Introduction
Business is a positive force for change. One crucial aspect of the business is the operations. One crucial aspect of the operations within business is data science. So how do we use data science to inspire social change well that’s exactly what this article linked here talks about.
Summary of Article
First, the article gets into how to leverage open data for social good. Open data is any data that’s pretty accessible on the Internet or in any other resource. Using that data can be extremely powerful cuz usually that data is pretty big and pretty extensive and it also is free so any impact you make with that data comes at virtually no cost to you. Then the article gets into how transparency builds trust so being transparent with who it is you’re collecting what you’re doing with it what your intentions are builds trust within who are giving you their data therefore they’ll give you more up-to-date accurate and more informative data for you so it’s a win-win situation. after that the article gets into how to use data science as a tool against Crime so how open data fights crime In places like California and the greater USA. Then the article gets into how to use that as a surveillance method to combat certain corrupt Practices and how police departments can use data to help with that. Finally, the article gets into the challenges of open data. With it being free and easily accessible it can make those inside hard to monetize and those social projects often need to rely on volunteers giving up their time effort and resources.
My Take
Overall I real this article I like the dive into open data and its potential as well as challenges that’s a facet of the data that I have been using so it’s good to have that kind of outline for me to reference in the future. I also like the author’s writing style which kept me engaged As well as their use of diagrams to help both break up the content and visualize the content for easier processing.
Conclusion
All right enjoyed the article both because of the author’s writing style and because of the focus on open data as well as its benefits and challenges it was very informative. I do highly recommend that you read this article if you get the chance with the link being here.