DRILLING FOR DATA
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“ If we can move quickly , we have much better chance of getting the best global talent into our research projects and academic teaching roles ”
— Patrick Ramsden , CIO , Swinburne University of Technology
DRILLING FOR DATA
When launching Swinburne ’ s new Data Science Institute back in 2017 , Microsoft CTO Dr Raghu Ramakrishnan commented that data science will have a “ transformative impact on society , meaning we can solve problems we couldn ’ t contemplate before , resulting in data-driven science outcomes in commerce , government and social programmes , manufacturing , and health ”.
The university ’ s business analytics team has therefore been working to build and refine Swinburne Information Hub and its associated Data & Analytics Performance , Planning & Executive Reporting ( DAPPER ) platform . A key objective of DAPPER is to provide key performance indicators ( KPIs ) to make informed decisions . “ The analytics team started by asking the Vice Chancellor ‘ what information do you need to drive the university ?’ They
MAY 2019