Big Data Research ›› 2016, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (5): 95-106.doi: 10.11959/j.issn.2096-0271.2016058

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Data science:the demand and development of talents

CCCHAN Keith,Tiantian HE   

  1. Department of Computing,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,Hong Kong 999077,China
  • Online:2016-09-20 Published:2018-02-08

Abstract:

Information technology has entered the era of big data.As talents who can discover the knowledge in big data,data scientists are tremendously demanded.The differences between data scientists and data analysts in the job nature,entry requirement and even remuneration were presented.Through a careful survey of the current job markets in the US and China.Then,it was revealed the gap between the kind of talents that were required for the jobs and the kind of graduates that the universities were training out.After a gap analysis,the views to the kind of data science programs which we believe may best develop the talents for the current and future job market were presented.

Key words: big data, data science, university education, talent development

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