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Informational Analysis Tells Stories
Data has stories to tell. Those stories, when told right, have the potential to yield significant benefits in informational analysis. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Republic in their article, “Why plot-driven data storytelling is important and how to create it.” It is important to learn how to get the stories out of…
Read MoreKM World Connect 2020 Registration
The annual KMWorld conference is going virtual this year with KMWorld Connect on Nov. 16-19, 2020. Registration is open. This came to us from KM World in their article, “Registration is OPEN for KMWorld Connect 2020.” Like all organizations, these strange new times are posing never before seen challenges with regard to conferences and education. This virtual…
Read MoreUnderstanding Data Science
Data science feels like a generic term used by people who really don’t know what it is and assumes it is a group of geeks playing with numbers. However, data science continues to evolve as one of the most promising and in-demand career paths for skilled professionals. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Radar…
Read MoreWebinar Looks at Taxonomies and Search
A webinar titled, “Taxonomy Beyond Search: How a good taxonomy can facilitate valuable business insights”, will be offered November 4, 2020 at 12-1p.m. (EST). This webinar is part of the series offered from Kasdorf & Assoc. and Access Innovations, “MEANING MATTERS: Practical Applications of Semantic Technology.” This edition features Kristen Monahan, Senior Manager, Data &…
Read MoreSystemic Changes
Systemic issues are part of the daily dialogue in the world these days. Whether it be eradicating system poverty, dismantling systemic racism, upsetting the systemic patriarchy – systemic is important. Surface changes doesn’t make a difference to those before or after, only in the moment. This is true in society and organizations. This interesting topic…
Read MoreAI and Machine Learning in 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have been hot topics in 2020 as emerging technologies increasingly find their way into every part of our lives at home and at work. CRN brought this news to our attention in their article, “Five emerging AI and machine learning trends to watch in 2021.” Revenue generated by AI…
Read MoreData Analysis Project Addresses Virus
The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) has enlisted The Alan Turing Institute and Royal Statistical Society (RSS) to lend their statistical-modeling and machine learning expertise to help predict coronavirus outbreaks and inform the response in the United Kingdom (UK). Public Technology brought this information to our attention in their article, “Government taps AI and machine learning…
Read MoreData and Viruses
The rapid spread of COVID-19 around the world has brought advanced big data analytics tools front and center. Health IT Analytics brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Understanding the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Big Data Analytics Issue.” Researchers, government health agencies and software developers are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, natural language processing…
Read MoreNew Grant Towards Digital Research
The Library of Congress (LOC) is looking for ideas on how to support digital research in the cloud. This interesting news came to us from GCN in their article, “Opening the Library of Congress to cloud-based computational research.” They have received a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Computing Cultural…
Read MoreMobile Computing and Semantic Caching
Semantic caching is a technique that integrates support for associative access into an architecture based on data-shipping. It can be very attractive for use in distributed systems due to the reduced network traffic and the improved response time. This interesting topic came to us from the ACL Digital Library in their paper, “Using Semantic Caching to Manage…
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