CMCRC-SIRCA Head of Digital Finance Research Centre, Elvira Sojli, says society can benefit from the change, but is Australia ready? As countries move bit-by-bit towards a cashless society, governments will have to start replacing notes and coins with digital currencies.The move, when it happens in the years and decades to come, will need answers to
Speaker: Roger Kermode (UTS) Seminar Date: Tuesday September 5 12:00pm Brief abstract: Recent research by the AIIA shows that many organisations are flying on auto-pilot when it comes to effectively using data and analytics for strategic purposes. Most of the effort locally in AI and Machine Learning focuses on operational and tactical issues which presents both risks (for incumbent
Speaker: Timur Behlul, AlphaBeta Seminar Date: Tuesday August 1 12:00pm Brief abstract: Macro-economic data such as GDP typically undergoes many revisions prior to the final release. These revisions go on for several quarters, and can be quite significant. Yet many practitioners attempting to forecast current quarter GDP (now-casting) use the latest vintage of data. This is problematic, as using the