The coronavirus pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for all countries around the world. Recently, some countries have eased up measures, but the fight against COVID-19 is not over. It’s still unclear where the finish line is for some of the most vulnerable...
How rewards schemes become transparent
September 2019 by Miguel Wolfrum Caeiros and Bob van der Vleuten, Craft Apps team (tailored data solutions). Excerpt - Automating performance reports and empowering employees with their own performance data on a daily basis makes a rewards scheme more transparent....
Solving the global mobility issue with telecom data
Mobile phones have become ubiquitous in the past 15 years and not just in developed countries. Currently about 50% of people in Sub-Saharan Africa own a mobile phone, and this number is expected to continue to rise significantly. Meanwhile, urban mobility has become a...
Why synthetic data is about to become a major competitive advantage
By Gautier Krings The digital world is producing data at an exponential level. Many businesses try to take advantage of the so-called “big data”, would they be dealing with data themselves - like banks, telecom operators, retailers, etc. - or be new...
Analytics vs global pandemics:Zika, Malaria & Ebola
Big data is a hot business topic. It turns out to be an equally hot topic for the non profit sector now that we know the vital role analytics can play in addressing public health (Ebola) issues and reaching sustainable development goals. Big players...
Why apps are key to make analytics succeed ?
Recent studies about analytics are scary. Together with The Economist Intelligence Unit, ZS associates just released a report showing that while 70% of executives qualify sales and marketing analytics as “very” or “extremely” important to their competitive...
How telecom data can be used for good
On April 21st, at the TedxUCLouvain event, Gautier Krings, Chief Data Scientist at Riaktr, explores how telecom data can radically change the way development aid works. The event was themed around YouTOPIA and sharing visions for tomorrow – what an ideal world...