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How government can promote open data
How government can promote open data Source: McKinsey & Company Institutions and companies across the public and private sectors have begun to release and share vast amounts of information in...
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Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Value
Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Value (PDF) Source: White House, Executive Office of the President We are living in the midst of a social, economic, and technological revolution. How we...
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We Just Ran Twenty-Three Million Queries of the World Bank’s Website
We Just Ran Twenty-Three Million Queries of the World Bank’s Website Source: Center for Global Development Much of the data underlying global poverty and inequality estimates is not in the public...
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The Thin Lines between Data Analysis and Surveillance: Reflections on a...
The Thin Lines between Data Analysis and Surveillance: Reflections on a Research History Source: Microsoft Research Where are the lines between ‘big data analytics’ and ‘surveillance’? As a researcher...
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Data Flood: Helping the Navy Address the Rising Tide of Sensor Information
Data Flood: Helping the Navy Address the Rising Tide of Sensor Information Source: RAND Corporation In the U.S. Navy, there is a growing demand for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)...
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International Postal Big Data: Discussion Forum Recap
International Postal Big Data: Discussion Forum Recap (PDF) Source: U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General Big data offers enormous opportunities for postal operators everywhere – including...
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Accenture Survey Finds Public Pension Data is Untapped Goldmine
Accenture Survey Finds Public Pension Data is Untapped Goldmine Source: Accenture Nearly all (92 percent) of surveyed decision-makers at U.S. public retirement systems believe their organizations would...
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Enabling Big Data: Building the Capabilities That Really Matter
Enabling Big Data: Building the Capabilities That Really Matter Source: Boston Consulting Group It’s no secret that big data offers enormous potential for businesses. Every C-suite on the planet...
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Permacoin: Repurposing Bitcoin Work for Data Preservation
Permacoin: Repurposing Bitcoin Work for Data Preservation Source: Microsoft Research Bitcoin is widely regarded as the first broadly successful e-cash system. An oft-cited concern, though, is that...
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The Art and Science of Data-Driven Journalism
The Art and Science of Data-Driven Journalism (PDF) Source: Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University School of Journalism Journalists have been using data in their stories for as long as...
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Satellite Anomalies: Benefits of a Centralized Anomaly Database and Methods...
Satellite Anomalies: Benefits of a Centralized Anomaly Database and Methods for Securely Sharing Information Among Satellite Operators Source: RAND Corporation Satellite anomalies are mission-degrading...
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NTIA Seeks Comment on Big Data and the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
NTIA Seeks Comment on Big Data and the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and...
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2nd edition of EUI Research Data Guide
2nd edition of EUI Research Data Guide Source: European University Institute Library The 2nd edition of the Library Research Data Guide was issued on 20 May. The Guide – which offers advice to scholars...
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Reflections on How Designers Design With Data
Reflections on How Designers Design With Data Source: Microsoft Research In recent years many popular data visualizations have emerged that are created largely by designers whose main area of expertise...
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Analyze This! 145 Questions for Data Scientists in Software Engineering
Analyze This! 145 Questions for Data Scientists in Software Engineering Source: Microsoft Research In this paper, we present the results from two surveys related to data science applied to software...
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Journal of Communication — Special Issue — Big Data in Communication Research
Big Data in Communication Research Source: Journal of Communication From Afterword: I had two goals in mind when I decided to dedicate a special issue of the Journal of Communication to “Big Data.” One...
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Making Big Data Work: Retailing
Making Big Data Work: Retailing Source: Boston Consulting Group Traditional retailers generate and capture a deluge of data—most notably, customer transaction histories that can reveal detailed product...
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Overcoming Speed Bumps on the Road to Telematics: Challenges and...
Overcoming Speed Bumps on the Road to Telematics: Challenges and opportunities facing auto insurers Source: Deloitte Early adopters of telematics are collecting data that can reveal a driver’s...
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The Political Economy of Bad Data: Evidence from African Survey &...
The Political Economy of Bad Data: Evidence from African Survey & Administrative Statistics Source: Center for Global Development Across multiple African countries, discrepancies between...
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Transforming Performance Measurement for the 21st Century
Transforming Performance Measurement for the 21st Century (PDF) Source: Urban Institute During the latter part of the 20th century considerable progress was made in gaining widespread acceptance for...
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