVID-19 Affected Them, and What’s Next?}

III. Smart Transportation: Transitioning from hyper-connected to hyper-smart

Global e-commerce, reverse logistics, and trade agreements are driving unprecedented growth in the dynamic transportation and logistics industry³. Companies in this sector are constantly challenged to manage the flow of goods and services around the world — all while balancing the impact of economic uncertainty caused by inflation, energy crises, geopolitical tensions, and more.

Canon’s Smart Transportation solutions can give companies the competitive advantage they need to thrive in this hyper-competitive industry.

Solution highlights:

1. Automate document workflows: As tons of goods and services move around the world, the sheer volume of paperwork becomes apparent. Solutions like Therefore™ streamline complex document management processes, enabling logistics teams to effortlessly collaborate, store, and retrieve documents like invoices and purchase orders.
2. Predictive insights: Extensive networks of trackers and sensors supply analysts with a multitude of valuable information, enabling them to identify trends, patterns, and potential bottlenecks. This allows for more insightful decisions in resource planning and allocation, reducing the impact of disruption should unexpected incidents arise.
3. Vehicle License Plate Recognition: In a high-traffic logistics industry, prioritising security is crucial. Advanced AI analytics can enhance security by actively detecting unauthorised license plates, limiting entry to registered vehicles only.
   

_{3 2023, Allied Market Research, Logistics Market Size, Share, Update, Trends, Analysis by 2032.}

A unique transformation for every industry

It is evident that the future of industries is not a one-size-fits-all narrative. Every industry is unique — and so are the solutions. The key is to work with a reliable partner who understands your challenges, who can help you reshape the future of your unique industry.

For more information on how Smart Vertical can transform your narrative, visit: https://bcbs.asia.canon/about-smart-tech/smart-vertical/