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European AI labs link up to exploit synergies

18 Dec 2019by Toni Sekinah

The Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe (CLAIRE), a research network was set up to facilitate collaboration between European labs. Toni Sekinah spoke to Professor Holger Hoos about Europe’s competitive advantage in AI, and how the network can help mitigate the negative effects of AI.

Skills Technology

Data platforms: Helping data scientists do what they do best

16 Dec 2019by Alexander Igelsböck

Data scientists are highly sought-after, with demand for specialist data skills increasing over 230%, but they spend too much time on mundane tasks like data preparation. Using automated ETL could free them up for value-adding tasks, as Adverity’s Alexander Igelsböck explains.

Data science Technology

Can small businesses and start-ups benefit from AI too?

13 Dec 2019by Toni Sekinah

Small businesses and start-up can get in on the AI action that may seem to be the domain of the tech giants. This was the view of DataJavelin’s Philip Rooney who made this claim to a room full of entrepreneurs and small business owners at a workshop. Toni Sekinah reports.

Data science Skills Strategy Technology

Driving data marketplace for improved junction judgments

06 Dec 2019by Toni Sekinah

Marketplace for driving data, wejo, is connecting those that have it with those who need it. The company states that by joining up supply and demand, it is helping to save lives, reduce congestion and emissions, and create a better all-round driving experience. Toni Sekinah hears from wejo’s Steve Pimblett.

Data science Technology

Assess biased algorithms with an ethical matrix

03 Dec 2019by Toni Sekinah

Cathy O’Neil is the author of the seminal book Weapons of Math Destruction, a book detailing how algorithms can deliver and amplify negative outcomes to the most vulnerable people in society. In a presentation at Teradata Universe, she talked about the concept of an ethical matrix and how these could objectively assess the positive and negative impact of algorithms on their stakeholders.

Data regulation Data science Technology

Delivering data and parcels in real time

29 Nov 2019by Toni Sekinah

Chris Render of Hermes the parcel delivery company is responsible for data infrastructure and data processing. He tells Toni Sekinah about the digital transformation his company is undertaking and how it is being supported by a data transformation.

Data management Technology

Reducing road traffic accidents with Predina predictions

27 Nov 2019by Toni Sekinah

Meha Nelson is the winner of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Award, one of three awards given to organisations and participants of the Open Data Institute’s Data Pitch accelerator. She told Toni Sekinah how GDPR affected the collection of data for Predina, the accident prediction company she co-founded, and how data is used to avoid collisions.

Data science Technology

The long road to digital transformation

25 Nov 2019by David Reed

When over 200 delegates attended the 2019 DataIQ Transform conference, it provided an opportunity to check in on the timeline for digital transformation projects, as well as when value is likely to be realised and what role data is playing. David Reed reports.

Organisation and culture Strategy Technology

Boomi and Diana integrating the data of digital fashion

20 Nov 2019by Toni Sekinah

Data integration platforms collect, sort and transform data so it can be used for other business needs within an organisation. Valentino Baraldo of Diana Ecommerce Corporation and Mike Kiersey of Boomi told Toni Sekinah what benefits Diana gets from using integration platform Boomi and the other capabilities it has.

Data management Technology

Data start-ups celebrated with ODI’s Data Pitch awards

15 Nov 2019by Toni Sekinah

Sir Nigel Shadbolt, co-founder of the Open Data Institute and expert AI researcher handed out three awards to an entrepreneur, a start-up and a data provider who all took part in the Data Pitch accelerator. Toni Sekinah reports.

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