Poor nations need more help to use Big Data

New Delhi

FROM boosting crop yields to controlling the spread of disease, Big Data analytics is increasingly being used by poor nations to tackle development challenges, but a lack of technology infrastructure is slowing efforts, a leading specialist has warned.

Paul Szyarto, head of the Big Data programme at the US's Rutgers University, said that many developing nations are attempting to collect, organise and analyse large, varied data sets to uncover patterns and trends to help address poverty.