“…What You Will Learn Configure Raspberry Pi using Python Control loops to blink an LED using simple arithmetic operations Understand how interface sensors, actuators, and LED displays work Get to grips with every aspect of Python programming using practical examples Explore machine vision, data visualization, and scientific computations Build a mobile robot using the Raspberry Pi as the controller Build a voice-activated home automation controller In Detail Raspberry Pi Zero is a super-small and super-affordable product from Raspberry Pi that is packed with a plethora of features and has grabbed the notice of programmers, especially those who use Python. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The politics: Geopolitical competition also presents opportunities for development -- The policies: Do not overlook the power of domestic political economy -- Towards a new agenda for international development -- Address the global political economy challenge -- Improve co-operation among donors to prevent duplication of efforts -- Reinforce the value and legitimacy of multilateralism -- Greening international development co-operation -- In the context of growing power rivalries and polarisation, developing countries should strengthen regional development and security co-operation -- Address domestic political economy challenges -- Base development strategies on local strengths and structural transformation rather than focusing on deficiencies -- Developing countries themselves should engage stakeholders to develop a long-term vision within an institutional framework and leverage endogenous innovation to achieve long-term economic transformation -- Leverage the strengths of ODA in crisis situations and fragile contexts, using it to steer other resources, and increase transparency and accountability of ODA flows for the public and recipients -- Address transversal challenges -- Leverage the role of emerging technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Give gender and youth the place they deserve in development -- Capitalise on the global private sector -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 In focus: Reforming climate finance -- Key messages -- Soaring climate costs underscore a critical need for "new and additional" finance -- Greater climate finance transparency can ensure promises are kept to the Global South -- Debt-free climate finance must become the norm -- Tracking gender-responsive finance is key to measuring impact and equity -- A new global climate finance goal is an opportunity to commit to climate justice -- References -- Notes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preparing Team Members for Change -- Change management in a traditional environment -- Change management in an agile environment -- Chapter 5 Understanding What Requirements Truly Entail -- Defining Needs -- Business needs -- Stakeholder needs -- Defining Requirements -- Business requirements -- Stakeholder requirements -- Using stakeholder analysis to identify stakeholder requirements -- When requirements collide: Addressing conflict between stakeholder requirements -- Solution requirements -- Using a vision statement to define the solution -- Breaking your solution requirements into categories -- Transition requirements -- Technology requirements -- Technology (technical) requirements for the solution -- Technology requirements for the business -- Making Your Requirements Excellent -- Complete -- Correct -- Unambiguous -- Verifiable -- Necessary -- Feasible -- Prioritized -- Focusing on the Four Core Components -- Data -- Entities -- Attributes -- Relationships -- Process (use cases) -- External agents and actors -- Business rules -- Facing the special challenges of discovering business rules -- Considering cardinality for business rules -- Chapter 6 Hunting for the Right Information, Part 1: The Process -- Elicit, Don't Gather: Developing the Right Questions -- Identifying the type of question you want to ask -- "What" questions -- "Who" questions -- "Why" questions -- "Where" questions -- "When" questions -- "How" questions -- Identifying appropriate sources of information -- Choosing an Approach -- Using Clear, Consistent Language -- Choosing terms consistently -- Using language that's consistent with the company's language -- Framing questions that clearly reveal core needs -- Planning Your Elicitation Sessions -- Elicitation in an Agile Team -- Chapter 7 Hunting for the Right Information, Part 2: The Techniques…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- In my view: The Global Partnership can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals -- The First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership provided some key insights -- What will be needed to turn the vision into action? -- References -- Chapter 8. The Gates Foundation's experience with successful development partnerships -- Gavi has increased global vaccine access and equity -- The Global Fund is bending the curve on HIV, tuberculosis and malaria -- Family Planning 2020 is increasing access to contraceptives -- The Every Newborn partnership is reducing infant mortality -- Experience in the health sector sheds light on what works in global partnerships -- Pulling together means faster progress -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Custom Models -- Pretrained Models -- Vision AI -- Video AI -- Natural Language AI -- Translation AI -- Speech-to-Text -- Text-to-Speech -- AutoML -- AutoML for Tables or Structured Data -- AutoML for Images and Video -- AutoML for Text -- Recommendations AI/Retail AI -- Document AI -- Dialogflow and Contact Center AI -- Custom Training -- How a CPU Works -- GPU -- TPU -- Provisioning for Predictions -- Scaling Behavior -- Finding the Ideal Machine Type -- Edge TPU -- Deploy to Android or iOS Device -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5 Architecting ML Solutions -- Designing Reliable, Scalable, and Highly Available ML Solutions -- Choosing an Appropriate ML Service -- Data Collection and Data Management -- Google Cloud Storage (GCS) -- BigQuery -- Vertex AI Managed Datasets -- Vertex AI Feature Store -- NoSQL Data Store -- Automation and Orchestration -- Use Vertex AI Pipelines to Orchestrate the ML Workflow -- Use Kubeflow Pipelines for Flexible Pipeline Construction -- Use TensorFlow Extended SDK to Leverage Pre-built Components for Common Steps -- When to Use Which Pipeline -- Serving -- Offline or Batch Prediction -- Online Prediction -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6 Building Secure ML Pipelines -- Building Secure ML Systems -- Encryption at Rest -- Encryption in Transit -- Encryption in Use -- Identity and Access Management -- IAM Permissions for Vertex AI Workbench -- Securing a Network with Vertex AI -- Privacy Implications of Data Usage and Collection -- Google Cloud Data Loss Prevention -- Google Cloud Healthcare API for PHI Identification…”

“…Learn how to convey your design vision clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- I'm Not a People Person -- I Do Not Have Time -- I'm Not Sure How -- Check Mindset and Purpose -- Listen and Build Trust -- Make Time for People -- Be Vulnerable and Get Feedback -- Co-create the Vision -- Biography -- References -- 14 Five Ways to Develop Your Meeting Intelligence -- Introducing Meeting Intelligence -- Fostering Engagement During Meetings -- Get to Know the People on Your Team -- Find a Purpose to Meetings -- Get Better at Managing Your Time in Meetings -- Invite the Right People to the Meeting and Feed Back to Them -- Learning from Your Own and Others' Meetings -- Biography -- References -- 15 The UNITE Framework to Build Social Connection at Work -- Why Work Loneliness Should Be at the Top of Management Agendas -- The Need for an Organizing Framework of Action -- Understanding -- Normalizing -- Investing -- Trialing -- Evaluating -- Final Thoughts -- Biography -- References -- 16 Devotion and Detachment: The Yin-Yang Equilibrium for Transformative Growth -- Devotion -- Detachment -- Devotion as the Driving Force -- Detachment for Clarity and Adaptability -- The Synergy of Devotion and Detachment -- Fostering a Culture of Innovation -- Navigating Resistance to Change -- Cultivating Resilience and Sustainability -- Key Takeaways: Practical Application for Leaders -- Biography -- References -- Part IV Connecting Culture -- 17 Win-Win-Win: When Human Purpose Meets Platform Thinking -- What Is Platform Thinking? …”

“… The programming language C# was built with the future of application development in mind. Pursuing that vision, C#'s designers succeeded in creating a safe, simple, component-based, high-performance language that works effectively with Microsoft's .NET Framework. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 14: Pillar IV: Developing Innovation -- Innovation -- Examples of Innovative Leaders -- Lead with Passion and Vision -- Strive for Simplicity -- Look for Connections -- Share a Story and Sell Dreams -- Listen to Yourself -- What Is an Innovative Leader? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Approval of the design matrix -- Implementing a k-means clustering solution -- The vision -- The data -- The strategy -- The k-means clustering program -- The mathematical definition of k-means clustering -- The Python program -- Saving and loading the model -- Analyzing the results -- Bot virtual clusters as a solution -- The limits of the implementation of the k-means clustering algorithm -- Summary -- Questions -- Further reading -- Chapter 5: How to Use Decision Trees to Enhance K-Means Clustering -- Unsupervised learning with KMC with large datasets -- Identifying the difficulty of the problem -- NP-hard - the meaning of P -- NP-hard - the meaning of non-deterministic -- Implementing random sampling with mini-batches -- Using the LLN -- The CLT -- Using a Monte Carlo estimator -- Trying to train the full training dataset -- Training a random sample of the training dataset -- Shuffling as another way to perform random sampling -- Chaining supervised learning to verify unsupervised learning -- Preprocessing raw data -- A pipeline of scripts and ML algorithms -- Step 1 - training and exporting data from an unsupervised ML algorithm -- Step 2 - training a decision tree -- Step 3 - a continuous cycle of KMC chained to a decision tree -- Random forests as an alternative to decision trees -- Summary -- Questions -- Further reading -- Chapter 6: Innovating AI with Google Translate -- Understanding innovation and disruption in AI -- Is AI disruptive? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The enterprise capabilities that turn digital and AI into a source of ongoing competitive advantage -- Digital as a source of competitive advantage -- The "How" -- What this book is . . . and isn't -- It's still Day 1 for digital and AI transformation -- Notes -- Section One: Creating the Transformation Roadmap: A business-led roadmap is the blueprint for a successful digital and AI transformation -- Chapter 1 Get your top team inspired and aligned -- Vision -- Alignment -- Commitment -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Choose the right transformation "bite size" -- The domain-based approach -- Prioritizing domains -- Note -- Chapter 3 Have business leaders define what's possible -- How to think about emerging technologies such as Generative AI -- Note -- Chapter 4 Figure out what resources you need to achieve what you want -- Pod composition -- Pod archetypes -- Estimating overall talent needs -- Note -- Chapter 5 Build capabilities for now and the next decade -- Assessing foundational digital capabilities -- Scoping your capability-building needs -- Partnering to accelerate capability building -- Chapter 6 The digital roadmap is a contract for your C-suite -- Chapter 7 The ultimate corporate team sport -- The CEO -- The chief transformation officer -- The CTO, CIO, and CDO -- The chief data officer -- The CHRO -- The CFO -- The chief risk officer -- Leaders of business lines and business functions -- Getting Ready Section One -- Section Two: Building Your Talent Bench: Creating an environment where digital talent thrives -- Chapter 8 Core versus noncore capabilities - strategic talent planning -- What talent do you need in-house? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Globally agreed common attitudes and values towards common future goals -- Attitudes and values made explicit in national/jurisdictional curriculum -- Case 1: Values aligned with national priorities, traditional social tenets, and enshrined in national vision statements: -- Case 2: Values reflecting respect for and learning from Indigenous cultures and peoples: -- Case 3: Values reflecting the need to prepare students for emerging societal change or reflect on historical change, such as social diversity, democracy, migration, equity, equality and inclusion, and environmental challenges: -- Case 4: Values promoting education goals that are aligned with international and regional instruments and declarations. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Automation with IBM storage products -- 5.1 Overview -- 5.2 The IBM Vision -- 5.3 Steps toward automation -- 5.4 Benefits of automation -- 5.5 How IBM products address these requirements -- 5.5.1 Business Service Management -- 5.5.2 Infrastructure Orchestration -- 5.5.3 Availability -- 5.5.4 Security -- 5.5.5 Provisioning -- 5.5.6 Resource Virtualization -- 5.5.7 Optimization -- 5.6 Business value model of automation -- Chapter 6. …”

“…The Test and Measurement Know It All covers every angle including Machine Vision and Inspection, Communications Testing, Compliance Testing, along with Automotive, Aerospace, and Defense testing. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Modeling the whole of Wikipedia -- Choosing the number of topics -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Classification III - Music Genre Classification -- Sketching our roadmap -- Fetching the music data -- Converting into WAV format -- Looking at music -- Decomposing music into sine-wave components -- Using FFT to build our first classifier -- Increasing experimentation agility -- Training the classifier -- Using a confusion matrix to measure accuracy in multiclass problems -- An alternative way to measure classifier performance using receiver-operator characteristics -- Improving classification performance with mel frequency cepstral coefficients -- Music classification using Tensorflow -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Computer Vision -- Introducing image processing -- Loading and displaying images -- Thresholding -- Gaussian blurring -- Putting the center in focus -- Basic image classification -- Computing features from images -- Writing your own features -- Using features to find similar images -- Classifying a harder dataset -- Local feature representations -- Image generation with adversarial networks -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Reinforcement Learning -- Types of reinforcement learning -- Policy and value network -- Q-network -- Excelling at games -- A small example -- Using Tensorflow for the text game -- Playing breakout -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Bigger Data -- Learning about big data -- Using jug to break up your pipeline into tasks -- An introduction to tasks in jug -- Looking under the hood -- Using jug for data analysis -- Reusing partial results -- Using Amazon Web Services -- Creating your first virtual machines -- Installing Python packages on Amazon Linux -- Running jug on our cloud machine -- Automating the generation of clusters with cfncluster -- Summary -- Appendi A: Where to Learn More About Machine Learning -- Online courses -- Books -- Blogs…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Types of wireframes -- Low-fidelity wireframes -- Medium-fidelity wireframes -- High-fidelity wireframes -- Wireframing tools -- Sketch wireframes -- Stenciling and paper cutouts -- Wireframing software -- Balsamiq mockups -- Wireframe.cc -- Moqups -- InVision -- UXPin -- Axure -- Other wireframing tools -- Creating wireframes using graphic design software -- What is prototyping? …”

“…This book covers more than 10 complete iOS, Android, and Raspberry Pi apps powered by TensorFlow and built from scratch, running all kinds of cool TensorFlow models offline on-device: from computer vision, speech and language processing to generative adversarial networks and AlphaZero-like deep reinforcement learning. …”

“…Der Leser lernt Konzepte von Agile Leadership kennen wie iterative Organisationsentwicklung, Vision/Nordstern, dezentrale Entscheidungen, Control Cycle und Power Cycle, The Responsibility ProcessTM, Leadership Circle Profile®, agile Organisationsstrukturen, Agile Fluency ModelTM und Beta-Kodex. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Copyright -- contents -- dedication -- preface -- Our obsession with technology and automation -- Ethics, legal matters, and our responsibility -- Intention and impact: Understanding your vision and goals -- Unintended use: Protecting against malicious use -- Unintended bias: Building solutions for everyone -- The law, privacy, and consent: Knowing the importance of core values -- Singularity: Exploring the unknown -- acknowledgments -- about this book -- Who should read this book -- How this book is organized: A roadmap -- About the Code -- liveBook discussion forum -- Other online resources -- about the author -- 1 Intuition of artificial intelligence -- What is artificial intelligence? …”