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BCN Analytics, an opportunity for Barcelona

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CSUC - Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya
CSUC - Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya

Manuel Bruscas, soci fundador de BCN Analytics, presenta la ciència de dades aplicada a la presa de decisions i, concretament, el projecte BCN Analytics que consisteix en fer de Barcelona un centre europeu d'Analytics aprofitant-se de les oportunitats i les característiques que ofereix la ciutat. Aquesta presentació ha tingut lloc a la TSIUC'14, celebrada a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona el passat 2 de desembre de 2014, sota el títol "Reptes en Big Data a la universitat i la Recerca".

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BCN Analytics DECEMBER 2nd, 2014 An opportunity for Barcelona
2 Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it
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5 Amazon changes prices every 10 minutes (or more!)
6 So, what is Analytics? It helps us to understand why we are where we are If your analysis is good enough, you can summarise it in 30 seconds It is NOT reporting
7 BcnAnalytics - Our mission To make of Barcelona the European Hub for Analytics
8 Reason1: Business environment A well-diversified business ecosystem that are embracing analytics
9 Reason 2: Universities & Talent Universities are already bringing qualified people with the right skill sets
10 Reason 3: Public sector Some public administrations are already pushing open data projects Some already-existing major events relate data and the city today
11 Benefits to Barcelona 1. Economic reasons
12 Benefits to Barcelona 2. Data driven cities are smarter cities
13 Bcn Analytics - What activities are we envisioning Every 3 months we will organize Analytics events with guest speakers from leading companies: Each session will focus on one topic (e.g. Pricing, CRM, Data Visualization) International presence Main goal: share best practices 1.
14 Bcn Analytics - What activities are we envisioning 2. We are creating an Open Data Set, with public and private sector data Continuously updated, mainly geo-referenced data of Barcelona Accessible through R, a free software
15 Example: Open Data Set - businesses in Barcelona
16 Bcn Analytics - What activities are we envisioning Best analyses will be shared and published in our website 3.
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BCN Analytics, an opportunity for Barcelona

  • 1. BCN Analytics DECEMBER 2nd, 2014 An opportunity for Barcelona
  • 2. 2 Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it
  • 3. 3
  • 4. 4
  • 5. 5 Amazon changes prices every 10 minutes (or more!)
  • 6. 6 So, what is Analytics? It helps us to understand why we are where we are If your analysis is good enough, you can summarise it in 30 seconds It is NOT reporting
  • 7. 7 BcnAnalytics - Our mission To make of Barcelona the European Hub for Analytics
  • 8. 8 Reason1: Business environment A well-diversified business ecosystem that are embracing analytics
  • 9. 9 Reason 2: Universities & Talent Universities are already bringing qualified people with the right skill sets
  • 10. 10 Reason 3: Public sector Some public administrations are already pushing open data projects Some already-existing major events relate data and the city today
  • 11. 11 Benefits to Barcelona 1. Economic reasons
  • 12. 12 Benefits to Barcelona 2. Data driven cities are smarter cities
  • 13. 13 Bcn Analytics - What activities are we envisioning Every 3 months we will organize Analytics events with guest speakers from leading companies: Each session will focus on one topic (e.g. Pricing, CRM, Data Visualization) International presence Main goal: share best practices 1.
  • 14. 14 Bcn Analytics - What activities are we envisioning 2. We are creating an Open Data Set, with public and private sector data Continuously updated, mainly geo-referenced data of Barcelona Accessible through R, a free software
  • 15. 15 Example: Open Data Set - businesses in Barcelona
  • 16. 16 Bcn Analytics - What activities are we envisioning Best analyses will be shared and published in our website 3.
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