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The Incredible Impact of Blockchain Technology on the Economy

Smart Data Collective

It provided us with the first decentralized digital payment system, independent from banks and governments. This simple concept was enhanced even further in 2015 with the release of the Ethereum network. This decentralized distributed ledger was initially used to record and verify the transactions of the Bitcoin network.

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Big Data Yields Important Insights On Student Loan Forgiveness

Smart Data Collective

Big data advances could also make the government more understanding with its student loan forgiveness program. This will make students less likely to default on their debts, which can mean that the government won’t feel it as much of a burden to offer student loan forgiveness. Big data is transforming many facets of our lives.

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Greenwashing Is About to Be Illegal — Is Your Company Ready?

Timo Elliott

According to IDC, 37% of companies report insufficient data for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting, and 41% lack internal sustainability expertise. Many organizations lack the data or expertise to accurately assess their environmental impact.

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Drug Discovery Needs AI To Discover More Treatments

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In a report on the failure rates of drug discovery efforts between 2013 and 2015, Richard K. As a result, governments are looking into alternative incentives to bring them back into the process. This is also where new formulations receive apples-to-apples comparisons with existing “standard of care” drugs and methods.

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Saint Lucia Investors Turn To Big Data For Massive ROIs

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Saint Lucia passport regulations were established in 1979 and supplemented with the option of gaining citizenship by investment in 2015. Local government has the right to refuse international organizations to provide information about its residents and their enterprises. Only government-approved objects are eligible for the program.

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Transform with trusted data: How good governance accelerates your Data Culture

Tableau

There's a natural tension in many organizations around data governance. While IT recognizes its importance to ensure the responsible use of data, governance can often seem like a hindrance to organizational agility. We talked about the organization’s data governance efforts.

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Encryption Importance in the Age of Data Breaches

Smart Data Collective

In late 2015, Google took the initiative and declared that it would favor sites with HTTPS protocol over those that still didn’t. However, with criminal elements using increasingly sophisticated technology to steal unencrypted passwords and states altering websites, wider use of encryption assumed greater significance.