Since a few decades, more and more people are moving to the cities. In fact, it is expected that the worlds urban areas will almost double in the next coming decades, increasing with over 2.6 billion people. This urbanization will have a significant impact on the worlds largest cities, which will face some massive challenges related to energy, food, security and … [Read more...] about How Big Data Enables Cities to Deal with Urbanization
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An Introduction Into The Legal Implications Of Big Data
Every sector created massive amounts of data that can be analysed for insights. Combining different data sets to create all kinds of information that can be used in a variety of use cases. Ranging from bioinformatics (offering the best treatments to patients based on all available data), to fraud detection (especially relevant for governments and financial services industries) … [Read more...] about An Introduction Into The Legal Implications Of Big Data
What Big Data Can Do for the Legal Industry
Big Data can do a lot for the legal practice, as I described in a previous post. In this interview, Michigan State Associate Professor of Law Daniel Martin Katz speaks about the future of Big Data in the legal field. There are several ways that Big Data can help the legal industry. Ranging from using data to improve client acquisition and retention to using predictive analytics … [Read more...] about What Big Data Can Do for the Legal Industry
Opportunities At The Intersection of Media, Ecommerce and Big Data
At Guardian's Changing Media Summit 2014, Tesco group chief executive Philip Clarke discusses the opportunities that exist at the intersection of media, ecommerce and big data. As the second largest retailer in the world, Tesco is moving in the direction of becoming a media and technology company and the leading multi-channel retailer. The objective of Tesco is to put the … [Read more...] about Opportunities At The Intersection of Media, Ecommerce and Big Data
Data From Smart Energy Grids Can Provide Great Insights – Video
We are living in transformative times where everything becomes digitized, including the energy grid. Smart energy grids generate massive amount of data that provide insights previously unknown to consumers, organisations and governments. These insights provide information about the state of the grid, the pricing of the energy and the individual energy consumption of different … [Read more...] about Data From Smart Energy Grids Can Provide Great Insights – Video
