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Hidden Figures, by Anke Hollanders

My name is Anke Hollanders, I am currently working as an IT architect in the Global Technology Services department of IBM. Technology has been the leading subject throughout my career. I have been working for IBM for 20 years; started as a Unix System Engineer and later grew into the IT architect role. When I […]

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Pact 4 Youth leaders meeting

Making business-education partnerships the new normal. Brussels, 22nd of December- One year ago the European Commission together with CSR Europe, IBM, Nestlé, Solvay and several other companies launched the Pact 4 Youth, a partnership to make business-education collaboration the “new normal” across Europe. It’s a mutual commitment to support the creation of 10,000 quality business-education […]

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Impact grant for employment agency VDAB

Watson tackles youth unemployment. How long and why do young people stay unemployed after entering the labor market? And what actions are the most effective to help them find a job quicker? An IBM Impact Grant helps the Flemish Employment Agency (VDAB) answer these important questions. In just ten weeks, IBM consultants delivered a predictive […]

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Pact for Youth, achieving a new level of partnership

A recent McKinsey (2014) showed that in Europe about 7M youngsters are unemployed. Surprisingly, the same study stated that about 27 % of the European employers have jobs, but don’t find the right candidates to fill the vacancies. It’s a strange paradox that raises question on how we prepare our youth for employment. At the […]

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Big data analytics: acquire, grow

Blog by: Bart De Kempe Big data analytics: acquire, grow & retain customers The CMO’s role has never been so exciting. Nor so complex. Companies are operating in a more competitive, global market place, in which the customer has almost endless choice. Meanwhile, that same customer’s means of interacting with a company has changed exponentially. […]

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Big data analytics: optimizing operations

Blog by: Cedric Mullier Big data analytics: optimizing operations Global operations means global supply chains. Meanwhile, the integration of complex technology into almost every professional task means the risk of downtime and the threat of fraud are greater than ever. These areas all fall under the jurisdiction of the COO. As a result, the intricacy […]

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Waarom Halloween volgend jaar beter in december plaatsvindt

Door Peter D’Haeyer, Watson Analytics expert bij IBM Sidder en beef, het is Halloween vandaag. Ik hou van het vallend blad en de donkerrode kleur van de herfst. Pompoenen uitsnijden, spookhuizen, verkleedpartijen en gratis snoep zijn al lang geen exclusief Amerikaans gegeven meer. Halloween is overal. Mijn absolute nummer één? Horrorfilms. Voor het plezier heb […]

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A new App to get on track with the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme 2015

IBM, in partnership with  AG Insurance, is giving you this year the opportunity to experience the Memorial van Damme in a smarter way. Would you like to know what is happening in the stadium at any time? What the scores are? Who is running? This international athletics event is the last competition of the 2015 […]

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IBM wins Smart Business Awards for analytics and business Intelligence

Last night, during the Smart Business Awards, IBM took home the Smart Business Award for Analytics and Business Intelligence. It is the second recognition for analytics IBM Belgium receives this year. In the broad category of Big Data, Business Intelligence and Analytics, IBM proceeded nominees such as the SAS Institute, Qliq, HP, SAP and Microstrategy.  […]

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