Bringing Collaborative Data Science to Dubai
By: Frederik Bussler
Tags: Machine Learning, Data Science, Events, Artificial Intelligence

The World Data Science Forum brings together experts and students from around the world to explore the possibilities of data science for individuals, businesses and institutions.

Throwback to the Inaugural WDSF

In today’s highly-digitalized environment, the importance of data analytics can no longer be ignored by anyone; be they individuals, businesses, or institutions. As we continue to adopt innovative technology in our daily routines, we’re seeing unprecedented demand for data scientists to help make sense of today’s highly-complex datasets.

At bitgrit, we provide an online networking platform for data scientists, alongside a highly active Telegram group, where they can connect and interact with each other as well as with external stakeholders chiefly through our regular hosting of localized events in various regions — the largest being the World Data Science Forum, first hosted in Japan and India, and now in Dubai for the 3rd edition on March 25th, 2019.

We regularly host real-world problem statements, rallying hundreds of data scientists to collaborate on impactful solutions.

Experts join forces to deliberate on the potential of data science

We capped off our busy first half of 2018 with the inaugural World Data Science Forum at the Indian finance and tech hub of Gurgaon, Haryana. Standing at the forefronts of academia and business, our speakers assembled at the Forum to discuss the positive implications and future challenges surrounding key technological developments such as: internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and the blockchain.

The ‘future’ unfolded as the forum’s central theme, which saw data science students from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and the University of Tokyo gathered to network with the speakers and guests to foster a greater understanding of their role in tomorrow’s data science ecosystem.

Our second summit focused in Tokyo, Japan, in the second half of 2018, brought together an even more impressive gathering of data scientists.

Gearing up for the future

Given our mission — to cultivate a data scientist network with the capacity to solve tomorrow’s problems — we leverage the Forum as a key platform where industry newcomers could lean and gain expert insights into the industry.

With the display of ingenuity and creativity by attendees in the World Data Science Forum, we’re on our way to ensure that the data science industry will have plenty of capable hands working to solve tomorrow’s challenges.

A springboard for future success

The World Data Science Forum has been a resounding success for us for two key reasons.

1. It was our first opportunity collaborating with veteran industry stakeholders from India and Japan (two countries which have been instrumental in driving innovation in IoT, AI and the blockchain in Asia) to share their expertise with a wider audience.

2. We helped budding data scientists become aware of their roles by way of first-hand insights gained via the Forum.

But there’s still much for us to do at bitgrit. The workings of the world’s businesses and institutions are only becoming more complex, meaning that data has become more integral than ever to unravel such intricacies.

As the demand for data scientists is fast outstripping the industry’s ability to supply it, we need to collaborate more closely with the ecosystem’s key players in Asia to find effective and sustainable solutions.

We do believe that the seeds sown are already beginning to grow. The next step is to ensure that upcoming talents are nurtured via the right academic channels and through increased engagements with industry experts.