May 27, 2021
How do you help an autistic person ‘see’ emotions? A major drawback for people with such conditions is that they struggle to connect their perception with their empathy. Most of us take it for granted that we can read another person’s emotions...
May 24, 2021
Paying attention to the five Vs (volume; velocity; variety; veracity; and value) of data is critical if a company is to derive strategic value from its big data. With these informing the decision-making process, an organisation can transform into a data-led...
May 18, 2021
Metadata management, the ability to provide context and meaning to data, is a foundation of many other data management disciplines. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management The broad range of applications for metadata mean that approaches to metadata management...
May 12, 2021
Data analytics centres on providing business leaders with insights that are visually cohesive and understandable. By Andreas Bartsch, head of service delivery at PBT Group In contrast to manual-based queries, these are based on the inherent logic related to...
May 5, 2021
Despite ongoing discussions around minimising the risk of bias in the technology, artificial intelligence (AI) can help address some of Africa’s most pressing issues. Whether it is in healthcare, education, sustainability, or even social development in general,...
Apr 20, 2021
While increasing global temperatures, catastrophic weather events and destruction of ecosystems are visible impacts of the climate crisis, the ripple effect it causes – such as access to education – can be less evident. To help shed a light on this issue...
