Government services, or the public sector, are known for creating large volumes of data. Big data thus provides plenty opportunities for governments to save a lot of public money. According to the UK free market think thank Policy Exchange, the UK government could save up to 33 billion a year by using public Big Data more effectively. McKinsey has investigated that the … [Read more...] about 4 Benefits For The Public Sector When Governments Start Using Big Data
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10 Big Data Facts That You Should Know
What are the top 10 Big Data facts that you need to know about Big Data? What are the most important aspects of the Big Data hype that your organisation should be aware of when developing a Big Data strategy? BigData-Startups has the answer for you and has created a list of the most important Big Data facts that you cannot ignore in the coming years (in any order). Â If your … [Read more...] about 10 Big Data Facts That You Should Know
Big Data Ethics: 4 Guidelines To Follow By Organisations
The possibilities of Big Data are enormous, but moving into the Big Data era carelessly will have massive ethical and privacy impacts. We should master the technology and not the other way around. The goal is to develop better ways how to use the unprecedented computing power to our advantage without intruding on our privacy or ethical standards. In this post I would like to … [Read more...] about Big Data Ethics: 4 Guidelines To Follow By Organisations
How To Use Public Data To Drive Innovation
Back in October 2011, Neelie Kroes VP of the European Commission, announced legal proposals to unlock the data held by the Europes public institutions. According to Kroes, opening up these datasets could double the value of it to around 70 billion. The open data portal is all about transparency, open government and innovation. All available data can be re-used, linked, analysed … [Read more...] about How To Use Public Data To Drive Innovation
