Tag: Artificial intelligence

Feed: AWS Public Sector Blog. Author: Peter Moore. This week, Amazon Web Services (AWS) released the report, “Unlocking APAC’s Digital Potential: Changing Digital Skill Needs and Policy Approaches.” Prepared by strategy and economics consulting firm AlphaBeta and commissioned by AWS, the report analyzes the digital skills applied by workers in their jobs today and the digital skills required by workforces over the next five years. The report focuses on six Asia Pacific (APAC) countries: Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea. Divided into three parts, the report assesses the extent to which different digital skills are being applied at ... Read More

Feed: AWS Public Sector Blog. Author: Casey Burns. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened the National Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine to share and discuss best practices to help advance the goals of the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The forum brought representatives together from across the US government, including tribal, state, local, and territorial leaders, public health, healthcare systems, national and community based non-governmental organizations, education, private industry, unions, and faith-based organizations involved in the response to COVID-19. Amazon Web Services (AWS) participated in the forum as a panelist for “Day 2 ... Read More

Feed: AWS Public Sector Blog. Author: Sandy Carter. Diversity matters. Governments, countries, cities, agencies, and more recognize the value that diversity brings. According to McKinsey, companies with ethnic or cultural diversity are 33% more likely to outperform on profitability. With this in mind, I am thrilled to announce the global launch of the Think Big for Small Business Program. The Think Big for Small Business Program provides small and minority-owned businesses (MOBs) public sector partners in Registered and Select tiers with provisional access to APN Select and Advanced Tier benefits through a set of requirements proportional their size. The program ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Chris. Data science has become one of the best paid and popular categories for professionals. As many companies use applied scientific data in their businesses, professional, scientific knowledge is rising. If you are thinking of going this science route or remaining an expert in scientific information, here is a list of books.Public interest in data science has increased. A fairly difficult field is now a common theme in the news, politics, international law, and social media data. Data literacy is becoming a most desired skill across industries, and consumers feed data points into huge ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Andrea Deinert. Because ministers' hearts beat for new technologies, too, the state of Baden-Württemberg is investing more than 1 billion euros in digitization projects. At least that's the passionate impression Minister Theresia Bauer gives us when we talk to her about new technologies and how she intends to use them for Baden-Württemberg. For the Minister for Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg, artificial intelligence (AI) in particular is a key component of these new technologies. AI enables a completely different use of digitization, she said. In her opinion, AI offers enormous potential, especially for Baden-Württemberg ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Philip Piletic. The modern digital marketing industry simply couldn’t exist without the aggregation of huge amounts of data. That being said, the role that data plays in marketing has changed dramatically in the last few years. Some computer scientists are suggesting that many organizations that currently collect customer information will soon be unable to process the sheer amount of data they’re working with.Unfortunately, that means some companies have been reduced to guessing as opposed to actually using their data in a wise fashion. This, combined with the recent announcement that major marketing firms are ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Shane Barker. Today, excellent customer service will make your company stand out from your competitors. But it can get overwhelming for your customer care team, and be costly to employ a 24hr team. However, with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, you can do more than offer excellent customer service. But therein lies an enormous problem... Which platform do you use to build your chatbot? What important characteristics should you look for? In this post, we will look at the various features you should look for and some of the best platforms ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . In what has been a most extraordinary 12 months, we wanted to understand the prospects for IT professionals as we look forward to another year of disruption and change. How strong will the IT recruitment market be and which skills are in most demand? Has the pandemic changed hiring plans and which IT skills are no longer considered critical? The 2021 IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld IT Salary Survey of 1,172 IT professionals reveals a changing landscape, accelerated by the IT demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 48 percent of the survey respondents were ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI. Author: . Welcome to the first feature summary of 2021! This month, amongst others, we have a couple of updates on ongoing previews, as well as a new color picker that features RGB color selector and a search bar to make discovery of features easier. Additionally, we are introducing new filter operations and make it easier to configure email subscription attachments. That’s not all though, so read on for all the details. Here is the full list of February updates: Reporting Analytics Data connectivity Service Mobile Visualizations Template Apps Developers Other ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Nolan Necoechea. Nolan Necoechea analyst productivity, CDO, chief data officer, compliance, curation, data governance, GDPR, stewardship June 24, 2020 — Today, Alation announced its new approach to data governance, Active Data Governance, and with it, a series of initiatives to embrace data governance as a strategic use-case, all of which are part of Alation’s vision to transform the data catalog into a platform for a broad range of data intelligence solutions. I sat down with Aaron Kalb, co-founder and CDO of Alation, to discuss today’s announcement, the journey to active governance, and what the future holds for ... Read More