Analytics helping humanity

“It’s easy to look at data and only see the numbers represented, but data represents much more than that. Data provides opportunity and the potential to improve the world as we know it. Each data point charted represents a person, a problem or a part of our planet that needs our help.” - See how data can be used to improve the world.

#Catch-up on the 5 February conversation here

#SASchat

Discussion triggers

  1. What does data for good mean to you?
  2. Which sustainable development goal inspires you to take action?
  3. How do you imagine data for good being a part of all the changes happening in the world?
  4. If you had the skills and resources, what data for good problem would you want to solve?
  5. What are the big moves you expect to see in 2021 from corporations that wish to participate in social good with existing resources?

Further reading

Top 8 ways SAS used data
for good in 2020

Giant leap for
Prostate Cancer Research

Data for good:
the home edition

Can computer science be a
catalyst for social justice?

Uncovering the truth about sharks
with analytics