This seminar aims to explain 'Big Data' and 'Analytics' and to explore how Northern Ireland can benefit from taking proactive steps to embrace new technologies in this field. Dr Martin Spollen is one of Northern Ireland's leading data scientists working across the public and private sectors. He will share his experience of designing analytics systems to inform policy and operational efficiency in the public sector - but also look at the importance of these skills in growing NI's high value, data driven economy.