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quite frankly I found it quite scary. These people are leaders in the banking sector, but all they were talking about was digital transformation and automation, and I thought these are the people who should be perpetuating the future of technology and investment to their stakeholders, but instead
Data is there for machines to keep learning and by using historical data to understand the patterns can enable data scientists to make business forecasts and more sound decision making.”
they were talking about the future through the digital
are three key pillars that
transformation of traditional
define what he describes as
outdated models such as mobile
‘real transformation’. The
applications and websites,”
first of which is data science,
said Haji.
understanding your data, but
Haji stated that he was
it to empower you to make
deliberations made by the
decisions that have a positive
panelists during their discussion
impact on your operations.
and was unequivocally blunt
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more importantly leveraging
alarmed by some of the
The first stage, or core value
in his response, stressing that
of real transformation in my
investments in technologies
opinion is your data analytics.
need to be strategic.
Data is going to determine
“I was quite blunt and
your future, and it’s going
informed them that I disagreed
to determine the future for
with all of them. It is critically
countries, let alone enterprises,
important that when your
so data really is key. It’s not
spending money on technology,
about your technician taking
you acknowledge the fact that
your data and simply storing
it’s not like an office decoration
it, the problem is that 90%
statistical data analysis, which
that you can change in a year,
of data is stored the way files
as he points out is an area
it’s a long-term strategic
were stored 20 years ago,
where there is growing demand
investment. If you start going
which serves no purpose as it
globally from companies, who
that way and shift to Machine
is ultimately unused, but data
are bemoaning a lack of talent.
Learning, IoT and 5G then you
is there for you to use everyday
are going to be faced with a
and make decisions in real-
in a program with Universities,
big hurdle to jump. They need
time that provides intrinsic
which has been designed to
to start now, and they need to
value to your organisation. Data
select candidates for advanced
start implementing frameworks
is there for machines to keep
AI training, but we don’t look
for it - and I came to the
learning and by using historical
at how good they are in IT,
conclusion from listening to
data to understand the patterns
it doesn’t matter, because I
the discussion that they had
can enable data scientists to
know they’ll learn it, or can do
not yet determined what is the
make business forecasts and
a course in programming or
right path for them - wanting
more sound decision making,”
something. What is important
to transform is great, but it has
said Haji.
for us is that they are proficient
to be ‘smart’, otherwise it’s not going to be a success,” said Haji. According to Haji there
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The second pillar of real transformation according to Haji is in algorithms and
“I am currently taking part
in mathematics, statistics, and algorithms,” said Haji. The dynamic IT leader added
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