Data Science is not a new term, nor a trend, but a realization of the increasing importance data has for science, technology, innovation, and our economy as a whole. We live in the Big Data era, in which the data we produce and use in our everyday lives grow exponentially every day. Regardless of our scientific field, or business activity, we must manage, process, analyze, and interpret extremely large volumes of data in a fraction of the time.
This is what we call the Data Economy, the vision of EU’s and our national economic advancement, built on novel, value-added, exciting ways to extract hidden value from data.
In this landscape, we need scientists and professionals proficient in all aspects of the data lifecycle, such as databases, data cleaning, software development, statistics, data mining, and machine learning. Data Science is this exciting mix of skills, experiences, and technical capacities needed to succeed in science and the industry today. It is a necessary competence, a potential competitive advantage, and an investment for our economic growth.
HELIX is the first disciplined national effort to facilitate Data Science in Greece, aiming to train, support and grow a generation of skilled professionals advancing science and economic growth.