World Cup Innovations

June, 2014

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The Social Impact Department at the Ministry of Information and

Communications Technology (ictQATAR) established Rassed, a

program that aims to study the effects of the Internet and

Information Communication Technologies (ICT) on society; and the

potential of emerging digital technologies.

We produce quarterly Digital Digest of recent market developments

and a monthly Top 10 on a particular theme.

This month, in time for the World Cup, we look at 10

technology innovations from the 2014 tournament.

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About the World Cup

Source: http://bit.ly/Sv9Z0g http://on.natgeo.com/1lEacty

3rd largest sporting

event on the planet.

According to

GlobalWebIndex

68% of the world’s

online population will

watch it.

Goal-line technology

used for first time ever

A complex system

can identify weather

a ball has crossed

the goal line or not

and automatically

send an alert to the

referee’s watch in

less than 1 second.

Source: http://bit.ly/1q3KOyn Image: http://bit.ly/1uAjJTv

Tweet your team to victory

Twitter is allowing people to vote for their favorite team through

tweets, and is aggregating the results in a virtual fan-off.

Source: http://bit.ly/1jtAFFZ

Paralyzed man makes the

opening ball kick at the World Cup

Source: http://bit.ly/1n9jmes

Using a mind controlled robot suite, a paralyzed young

man is able to make the first kick in the World Cup.

Pre-cooling vest

prepares players for the heat

Source: http://huff.to/1lAMU7H

These vests, worn by Spanish, German and Argentinian

players prior to the game, are designed to bring down

body temperatures and reduce body-heating fatigue.

“Smartball” helps you

practice for the game

Source: http://bit.ly/1nhQsKA

With a censor inside the ball, connected to your

smartphone, you get data about your performance

such as speed, spin and strength of a kick.

Google Street View takes you inside

World Cup Stadiums

Wish you can

look inside one of

the stadiums? A

World Cup

special Google

Street view

shows you all the

stadiums from the

inside.

Source: http://on.mash.to/Tgl46s

Can you name those

World Cup countries from space?

NASA published pictures

taken from outer space of

all the countries

participating in the World

Cup, and asks people if

they can tell which country

is in the picture.

Take the Quiz: http://slate.me/1pExMtf

Apps to follow

scores, games and events

Apps like the official “FIFA World Cup” app and “Onefootball”

aim to provide all the information needed to be up to speed

during the tournament.

Source and more apps: http://fxn.ws/SCRabt Images: http://bit.ly/1i7r9gY http://bit.ly/1lwOGm7

Special security robots

to ensure a safe World Cup

The robots have the ability

to identify and safely

remove any suspicious

material, detect chemicals

and bombs.

Source: http://foxs.pt/1i7roZk Image: http://bit.ly/U5Xh9L

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