Tag: Information technology

Kaggle now has 100K data scientists, but what’s a data scientist? — Tech News and Analysis

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Kaggle now has 100K data scientists, but what’s a data scientist? — Tech News and Analysis. Related articles Kaggle now has 100K data scientists, but what's a data scientist? (shankernaik.wordpress.com) 10 "R" Packages Every Data Scientist & Analyst Should Be Aware Of (starbridgepartners.com) New Programs Emerge to Train Big Data Scientists (datacenterknowledge.com) Gawking at the … Continue reading Kaggle now has 100K data scientists, but what’s a data scientist? — Tech News and Analysis

IT has disrupted finance so why is healthcare lagging behind?

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

Information technology has revolutionalized financial services. So why is healthcare so far behind? Phil Fasano, Guest Contributor, gigaom.com The U.S. leads the world in health­care expen­di­tures – an astound­ing $2.7 tril­lion in 2012 and ris­ing every year. Yet in one recent study of med­ical out­comes in the world’s most high­ly devel­oped coun­tries we ranked last. … Continue reading IT has disrupted finance so why is healthcare lagging behind?

Best grad degree programs in big data analytics

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

(via Institute for Advanced Analytics | Dr. Michael Rappa · Survey of Graduate Degree Programs in Analytics) Related articles Cognizant (CTS) hiring Project Associate - B.E/B.Tech, B.Sc (fresherspath.wordpress.com)

With $1 Trillion at Stake, Enterprise Technology Gets Its Star Turn :

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

Big Tech: With $1 Trillion at Stake, Enterprise Technology Gets Its Star Turn Michael V. Copeland, wired.com Every 10 to 15 years the enterprise market goes through an upheaval where the next generation of technology replaces the old. We’re in the early stages of one of those big displacements right now, where huge companies are … Continue reading With $1 Trillion at Stake, Enterprise Technology Gets Its Star Turn :

Technology Ranks World’s Most-Trusted Industry

by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Security & Privacy

Technology Ranks World’s Most-Trusted Industry in 2013 Zoe Fox, mashable.com The technology industry has been ranked most-trusted for the second consecutive year, ahead of the automotive, and food and beverage industries, according to the 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer.”As an industry, I think tech companies pre-anticipate a… http://flip.it/NoiKA Related articles Technology Ranks World's Most-Trusted Industry in … Continue reading Technology Ranks World’s Most-Trusted Industry

Why health IT is the core of reform

by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Network Science

Why IT is the core of the healthcare renaissance kevinmd.com Warning! I am a practicing doctor who sees real patients using an electronic medical record (EMR). My sole agenda is to provide the best patient care. I have no financial stake in information technology (IT). However, unlike the editorial board at… http://flip.it/YDFkX Related articles Practice … Continue reading Why health IT is the core of reform

Why I Never Post Job Openings

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Regenerative Economy

Eric V. Holtzclaw, inc.com LEAN FORWARD Instead, I give candidates permission to stalk me. They should find out what I’m up to, track me down, introduce themselves, let me get to know them. It works. Peo­ple often ask me how to get a job at my com­pa­ny, User Insight. T… http://flpbd.it/JhhGm Why I Never Post … Continue reading Why I Never Post Job Openings

Redo the resume for shrinking attention spans

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Metadata Masterdata

How To Redesign Your Resume For A Recruiter’s 6-Second Attention Span By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com The average recruiter spends six seconds on your resume. So this is what you do. It’s fright­en­ing. You’ll spend most of your wak­ing life at a job, yet, accord­ing to a new study by The­Lad­ders, the aver­age recruiter spends just … Continue reading Redo the resume for shrinking attention spans

Jobs for the Future (JFF) uses online intelligence to find jobs in most demand

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Network Science, Regenerative Economy, Security & Privacy

In contrast to traditional survey based means of measuring job growth which can be quite inaccurate  Jobs for the Future's (JFF)  John Dorrer uses ethnographic/online methods to analyze job postings (mining nearly 100,000 unique online postings for the three months ending February 14) in real time to extract the skills employers are asking for right now, then works … Continue reading Jobs for the Future (JFF) uses online intelligence to find jobs in most demand

Quantified Self: New Personal Informatics Community

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Network Science

Check this out. Quantified Self | Self Knowledge Through Numbers. Related articles National Informatics Center of India Hacked by Code Injector and Yash (news.softpedia.com) Using Education Informatics to Improve Library Services to Doctoral Students: An Embedded Approach by Lynette Ralph (bluesyemre.com) Information Technology improves patient care and increases privacy, informatics expert says (medicalxpress.com) Health Informatics … Continue reading Quantified Self: New Personal Informatics Community

NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Metadata Masterdata, Network Science, Regenerative Economy

        NYIT - School of Engineering and Computing Sciences.   Related articles Udacity Has More Computer Science (i-programmer.info) The state of IT education (computerworld.co.nz) Engineering Students Qualify For NetApp Jobs (kake.com) NYIT: renewable energy needed 'off the grid' (watchingworldenergy.com) Proctored exam for Intro to Computer Science now available (udacity.com) Computer Science Course … Continue reading NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Online Project Management & Planning Software – LiquidPlanner

by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Design UX, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Security & Privacy

Online Project Management & Planning Software - LiquidPlanner. Related articles LiquidPlanner Names Liz Pearce CEO (pehub.com) Box and LiquidPlanner Team Up for Better Project Management (pcworld.com) LiquidPlanner's new CEO: How Liz Pearce rose to the top at age 35 (geekwire.com) AtTask Raises $13 Million For Software as a Service That Combines Social Tech With Traditional … Continue reading Online Project Management & Planning Software – LiquidPlanner