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ARTICLE · 22 MARCH 2019

RPA: Taking The Robot Out Of The Human

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Following our successful campaign on blockchain, as part of our TechTalks series we are now focusing our attention on Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

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What is RPA?

Following our successful campaign on blockchain, as part of our TechTalks series we are now focusing our attention on Robotic Process Automation (RPA). What follows is a simple explanation of what RPA is, how it can be used and some of the legal challenges that the technology may face.

What if you could recruit a whole team that was dedicated to completing those repetitive tasks that take up so much of your time? Now you can – with RPA, it is like having a dedicated workforce working 24/7 to complete those repetitive business processes that divert attention away from more important and valuable work.

RPA does not involve physical robots – it is essentially automated software, or a "robot" that has been programmed to carry out specific tasks in the way that a human would. Just like a human, a robot can open emails and attachments, log into applications, read databases, collect and enter data, follow "if or then" decisions and make calculations. The

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