Opinion Article by Rainer Binder, Managing Director, Global Employment and Social Services, Accenture
Child welfare remains a pressing challenge for governments around the world, and the statistics are heart-breaking. In the U.S. for instance, there are four million reports of child abuse each year, and the government spends $29 billion annually on services to support child welfare and prevent maltreatment.

The Accenture (NYSE: ACN) Virtual Experience Solutions (AVEnueS) has won "Best Mobile VR or AR" at the GSMA GLOMO Awards 2019. The award was presented at MWC19 Barcelona.

In the future, Siemens Healthineers will make its photorealistic 3D visualization technology Cinematic Rendering available as an app for the HoloLens 2, which was introduced by Microsoft just a few days ago. This will expand the range of applications for this technology, which is available by the radiology software Syngo.via.

Scotland's digital health champions have been recognised for their achievements at the Holyrood Connect Digital Health and Care Awards 2019. William Edwards, director of eHealth at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, won the Digital Leader Award. Edwards won the main category award for being a leader and key player in creating an environment and culture for large scale digital transformation in health and care.

At the MWC Barcelona, one of the largest mobile events in the world, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology unveiled a unique mixed reality concept developed together with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) for the operating room of the future.

UC San Francisco researchers have created a proof-of-concept method for ensuring the integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain. The system creates an immutable audit trail that makes it easy to spot any tampering with results - such as making the treatment look more effective or diminishing side effects.

Highland Marketing will be attending Digital Health Rewired, the latest conference and exhibition to connect health tech leaders with digital innovations and innovators. The dedicated health tech agency will be on stand B14 to explain how integrated communications and sales acceleration campaigns can help suppliers break into and expand their presence in the UK market.