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Maria Gurova

Analytics in Action - 0 views

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shared by Maria Gurova on 18 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Maria Gurova on 18 Nov 13
     
    A constant need to analyze ever increasing amount of data coming from new sources requires new type of analytics and expertise, the tendency that will make corporations invest in the new analytical tools and employees with a new set of skills
Maria Gurova

How The Internet Of Everything Is Helping Humankind | Tae Yoo - 0 views

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shared by Maria Gurova on 13 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • The good news is that the citizens faced with this disaster reaped the benefits of enhanced mass communications and early warning systems -- clearly the power of the Internet being used for social good.
  • citizens already turn to social media for disaster updates to supplement traditional governmental and agency sources. Taken a step further, imagine an app that enables disaster victims and relief workers to view a shared map and see where all the rescue and aid efforts are situated in real time.
  • Technology is getting smaller, faster, cheaper and more powerful every day. With this phenomenon, sensors in almost everything become the norm -- in our cars, machinery and infrastructure. This evolution, paired with the power of cloud computing and big data analytics, makes it possible for both humans and inanimate objects to communicate valuable information.
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  • Recognizing that while technology in and of itself does not save lives, the intelligent use of technology does.
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Stae wants to prepare cities for the future | TechCrunch - 0 views

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shared by alexbelov on 05 Apr 16 - No Cached
  • innovation is coming from private companies. These companies are starting to have better insights about how a city works compared to local governments.
  • Cities should be collecting all the data these companies are generating — Airbnb, Uber, drone delivery, Google self-driving cars. You can run analytics and look at the efficiency of the city
  • The startup is building a platform so that all the companies can send their data to this platform using an API approach.
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  • Stae is starting with a compliance and payment platform for the sharing economy. Stae wants to create an API that would let Airbnb seamlessly pay (for example) $.75 to the city for a one night stay
  • Boston is the first partner city to test the platform.
  • alexbelov on 05 Apr 16
     
    A NY startup is trying to build a platform that would collect data generated by a city to make the city smarter. The accumulated information will be used for making management decisions data-driven. They will start with providing payment platform to collect local taxes from cervices like Airbnb and Uber. The first city to take part in this experiment is Boston.
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