12 August 2019
Is tech driving disruption, or vice versa?
Disrupt or be disrupted - what does it really mean for your business?
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07 August 2019
“Amazing but scary”: Why it’s time to build trust and belief in drones
We discuss the challenges that businesses need to overcome to realise the potential of Drones and unlock it's benefits.
31 July 2019
In AI we trust: Making the case for responsible artificial intelligence
Organisations need to take a responsible approach to engender trust in AI.
16 July 2019
NHS Wales Data Science Hackathon 2019
In May 2019, the PwC Wales & West Data and Analytics team participated in the NHS Wales Data Science Hackathon in Cardiff. Read more to find out how they got on.
05 July 2019
As the driverless revolution gathers momentum, will the Local Hero prevail?
If you had the power, would you save an elderly person over a toddler, an executive over a homeless person, perhaps an athlete over someone who wasn’t? If the Local Hero did prevail, who would you choose to save?
05 July 2019
A changing Data & Analytics landscape for PwC UK in 2019
Will Dupre outlines some of the ways the data landscape is changing at PwC UK 2019, following the roll out of new technologies across the firm.
03 July 2019
Inspiring Performance: Data insights and the evolution of British Athletics
PwC is working with British Athletics as Official Data Intelligence Partner
26 June 2019
Drone technology helping to tackle global climate change, one flight at a time
Find out how scientists are embracing drone technology to learn more about our environment and how best to protect it.
31 May 2019
Can voice analytics detect a lie?
We explore how voice analytics technologies can be used to identify fraud.
30 April 2019
Operational resilience analytics: Bouncing back from disruption
Find out how analytics can be used to identify and plan for recovery from operational disruption.
15 April 2019
Three trends for Smart Cities
Find out how data is changing smart cities as our experts share their three key takeaways from the Smart City Expo World Congress 2018.
11 March 2019
Data by Design - an extension of GDPR’s Data Privacy by Design
Recent large fines around data protection make regulatory implications of GDPR very real.
22 February 2019
Gettin’ vizzy with it - where to start with Data & Analytics
By Will Dupre. Rewind about three years and I’d never heard of Tableau, or Alteryx, or for that matter, Power BI. A colleague dropped out of a data visualisation training course being run by PwC, and nominated me to go in his place. If I reflect on my where my career is now, I’d say this unintentional opportunity was the start to my own career disruption. This internal two day face-to-face training (and the six week “sprint” that followed) was a great experience, and I’ve not looked back. The course focused on Tableau and was in part delivered by Tableau consultants. Because of this training, my interest was very much piqued to begin to pursue work in the Data & Analytics field.
20 December 2018
Women Who Code visit PwC
By Jona Duka, Senior Associate. In November, we were delighted to have the opportunity to host an event for Women Who Code at our Edinburgh office.
05 December 2018
Data specialists of the future
By Nainsi McKernan, PwC Data and Analytics Senior Associate Technology is extremely important to our rapidly changing business and the world we live in. Our clients’ needs are constantly changing with demand for deep technical expertise in Data and Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). With this in mind, and in order to build the best workforce possible for the future, we’ve partnered with two Scottish Universities, the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews, to build a new approach to University studying. In September, we welcomed our first Data Science Graduate Apprenticeship to help support client requirements and help develop the leading Data and AI specialists of the future.
14 November 2018
Helping advance smart cities
The development of smart cities – enabled, powered and integrated by digital technologies – is set to be one of the crowning achievements of societies worldwide in the 21st century. Already, the everyday lives of people living in countless cities are being made easier, more fulfilling and more secure by the services enabled by technologies. This evolution will likely only continue to expand.
02 November 2018
PwC's senior women in data dinner
By Tayyaba Arif and Lola Ladejobi. According to the Office of National Statistics, over 70% of women aged 16–64 are employed, increasing from slightly over half (53%) in 1971. Of those working women, only 22% are in senior leadership roles – a glance around the room would tell you that there’s even less in data-focused roles.
03 October 2018
Increase compliance by listening to the story your corporate data is telling you
By Harshad Kanchan. In our last insurance blog we discussed why data engineers could be the catalyst your business needs. In this one we venture into the area of analytics performed by data engineers, business analysts and auditors in the internal audit and compliance functions.
11 September 2018
Blockchain: The safest place for our data
By Louise Broderick, Global Blockchain Manager. Of all the conceivable uses of blockchain, its potential in securely managing, storing and sharing data is, I would say one of the most exciting of all. At its core, blockchain enables the sharing of data across boundaries.
22 August 2018
Drones: It’s all about the data
By Stephen Mills. The latest Instagram fad, according to a recent report, is to take a selfie (preferably while somewhere exotic on holiday) from a drone. Inevitably it comes with its own hashtag – #instadrone.
