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Big Data Skills Gap Needs Filling Says Tech Industry
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Many technology industry officials are worried about a growing skills gap in education and training in the field of data analysis. "The next 50 years are going to be about data science, people who understand the semantics of data, how to visualize the data and present it to business people," says EMC's Jeremy Burton. However, there are thousands of job vacancies in the industry, according to TechAmerica Foundation's recent Big Data Commission report.
"Part of the reason is that we need people who are better equipped to understand large data sets and finding new data sources," says commission co-chair Steve Lucas. "It's not just computer science, not just engineering, and not just mathematics — you need elements from all of them to educate people on big data use."
The report recommends setting up an IT Leadership Academy to promote such skills and for training facilities to build in big data understanding into technology curricula. Firms and government departments also would benefit from establishing a role for a chief data officer, responsible for managing and understanding data streams internally and externally.
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