Daniel Burrus

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Data analytics is the science of extracting patterns, trends, and actionable information from large sets of data. While often used interchangeably with the term “business intelligence,” it’s useful to distinguish the terms. Think of business intelligence as the ways in which companies use data to improve their management and operations. Data analytics involves improving your ways of making sense of that data before acting on it; further still, you can slice and dice the data to extract insights

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 20, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY What the Sustainable Development Goals Mean for G20 Countries A high-level workshop ahead of G20 – Turkey 2015 November 11 and 12, 2015 Bogaziçi University – Istanbul, Turkey On September 25, 2015, world leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York to adopt the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a 15 year agenda calling upon countries at all development states to join efforts in realizing economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The Thematic Group on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems had a busy October! On October 8th and 9th, 2015, the country teams for the solutions initiative National Transformation Pathways for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems met in New York City, USA, to share their past work and chart next steps. Participants discussed the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September, how to bring additional stakeholders (including youth) into the process, and methodology.

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