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Health and open data
Health is one of the priority development fields in this century. Most analysts agree that health management - from all possible perspectives - will change radically in the coming years. The analysis of health data will set the way forward in the coming days.
The life expectancy of developed countri…
Open data as a tool to reduce inequalities
The public sector is not only a great provider of open data, but also one of its main users. Open data facilitates contact and direct communication between governments and citizens. This can drive more efficient and effective public policies.
Among other areas, open data has great potential to devel…
Artificial intelligence impact on business value chain
The commercial adoption of any new technology and, therefore, its incorporation into the business value chain follows a cycle that can be moulded in different ways. One of the best known models is the Gartner hype cycle. With regard to artificial intelligence and data science, the current discussion…
How to promote improvements in public administration using open data
In the current economic, social and technological context, where everything changes at high speed, citizens demand agile and flexible services. The influence of native digital companies, adapted to the specific needs of their customers, thanks to the use of algorithms and cutting-edge technological…
Digital skills in Europe: the use of ontologies to improve the search for candidates
The increasing concern of European authorities for the management of digital skills among the working population, especially young people, is a growing reality whose management does not seem to have an easy solution.
“The internet and digital technologies are transforming our world. But existi…
Applications of [open] data science for agriculture
In many areas, there is a false belief that the primary sector is a technologically backward sector that is not involved in digitization. Perhaps because throughout history, as economic development indicators progressed, their weight in GDP and employment rates has been decreasing in favor of other…
The use of open data in the tourism sector
When planning our vacations, we all look for the perfect destination that meets our expectations: beach, mountain, city... But once we have decided where to go, we still have to make many decisions: how am I going to organize my trip so that everything goes perfect? Luckily, we have hundreds of appl…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a simple and affordable way
Not all press headlines on Artificial Intelligence are true, but do not make the mistake of underestimating the changes in the coming years thanks to the development of AI.
Artificial intelligence has not yet changed our lives, but we are experiencing a cycle of over-exposure about its results and a…
The professionals of Data Science teams
In recent years we have been discovering new field to apply data science, as the solution of old problems that we can now solve thanks to the new techniques and methodologies that are available. Data science is being configured as a key capability for digital transformation and, therefore, companies…
The importance of graphical visualization of data
"The simple graph has brought more information to the data analyst’s mind than any other device.” — John Tukey
The graphic visualization of data constitutes a discipline within data science universe. This practice has become important milestones throughout history in data analytics. In this post we…
