Open data initiatives being embraced by governments around the world will generate major economic and social benefits, but the process must extend beyond simply releasing gigabytes of raw data. Without opportunities for open data analysis, much of that potential will be lost. Each year, governments collect vast quantities of information as a by-product of programs...
Our advanced confidentiality solutions, including perturbation, protect the privacy of public data while allowing advanced self service data dissemination.
In the late 90s, a Massachusetts government agency released medical records for every state government employee, free of charge, to the research community. At the time of this early open data initiative, state governor William Weld went on record to say that the confidentiality of everyone involved was protected. After all, they had removed all...
We are delighted to announce that the latest release of our SuperSTAR suite is now available. SuperSTAR 9 is packed with new features and improvements designed to make it easier than ever for you to explore your data, build queries and visualise the results.
Many organisations are required to share statistical data on a daily basis, both as part of regular operations and in response to ad hoc information requests. This data often forms the basis of important proposals and decisions. There are significant costs and exposure to risk if data is misinterpreted, both for data providers, who can...
One of the most common user tasks when working with tabular data is identifying and quantifying correlations and associations. The forthcoming SuperCROSS 9.0 release includes a brand new feature for helping you to find and explore these associations: ColourMatrix. ColourMatrix, which replaces the old ColourVIEW feature, offers a simple visual way to identify and quantify...
Making informed decisions relies heavily upon understanding the in’s and out’s of business. When used properly, the most powerful tool we have to understand our business is the data generated by the business.
We recently attended the 2014 Higher Education Business Intelligence Conference in Sydney. Here’s our summary of some of the key learning points to remember about the four visions for Business Intelligence.
There has been a lot of talk in the higher education sector recently regarding the 2014 Australian Federal Budget and what that will mean for the sector as a whole. If data intelligence was important before, it’s even more so now.
The last few years have seen an explosion in the volume of statistical information being collected by both government agencies and businesses alike. How can organisations keep up with the competing pressures to make more and more of this data available online while at the same time respecting their privacy and confidentiality obligations?
Here at Space-Time Research, we have been working hard developing the latest version of the SuperSTAR suite.
The last few years have seen an explosion in the volume of statistical information being collected by both government agencies and businesses alike. How can organisations keep up with the competing pressures to make more and more of this data available online while at the same time respecting their privacy and confidentiality obligations?