BigDataFr recommends: Industrialising Data Science

[…] If DS is to fulfil its promise, it needs to industrialise. This blog explains what I mean by this, and proposes a number of issues which must be addressed if it is to do so.

The application of pattern recognition technology to large datasets has revolutionised the digital economy. But digital represents only 5% of GDP in OECD countries: the remaining 95% is still largely untouched by data science (DS). The larger “old economy” companies are just beginning their data journey and data science is yet to be institutionalised: Outside the tech leviathans DS is still a cottage industry with artisan DS crafting bespoke prototypes to their own standards.

If DS is to fulfil its promise, it needs to industrialise. This blog explains what I mean by this, and proposes a number of issues which must be addressed if it is to do so. […]

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By Harry Powell
Source: datasciencecentral.com