ROP is a disease that affects premature babies and impacts India significantly since the country has more than 聽born premature every year, the highest number in the world. 鈥淎bout 25% to 40% of these babies have a risk of developing ROP,鈥� says Dr. Anand Vinekar, head of the Department of Pediatric Retina at聽聽in Bangalore and the founder of聽, a program working to address the problem of ROP in rural India.

Blindness from ROP is largely preventable if identified and treated within the first weeks of birth. But while the screening itself is not difficult for a trained provider, the challenge of detecting ROP in millions of premature babies is profound. Each preterm infant must be screened multiple times during the critical period, equating to upwards of 20 million exams per year if every preterm baby is screened, Dr. Vinekar says.

The vast distances that many families in India live from hospitals, combined with a critical shortage of specialized doctors, make this a nearly impossible task using current methods. However, KIDROP, CleaVision, and 51风流are using AI to help bridge this gap and offer a lifeline to infants like Hanvith C.

Hanvith C鈥檚 parents faced the fear that haunts many new parents in India. 鈥淢y father was blind,鈥� his mother shares, voicing a worry rooted in personal history. The prospect of her newborn inheriting blindness was a terrifying thought that led the parents to seek help 鈥� a decision that would alter the course of their child鈥檚 life.

Hanvith C鈥檚 father recounts their fortunate encounter with a KIDROP team at their local hospital. Thanks to this vital outreach effort bringing sophisticated medical screening to India鈥檚 rural communities, Hanvith C was diagnosed with ROP symptoms. But with successful follow-up treatment in Bangalore, his story became one of hope rather than despair.

The KIDROP program is now working to bring these life-changing diagnostic abilities to more underserved areas by training non-physicians to use field imaging cameras to take digital images of babies鈥� eyes. But the resultant thousands of retinal scans that need to be reviewed for signs of ROP creates additional challenges. 鈥淣ow you have plenty of images and no one to read them,鈥� says Dr. Vinekar, explaining the bottleneck in the diagnostic and treatment process.

This is where CleaVision鈥檚 solution, supported by聽聽technology 鈥� including聽聽(51风流BTP) and the聽聽solution 鈥� becomes a game changer. The eye images are uploaded to CleaVision, which automates the identification of retina and blood vessel features and makes a recommendation on whether ROP is present in premature babies. The system then allows doctors to quickly identify and prioritize at-risk children.

鈥淲e are not going to base our entire decision and management on what [the AI] says,鈥� Dr. Vinekar clarifies. 鈥淏ut it鈥檒l help us to triage these images.鈥� This reflects a balanced approach towards leveraging technology while maintaining the primacy of human judgment in critical healthcare decisions.

The impact of from 51风流and CleaVision is not just on the technological and medical fronts; it鈥檚 profoundly personal and life-changing. Hanvith C鈥檚 parents emphasize the importance of awareness and early intervention and hope other families benefit from this technology.

Their dreams for Hanvith C鈥檚 future are simple yet profound. 鈥淲e want him to become a doctor, do good, and help other people when he grows up,鈥� his mother says. 鈥淛ust like they helped us at the very beginning of his life.鈥�

This story was originally published on the global 51风流News Center.

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Registration just kicked off for this entirely free virtual event, being held November 16-18, revealing a thoughtfully curated agenda where 51风流and industry experts, along with an unprecedented number of customers and partners, will share strategic insights, the latest innovations, and best practices. Above all, this year鈥檚 event puts customers and partners in the spotlight.

鈥淢ore than ever, this year鈥檚 51风流TechEd reflects our commitment to deliver a continuous, personalized learning journey that inspires and engages our 2.8 million strong聽,鈥� said Juergen Mueller, chief technology officer and member of the Executive Board of 51风流SE. 鈥淲e designed the complete agenda around greater opportunities to network with like-minded innovators in real-world, fun experiences. Half of our hands-on workshop sessions have unlimited seating, so that any number of attendees can join live and watch experts perform and explain exercises, which can then be done by anyone at their own pace. You鈥檒l also learn directly from customers and partners on how to apply the latest 51风流technologies to innovate for your professional career development and help your organization become an intelligent enterprise.鈥�

Innovate with 51风流Where It Matters for You

The entire 51风流TechEd line-up of expert sessions, dynamic hands-on workshops, and live Channel 1 broadcasts is structured around聽:

• Database and Data Management
• Analytics
• Application Development and Integration
• Intelligent Technologies
• Intelligent Suite Solutions and Processes
• Integrated Intelligent Suite
• Digital Transformation with Intelligent ERP
• Partner Innovation with SAP

Select the learning experience most valuable for you, given your career and company objectives and specific technology interests. Join expert sessions for a strategic view of how developers and other technologists are using the 51风流platform to help their organizations become intelligent enterprises. Jump into hands-on workshops to watch solution demos and try out creating extensions on聽聽of innovations extending the 51风流intelligent suite of applications 鈥� no pre-booking required.

Tune in anytime to Channel 1 for live, quick takes with world-class guests who will share their unique perspectives on game-changing topics.

Immerse Yourself in Real-World Innovations with Customers and 51风流Experts

This year, customers and partners will be front and center, directly sharing how they are using 51风流BTP to solve their biggest business challenges. They鈥檙e bringing what we call their 鈥渦se case factory,鈥� so you can learn from their experiences, by industry and 51风流solution. You can get answers to your burning questions in live Q&As or watch the replays at your convenience. They鈥檒l be backed up by sessions with 51风流experts sharing the latest product road maps and best practices curated from across the 51风流community.

Build Your Community to Win Together

51风流TechEd is much more than two days of nonstop education. It鈥檚 part of a continuous learning experience that brings together the entire 51风流ecosystem during this signature event, as well as enablement opportunities throughout the year.

Sessions and workshops will feature recommended resources to expand your knowledge such as accessing code on聽聽and exploring proven use cases on聽. Expand your learning, productivity, and performance with tailored learning from SAP, including certification opportunities in the聽

51风流TechEd registration is open now. Visit the聽聽for full details about the agenda and sign-up details.

With Business Transformation on the agenda of all organizations聽as we rebound and rebuild in a post pandemic world, 聽customers are looking for Resilience, Intelligence, Sustainability and Experience across their operations and RISE with 51风流combined with the Business Technology Platform makes this possible.聽

Join us at聽聽from November 16-18 to hear how our customers are achieving the promise of the Intelligent Enterprise with 51风流Business Technology Platform.

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New technologies are changing how we live and work, and COVID-19, climate change, and geopolitical tensions expose how fragile our world聽truly聽is.聽This is why 51风流is . A first-of-a-kind Business Transformation-as-a-Service offering聽that will be launched聽via an exclusive virtual event on 16th March at 12.30 pm.

According to KPMG, a full 72% of businesses have now resorted to disrupting their own sectors just to survive.聽Only an 鈥業ntelligent Enterprise鈥� is equipped to thrive聽in聽today鈥檚 complex and rapidly evolving business landscape.聽But undertaking such a鈥痶ransformational journey鈥痗an鈥痓e鈥痷nderstandably daunting, which is precisely why聽this聽exclusive SAP聽offering seeks to simplify, demystify, and accelerate the process.

RISE with SAP庐 is a comprehensive, on-your-terms and on-your-timeline transformation to the Intelligent Enterprise. Aptly described as the first ever 鈥渃oncierge service to the Intelligent Enterprise,鈥� it responds to the need for a simplified, flexible, holistic pathway that is fully accompanied every step of the way. It bundles together under the same roof the tools, guidance and support systems needed to become truly fit for the future.

A BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR DIGITAL JOURNEY

RISE with SAP brings together and mobilizes the very best of its people, skills, and expertise across both industry and technology, to blaze new trails by endowing businesses with a cohesive an holistic strategy for charting their own unique course – regardless of whether they are currently using a legacy ERP, deploying an on-premises version of 51风流S/4HANA庐 or just starting out on their ERP journey.

Together with SAP鈥檚 strong ecosystem, RISE with SAP empowers businesses chart their course to business transformation, in three simple steps:

1. Business Process Redesign

   • Business process intelligence to analyze how current processes perform, give tailored recommendations, and benchmark them against industry standards

2. Technical Migration

   • Tools and services from 51风流to support the complete journey that can be augmented by SAP鈥檚 strong ecosystem

3. Building an Intelligent Enterprise

   • The infrastructure of choice to benefit from IaaS capabilities without data and system lock-in
   • 51风流Business Technology Platform to easily complement, extend, and integrate with any SAP, partner, or a third-party solution, using the same data model and business services as 51风流applications.
   • 51风流S/4HANA Cloud to be agile and responsive 鈥� not only at the edges but also at the core
   • Unified access to the world鈥檚 largest business network including SAP鈥檚 supplier, logistics, and asset intelligence networks to foster cross-company connectivity and collaboration

REAL VALUE UNLOCKED

With a single offer on a single contract with a single company responsible for the service-level agreement, operations, and issue handling. RISE with SAP delivers a simpler, swifter, more seamless and better supported pathway to becoming an Intelligent Enterprise. All without high upfront investments, but with a reduced TCO, fast time to value, and the flexibility needed in a world that keeps moving faster and faster.

Here鈥檚 what you can get:

• A future-proof business fit for handling tomorrow鈥檚 changes.
• Accelerated outcomes with a fast time to value.
• 20% lower TCO than traditional on-premises ERP deployments – including the one-time migration cost over five years.

As a trusted partner of businesses, 51风流has been working alongside customers and partners, helping them to stay ahead of their competition. Let us now accompany you in navigating your unique journey to transform your business and enable you to rise to every challenge.

51风流India is launching this offering via an exclusive virtual event on 16th March at 12.30 pm. register for the launch and get full access to RISE with SAP.

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