4.0 was coined by John Markoff of the New York Times in 2006.  This generation of the Web will bring about enhancements in productivity and intuitive user experience.

E-marketplaces and the procurement hubs are growing in importance with the explosive growth of e-commerce worldwide. There is a need to manage data that is literally generated every second. This course will explore the growth of data in this sector and some common techniques used to derive the intelligence gained from an analysis of the data. In addition, it will explore popular predictive models that will lead to better customers sales, customer management, customer retention, product management and fraud detection.

Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are disrupting and transforming every business in every industry.  Applications of these technologies provide benefits such as improvement in efficiency and reduction in cost for organizations large and small.  Through examples and use cases, participants will gain an understanding of the real-world applications of these technologies.