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BCN Analytics
DECEMBER 2nd, 2014
An opportunity for Barcelona

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Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it

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Amazon changes prices every 10 minutes (or more!)

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So, what is Analytics?
It helps us to understand why we are where we are
If your analysis is good enough, you can summarise it in 30 seconds
It is NOT reporting

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BcnAnalytics - Our mission
To make of Barcelona the European Hub for Analytics

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Reason1: Business environment
A well-diversified business ecosystem that are embracing analytics

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Reason 2: Universities & Talent
Universities are already bringing qualified people with the right skill sets

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Reason 3: Public sector
Some public administrations are already pushing open data projects
Some already-existing major events relate data and the city today

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Benefits to Barcelona
1. Economic reasons

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Benefits to Barcelona
2. Data driven cities are smarter cities

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Bcn Analytics - What activities are we envisioning
Every 3 months we will organize Analytics events with guest speakers from leading companies:
Each session will focus on one topic (e.g. Pricing, CRM, Data Visualization)
International presence
Main goal: share best practices
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Bcn Analytics - What activities are we envisioning
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We are creating an Open Data Set, with public and private sector data
Continuously updated, mainly geo-referenced data of Barcelona
Accessible through R, a free software

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Example: Open Data Set - businesses in Barcelona

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Bcn Analytics - What activities are we envisioning
Best analyses will be shared and published in our website
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