Information and communication technology

Big Data’s Impact on Social Services

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Big Data’s Impact on Social Services
By Lindsey Getz
Social Work Today
Vol. 14 No. 2 P. 28

The amount of data being produced and used on a daily basis has exploded, and that increasing volume has required new solutions for processing and managing it. Nicknamed “Big Data,” the generation of all this information and how to analyze it have implications that affect the social work profession.

 

Regions / Country
United States
Topics
Information and communication technology
Data management
Service quality

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Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Big Data
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Productivity, Employment, and Inequality | MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

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What will the workforce of the future look like, and how can we accelerate the transformation of institutions, organizations, and human skills to keep up with the quickening pace of digital innovation? The IDE helps businesses understand how the digital economy will improve job creation and wage equality in the years to come. Our research also seeks to create a better method of measuring the health of an economy in the context of the digital age.

Regions / Country
United States
Topics
Employment
Information and communication technology
Inequalities
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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Mobile a game changer in the health sector - Business Daily

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businessdailyafrica.com (09.03.2017) Mobile health wallets (like Kenya’s M-Tiba) are game changers when it comes to efficiently distributing funds and resources for healthcare.

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kenya
Topics
Health
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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