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@datasciencebe is the Brussels Data Science Community. We are the touch point for businesses & NGO’s in need of analytic competence Data Science knowledge hub & Flexible Talent Hub We are non-profit, academic and business oriented We are the umbrella organisation for all data related communities in Belgium We are open and involve other meetup groups Positioning one data science community toward the business / academics / government Develop a mature data science mindset in the Brussels datascience community Permanent education & learning centre for data scientists Open community, everybody is welcome: Academics, Government, private and public companies, job seakers, students, free-lancers, … . Join us if you are: A business or NGO with data you don’t know how to use An academic in search of challenging projects A professional looking to stay at the forefront of technological innovation & positive social change
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Brussels – Springboard for Europe Supporting presentation for Conference call with DataKind
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Why Brussels ?
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Belgium At the boarder of 3 main European cultures
• 10,8 million inhabitants
• Official languages: French, Dutch, German
• Independant since 1830
• Federal state since 1981
• Head of state: King Philippe I
• Capital: Brussels
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7 MAIN ADVANTAGES
Global gateway to key markets/ Ideal test market
Springboard for a Pan-European development
International decision center
Competitive real estate
High quality of life
Accessibility from all Europe & Worldwide
International talent pool and innovation centre
Advantageous business environment
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ACCESSIBILITY FROM ALL EUROPE AND WW
Brussels - Connected to Europe
75 % of the EU
Market (GDP)
40 % of the
consumers
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INTERNATIONAL DECISION CENTER
NATO/WEU EU Institutions
Worldwide Press Center
(1200 journalists)
World’s 2nd most important conference centre
(Union of International Associations, 2012)
Industry/Corporate Centre
(1500 federations) Diplomatic Heartland
(5300 diplomats)
NGO Community
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CAPITAL
• Approx. 1.300 foreign companies have set-up European HQ or sales subsidiary in Brussels
• The influence of civil society groups in EU
policy making has increased in recent years. Thus consulting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is a key part of Europe and governance.
Major multinationals & NGO have their decision center in Brussels
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• Brussels is a bi-lingual city (french – dutch)
• The presence of several international organisations attracts large panel of foreigners (30% of the population)
• English proficiency Index: Brussels 6th on world basis (Education First, 2012)
• 2nd European city in terms of number of languages spoken (European cities monitor, 2010)
Brussels workforce is highly multilingual
TALENT POOL AND INNOVATION CENTER Human resources
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TALENT POOL AND INNOVATION CENTER
University degree
Source: IMD World Competitiveness 2012 / 1-to-10 score
3,89
5,77
6,26
6,91
7,06
7,53
7,57
Japan
France
UK
USA
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
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TALENT POOL AND INNOVATION CENTER
EU Innovation Performance
Source: EU Commission, DG Enterprise, 2011
EU member states’ innovation performance
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COMPETITIVE REAL ESTATE Cost-effective Office Market
Cushman & Wakefield, Office space across the world 2012
Office (prime rent location)
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Why Brussels
Data Science
Community ?
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Growing Datascience community 13
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Brussels Data Science Community … data scientists with a conscience
Join us if you are:
• A business or NGO with data you don’t know how to use
• An academic in search of challenging projects
• A professional looking to stay at the forefront of technological innovation & positive social change
Touch point for businesses & NGO’s in need of analytic competence
Data Science knowledge hub & Flexible Talent Hub
We are non-profit, academic and business oriented
We are the umbrella organisation for all data related communities in Belgium
We are open and involve other meetup groups
Positioning one datascience community toward the business / academics / government
Bring maturity to the datascience community
Permanent education & learning centre for datascientists
Open community, everybody is welcome: Academics, Government, private and public
companies, job seakers, students, free-lancers, … .
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Some DataScience Projects …
Orange D4D challenge
open data challenge led by global telco,
in partnership with MIT & University of Louvain
(UCL).
IF YOU "LIKE" WILL YOU BUY?,
A WCAI Research Opportunity Sponsored by a
Multinational FMCG Company
Evaluation and steering
Data Preparation
Delivery
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Some DataScience Projects …
Our members have already worked with prestigious organizations on large
scale social projects leveraging data science, particularly in the telecom
industry in Africa
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• Cooperation with Financial Services for the Poor
• Developing Retail banking Channel management tools (incl. data
warehouse), aiming at increasing operational performance and
increasing financial inclusion
• Developing Mobile money management tools mixing Telecom and
Mobile money data
• Research project on credit scoring
• Research project on increasing penetration of Mobile money based
on Social Network Analysis and targeted marketing campaigns
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Project steps …
Get the support from the community
Identify key project team
Propose plan
Identify NGO in Brussels
Prepare action plan
Inform – call for projects – selection shortlist – presentation on June 19th
Prepare communication plan
Website
Communication
Visit NGO
meeting with experienced members
participate to datadive London
communicate about similar projects
visit friendly NGO’s
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Project steps … Related to data for good projects
coming events:
Present @ Bigdata.be event (May 27th)
Our Next meetup (June 19th )
Initiate data for good event:
Inform – call for projects – selection shortlist – presentation on June 19th
Prepare communication plan:
Website
Communication (press)
Visit NGO
DataKind
Participate to DataDive in London (June 7-8th )
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More information about us …
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Where does Datakind fit in our organisation …
What will DataKind add to our existing Data for Good initiative?
Extend our impact: a bigger team, bigger & global projects
Access to a global network (particularly US) with industry thought leaders
Branding & exposure will speed up our growth and access to big NGO’s
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Data for Good is at the core of our community for 3 main reasons:
• We are passionate by the power of data and the social impact it can have
• We want to learn by mixing our skills around concrete projects
• We have a common goal driving positive energies and creating networking
opportunities
Summary
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Summary … Why you should start a chapter in Brussels …
Based in the capital of Europe
Connected to major NGO’s
Connected
Experienced team
Practical experience, including on large impact social projects
Mix of business profiles and technical entrepreneurs
Ability to execute and to deliver on time and under pressure
Supported by highly technical groups
Maturity of our team
Experienced project managers
Low maintenance chapter
Spirit of our team
Desire to do data for good projects
Open
International
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Excellent support
Business community
Academic support
Government support
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