Intelligent CXO Issue 02 | Page 25

BUSINESS STRATEGY

The importance of data science literacy in 21 st century business

Data science is increasingly important for businesses which want to grow and drive new revenue streams . Boris Paillard , CEO , at Le Wagon , a coding school based out of 43 cities in 25 countries , explains how data science literacy is equally important .

Over the last several years , data science has become one of the most valuable tools for businesses to increase their operational efficiency and drive new revenue streams . While data science skills are in extremely high demand , equally important however , is data science literacy .

It ’ s becoming increasingly important for the entire workforce – from the C-suite down – to have a functional level of data science literacy . It ’ s no longer enough for a company to hire data scientists – they must ensure that the work they do is understood across everyone in the business .
What is data science literacy ?
Data science literacy , though often discussed , can be difficult to define . To be ‘ literate ’ with data www . intelligentcxo . com
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