In this special guest feature, Dr. Anirudh Ruhil, Leadership and Public Affairs Director and Professor in the online Master of Public Administration program at Ohio University, discusses how data can be better utilized for public safety, and how it might be used to combat police brutality. Certainly, eradicating police brutality will require a long-term, comprehensive approach in which education, awareness, and training must all play central roles. But in the meantime early intervention systems that incorporate body cam footage, with third party monitoring, can go a long way towards reducing incidents of police misconduct.
Preventing Police Brutality with Body Cam Footage and Early Warning Systems
October 7, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The Data Governments are Using AI to Fight COVID-19 in Africa and Asia
July 4, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Fraym is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help aid organizations in Africa and South Asia identify populations at risk due to Covid-19 using new geospatial visualizations.
COVID-19: The Great Artificial Intelligence Accelerator
June 28, 2020 by 1 Comment
In this contributed article, Ramayya Krishnan, Ph.D., the W. W. Cooper and Ruth F. Cooper Professor of Management Science and Information Systems at Heinz College and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses how history shows, COVID-19 is likely to further reinforce the profound impact technology and AI have on our daily life. As long as we can collectively prepare for and embrace this reality – all indicators point to a promising future.
Big Data/COVID-19 News – 6/1/2020
June 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The big data ecosystem has come out strong to help combat the global coronavirus pandemic by announcing new products and services to help fight COVID-19. In this article, I’ve listed a number of the recent announcements along these lines. Kudos to all the vendors listed below, you may just make an important difference in getting the world past these trying times!
A Computational Analysis of Constitutional Polarization
May 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
A new paper, “A Computational Analysis of Constitutional Polarization” by Columbia Law School’s David Pozen and Eric Talley found that the U.S. Constitution has come to enable, or even exacerbate, partisan strife. The researchers recently examined the evolution of constitutional rhetoric on the floor of Congress from 1873 to 2016.
How Compliance Officers Can Get Some Much-Needed Rest
March 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In this special guest feature, Peter Duthie, Co-CEO and Chief Architect for Ground Labs, discusses how to address data security at the c-suite level and why data discovery initiatives are the best way to combat security challenges and remain compliant.
How AI Is Being Used to Assist U.S. Veterans
January 24, 2020 by 1 Comment
In this contributed article, tech blogger Caleb Danziger outlines how AI can be used in every sector, including in the government and even Veterans Affairs, or the VA. With the limitless uses of AI, the United States VA is turning it into a tool to help the country’s veterans in many different ways. The VA didn’t have to change how AI worked to make it useful though. Instead, they embraced the AI we use in our everyday lives and shaped it into something a little more specific.
RPI Student Team Phase 1 Winner for Data Visualization Competition with “Mortality Minder” App
August 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
An app created by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students that identifies social conditions contributing to declining life expectancy at a community level is a Phase 1 winner in a data visualization competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Addressing Governmental Challenges when Engaging AI, ML and Data Analytics
June 19, 2019 by 1 Comment
Gartner recently stated that all industries and levels of government agree the top three game-changing technologies today are AI/machine learning, data analytics/predictive analytics and cloud technologies. However, there are some primary sticking points when it comes to innovation in these areas. Government organizations continue to encounter challenges when trying to pursue these initiatives due to complex security and compliance requirements, poor scalability of legacy IT infrastructure, and perceived risks associated with cloud and IT modernization efforts. How can these challenges be addressed?
Elected Leaders Need Operations Research and Analytics to Deliver Better Results from Enhanced Data Availability
January 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In this contributed article, Nicholas G. Hall, the 2018 president of INFORMS and Fisher College of Business Distinguished Professor at The Ohio State University, suggests that with midterm elections behind us and the 116th United States Congress ahead of us, Washington has a unique opportunity to advance operations research (O.R.) and analytics as a priority to enhance how the federal government implements public policies, makes critical decisions, and conducts its day-to-day operations. What could be more important for our elected leaders than using the best data and insights to make a positive difference for the American people and to strengthen our position vis a vis our nation’s allies and enemies?
