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The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center asked digital stakeholders to weigh two scenarios for 2020, select the one most likely to evolve, and elaborate on the choice. One sketched out a relatively positive future where Big Data are drawn together in ways that will improve social, political, and economic intelligence. The other expressed the view that Big Data could cause more problems than it solves between now and 2020
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The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center asked digital stakeholders to weigh two scenarios for 2020, select the one most likely to evolve, and elaborate on the choice. One sketched out a relatively positive future where Big Data are drawn together in ways that will improve social, political, and economic intelligence. The other expressed the view that Big Data could cause more problems than it solves between now and 2020
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Consumers rely on businesses to keep their personal information safe. Too few of those businesses are actively protecting that data. Here’s what’s gone wrong, and how businesses should be responding. Full blog here: http://bit.ly/1Jtzym5
Healthcare organizations are awash with data. However, electronic health records (EHRs) and digital clinical systems in many healthcare organizations have been deployed without strategic data and IT infrastructure security planning. As a result, chief information security officers (CISOs) frequently have limited authority, sparse staffing and tight budgets. Data security spending in healthcare lags behind other top cybercrime targets such as financial services, according to new research by HIMSS Analytics on behalf of Symantec Corporation.
The Deloitte M&A focus on: Analytics survey collected responses from 500 corporate leaders (director-level or above) at large U.S. companies about analytics. In this presentation, we’ve shared some of their high-level insights on everything from where analytics is being used in the deal making process to what types of data is being examined, and much more. http://bit.ly/1LHNKKd
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Today, customers move constantly between the online and offline worlds, using a range of devices — such as smartphones and tablets — that didn’t exist a few short years ago. Thousands of applications and dozens of social media platforms collect and transmit an unprecedented amount of structured and unstructured data, and API changes are a fact of life. The volatility of social data and the pace of change mean that tried-and-true measurement methods are no longer enough. Social data is different. This report identifies six primary approaches and includes
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The Fintech 100 includes the leading 50 fintech companies across the globe, and the most intriguing 50 ‘emerging stars’ – exciting new fintechs with bold, disruptive and potentially game-changing ideas – expanding on the success of last year’s list.
Visit www.fintechinnovators.com for more information
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Create the engagement your customer wants and the outcomes your business needs. We had this published behind an email wall, but now making it public for everyone.
Today, customers move constantly between the online and offline worlds, using a range of devices — such as smartphones and tablets — that didn’t exist a few short years ago. Thousands of applications and dozens of social media platforms collect and transmit an unprecedented amount of structured and unstructured data, and API changes are a fact of life. The volatility of social data and the pace of change mean that tried-and-true measurement methods are no longer enough. Social data is different. This report identifies six primary approaches and includes
case studies for how organizations measure the impact of social media on revenue.
Often with emerging technologies, there is a disconnect between what people are excited or care most about versus what they will actually invest in.
In our latest survey, we asked Digital Strategists at Enterprise companies to delineate between interest and investment in emerging technologies. This deck reveals the results. For our analysis and key takeaways, check out our post here: http://bit.ly/1g7Q12c
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We are pleased to present the second annual ‘Fintech 100’, the best fintech innovators, this year from 19 countries around the world.
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Visit www.fintechinnovators.com for more information
Altimeter, explores the most effective "ingredients" for measuring the revenue impact of social media, providing insights and case studies from an array of top companies.
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The 2014 Report on the State of Data Backup for SMBs reveals key insights around data backup, security and recovery as a result of a survey conducted during the first quarter of 2014 by Carbonite, Inc. Discover the 5 key themes to improve your SMB’s data backup, security and recovery in 2014 and beyond.
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Over the last few years, the federal government has begun realizing the promise of Big Data to enhance mission-effectiveness. Now, several prominent initiatives are pressing federal agencies to further invest in Big Data.
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Big Data and analytics are held in high regard by agencies worldwide, but implementing government programs remains challenging. The difference between what agencies hope to achieve with big data and how they grade their performance today is striking.
This white paper: Analyzes the big data revolution and the potential it offers organizations. Explores the critical talent needs and emerging talent gaps related to big data. Offers examples of organizations that are meeting this challenge head on. Recommends four steps HR and talent management professionals can take to bridge the talent gap.
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This report explores the road to big data adoption in Asia-Pacific. Asia-Pacific firms report limited success so far in implementing big data practices, however there is a strong appetite for an increased use of data analytics within their companies. Download full report on http://bit.ly/18Gzl0N
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Identifying patterns of risk performance is critical to anticipating and planning for the unexpected.
-Powerful tools are emerging to help identify patterns and make predictions of potential risks.
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This session will explore and demonstrate these tools while identifying potential applications and solutions in our day-to-day lives.
At the conclusion of the session participants will understand
-The role that analytics can play in our organizations.
-How these tools can identify elevated risk and help plan effective mitigation strategies.
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Making Sense of the New SAP: Simon Dale, General Manager, Innovation Sales, SAP Asia Pacific & Japan, keynotes at the 2015 Mastering SAP Technologies event in Melbourne. Simon describes the roadmap for digital transformation in your business.
With unprecedented changes and opportunities, leaders around the world are actively engaging in conversations on the Future of Business. So, what does it mean to CMOs? What's the role of marketing in the Future of Business? What type of CMO is needed for your business? Check out the slides presented by Ron Vining, Managing Director, BrandInflux, at SAP APJ Leadership Conversation Series.
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Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
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Memorial
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OVD-Info
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RosUznik
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Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
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This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
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2. SURVEY REPORT | Real-Time Enterprise
2 | Bloomberg Businessweek Research Services
goals such as responding to threats in real time
and understanding the sentiment of constituents as
important. Only about one-quarter, however, feel they
are achieving their objectives today.
Main obstacles to performance are revealed in the
importance respondents place today on technology.
Without the right tools, agencies say they are limited in
their ability to share knowledge to drive results across the
organization and unable to provide adequate training. “The
need for big data and analytics is very well accepted,”
says Helena Sims of the Association of Government
Accountants (AGA) in Washington, D.C. “People are just
trying to figure out how to use the technology.”
She points to the U.S.-based Recovery Operation Center
(ROC) and oversight program.1
Beginning in 2009, the
ROC implemented a powerful data analytics system to
screen 270,000 recipients who received much of the
$800 billion appropriated in stimulus funds. The ROC red
flagged recipients who had previous brushes with the
law or who were receiving multiple awards. “What was
striking about the center was that you could visit it, see
the screens and understand the power of analytics in a
dynamic, visual way,” Sims says.
That type of imagination is beginning to sweep the world.
For example, the Australia Post, the government-
owned postal company, is using predictive analytics
to better forecast the movement of cash flow at
retail branches and its online portal. Now the Post is
looking into using analytics to perform customer sales
predictions on a daily basis, predict profitability of
products and reduce customer churn. “Parcels is really
where growth is in Australia Post, so protecting that
market and stopping customers churning out is very
high on the priority list,” notes Armand Mizan, manager
of business systems and development.2
Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Government Efficiency
Unit is using analytics to help identify issues earlier,
such as a critical shortage of baby formula milk. “On
investigation, we discovered that there was a backlog
of supply from the United Kingdom,” says Wai Yuk, the
Unit’s assistant director.”3
Given such success around the globe, it is no wonder
that in July 2013 the French Government unveiled a
five-part support plan for big data, noting that, “If we
didn’t act promptly, we would risk losing part of our
economic sovereignty.”4
Untapped Opportunities to Unlocking
the Value of Data
Many respondents to the BBRS survey expect gaps
between their future priorities and current performance
to persist two years from now. For example, 55 percent
say providing better service to constituents will remain
a very important goal in 2015. Yet only 38 percent
indicate they will meet this goal. Limited progress
is expected in their ability to sense and respond to
threats in real time, too. Fifty-four percent agree this
will be very important, but only a smaller 39 percent
are confident their agency will be able to perform this
task well in two years.
FIGURE 2
1. http://www.recovery.gov
2. Lui, Spandas. “Australia Post plans
big future with predictive analytics.”
ZDNet, April 11, 2013.
http://tinyurl.com/lyn9gr7
3. Bird, Jane. “Visual analytics in Hong
Kong.” The Financial Times, April 29,
2013. http://tinyurl.com/l6g9oee
4. European American Chamber
of Commerce. “French ( German)
Government Support for Big Data.” July
4, 2013. http://tinyurl.com/n3knkuh
Tech Hit Parade
Respondents were asked: Currently, how important are each
of the following capabilities to your agency, institution or
organization now and in two years? (percent of respondents
indicating “important”)
Currently Important Important in Two Years
Share data and analytics across organization
85% 89%
Provide field staff with data from internal systems on
apps
84% 87%
Offer constituents access to operational systems
83% 85%
Ability to understand stakeholder sentiment via social
media analysis
72% 81%
Ability to correlate location and other asset data
73% 77%
Communicate with stakeholders via social media
73% 74%
Real-time sensor feeds from assets
61% 71%
Base: 103 executives at small, midsize and large public agencies worldwide
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Research Services 2013 Agency Analytics Study
3. SURVEY REPORT | Real-Time Enterprise
3 | Bloomberg Businessweek Research Services
learn how to use big data most effectively. In the case
of Boston, the city is working with universities and
neighborhood groups to understand how they use data
to make neighborhoods safer. Cities around the world are
looking to collaborate to find ways big data can address
issues that cut across culture, border and language
barriers, such as security and food safety.
“We’re just scratching the surface,” Oates says. “But
there is no question that, moving forward, big data
will play a big role in engaging and empowering our
constituents.” •
Joe Mullich is a freelance business and technology
writer based in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
This research project was funded by a grant from SAP.
Despite the perceived shortfalls, many technology
capabilities that can leverage big data to meet agency
missions are strongly endorsed. For example, more
than eight in 10 BBRS survey respondents say it is
important now to share data and analytics across the
entire organization, provide field staff with data for use
with mobile apps and offer constituents access to
operational systems. And they see no flagging in the
need to do so by 2015 (see Figure 2, “Tech Hit Parade”).
That is not surprising, because the effective use of big data
depends on the savvy use of technology and tools—and
in most cases, no one tool will suffice. Most successful
rollouts depend on multiple tools across the organization,
including the use of real-time analytics, predictive analytics,
advanced visualization and self-service software.
For example, the Nomura Research Institute (NRI) is
analyzing traffic jams in Japan using data from sensors
around the country and location data from 12,000
taxicabs. Hiroshi Terada, general manager of ERP
solutions at NRI, says, “an ordinary relational database
took several minutes to analyze the 360 million data
records, and we had problems with real-time data
processing.” When NRI implemented more sophisticated
in-memory computing technology, it was able to analyze
those records in just over one second and take real-time
actions that had immediate impact.
Expected and Surprising Issues
So what challenges are holding agencies back? Budget
limitations are a big limiting factor, cited by more than
six in 10 of the BBRS survey respondents (see Figure
3, “Analytics Challenges”). Beyond money, more than
one-third point to such stumbling blocks as a shortage
of trained staff, too much data to process and a lack of
executive understanding.
And one surprising survey finding: Only 27 percent of
respondents feel held back because their culture is “not
data driven or otherwise inhospitable to evidence-based
decision-making.” However, previous BBRS research
indicates cultural barriers are often underestimated.
Boston’s Oates has seen government work effectively
by reaching out to other parties in the community to
FIGURE 3
Analytics Challenges
Respondents were asked: Which of the following are
the biggest challenges facing your agency, institution or
organization in using data and analytics tools to achieve its
goals or meet its mandates? (percent of respondents; limit
of 5 answers)
Budget limitations to improve our data analysis
capabilities
60%
Not enough trained staff to analyze the data
39%
Too much data to process
37%
Lack of executive understanding of the importance
of the data or our inability to process it
36%
Inability to access data and analytics tools via
mobile device
36%
Analytics tools are not ubiquitous—many potential
users do not have access
34%
The organization’s culture is not data driven or
is otherwise inhospitable to evidence-based
decision-making
27%
Base: 103 executives at small, midsize and large public agencies worldwide
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Research Services 2013 Agency Analytics Study
“We’re just scratching
the surface. But there
is no question that,
moving forward, big
data will play a big
role in engaging and
empowering our
constituents.”
—BILL OATES,
CHIEF INFORMATION
OFFICER, CITY OF
BOSTON
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he new survey, qualitative interviews and report from Bloomberg Businessweek
Research Services clearly shows that most public sector agencies are struggling
to deliver better service to their citizens while contending with severe financial
constraints. But a host of technology innovations can help ensure safety, further improve
quality of life and increase confidence in government. SAP’s public sector industry team
presents some ideas on how public sector leaders can bridge the gap between what they
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What are some leading-edge innovations that can help public sector agencies harness the
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Modern analytical tools powered by the SAP HANA platform can help agencies exploit
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longer the domain of a select few data analysts and scientists. Instead, real-time analytics
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How does a public sector agency get started, given budget constraints?
Agencies should identify and prioritize use cases that could provide value to the public
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Target the highest value use case(s) first and then consider taking a phased approach to
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For more information, please visit the SAP public sector technology Web site:
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