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Machine learning is very much the ‘topic of the moment’. It is being discussed everywhere, whether as machine learning, or as artificial intelligence. Machine learning techniques and tools have been around for a while, however, so why now? Is it just an idea whose time has come, or have there
The fourth edition of the series brings me to Rijkswaterstaat, the Dutch government agency responsible for the main connecting infrastructure in the Netherlands (roads, bridges, waterways and water systems). I talked with Bas van Essen who’s responsible for RWS Datalab, the big data lab within Rijkswaterstaat (RWS). Company Overview RWS
Stress testing is one of the hot topics of the moment for risk management in banking. A ‘stress test’ is an analysis designed to check whether the bank is holding enough capital to be able to manage a rapid downturn. It is, basically, a way to test the resilience of
In the media, we read about “big data” and how it will affect us for better or for worse. On an international scale, Norway has come a fairly long way when it comes to digitalization, and the healthcare sector has been moving full speed ahead with this initiative via its
Using data driven management as a method is one way to renew the health-care sector and ensure greater efficiency without loss of quality and good care. Advanced data analyses enable new, well documented decisions that result in better efficiency, higher quality, visible results and lower costs. That is why it is
There is a quote that is often attributed to one of the founding fathers of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits: Give me the child for the first seven years, and I will give you the man. The idea is that what a child learns in their early years will