EDIA BLOG

From October 10th until October 13th, 2018, EDIA will attend the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany.  Also known as the Frankfurter Buchmesse, it is the world's largest trade fair for books, based both on the number of publishing companies represented, and the number of visitors. Here's why I'm excited about the event.

We’ve already discussed how smart content prepares your CMS for 21st century learning. But what if you don’t have smart content (yet)? In this blog post, we’ll share three reasons why you need artificial intelligence (AI) to drive smart content management.

Globally, new curricula have a major impact on publishers. In the USA, schools are trying to keep up with the pace of knowledge by changing their curriculums. Likewise, in Europe, governments are changing school curriculums in an attempt to stay ahead too. Hence, the types of materials that publishers produce today will be drastically different in the next 10...

We admit it. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is overwhelming. It’s especially overwhelming for traditional industries such as publishing, which may not know how to get started with implementing AI in the publication process.  

Educational publishers need to manage millions of pieces of content. The reality, though, is that many existing content management systems (CMS) simply can’t meet the needs of 21st-century education by providing smart content.

One of the biggest challenges that stop companies from adopting AI is fear of high cost. And unfortunately, this false premise is very prevalent in the education industry. In this blog post, I will tell you why cost is not a challenge for implementing AI and how much AI actually costs then.

When it comes to content management, both Netflix and educational publishers know how difficult it is to organize their data. Both handle massive amounts of data every day, and each is under pressure to deliver the right content to the right user.

I’ve just returned from London from the EdtechXEurope, one of the leading education conferences in Europe along with our CEO, Jaeques Koeman. It was an exciting opportunity to meet different education publishers like Oxford University Press and Sanoma; educational institutions like TES and Kaplan; and over 1,000 EdTech thought leaders.

It’s no secret that “blockchain” is one of the biggest buzzwords of 2018. This software rose to international fame during the “bitcoin fever” of 2017, but many mistakenly believe that its applications don’t extend beyond finance. In this blog post, we’ll reveal the surprising story on how blockchain combined with artificial intelligence (AI) will disrupt the...