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Can the microbes inside us help us decide what foods to eat, predict our age, or even tell us what cosmetics to use? Trillions of microorganisms live on and inside the human body, in what is known as the human microbiome. Over the past decade, the microbiome has become one of the hottest areas in […]

New Economy and Amsterdam Data Collective have entered into an inspiring and ongoing conversation, discussing the potential role of governments and financial institutions in the transition to a more sustainable economy. What kind of data-driven strategies need to be incorporated to lead the way into a more robust and sustainable future? What opportunities will arise […]

Amsterdam Data Collective continues to grow and expands its product and service offering for Retail clients and Marketeers. Our new colleague Hans van Avendonk joins us as Senior Manager, with a special focus on data science for marketing and customer experience. Let’s meet him. First, can you tell me a little bit about yourself? Since […]

Integrating Machine Learning methods into your credit risk modelling landscape is a great idea. It allows the user to find new, potentially non-linear, patterns in the data. However, simply applying Machine Learning methods onto a data set is not a guaranteed success. Most methods give fairly good results from the get-go. However, to get the […]

Why are marginalized groups disproportionately affected by the negative aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? And (how) can we move towards the other side of the medallion: benefiting vulnerable groups in society – vulnerable or marginalized meaning perceived and made vulnerable by institutionalized discrimination and through the outdated misconception of the survival of the fittest- through […]

Credit has been fueling economic growth and activity across the globe since early 19th century (sources: Federal Reserve, Visual Capitalis). And the importance of credit has not changed in the last decade (source: EBA). At the same time, however, the scrutiny over the risk management of these models within financial institutions and external regulators has […]

Higher prices, the same service, and no drop in the number of stays – which hotelier would not sign up? Surprisingly, this is within reach for many hotels. Research by SmartHOTEL and Amsterdam Data Collective shows that most hotels in the Netherlands do not charge the prices that guests are willing to pay.* Mostly, this […]

Main Takeaways: Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions are tools that use historical information to make predictions about the future. But not all predictions are valuable to everyone. Unlocking the value contained in your data starts with the identification of your organisation’s sustainable data advantage and selecting those use cases that best fit your organisation’s overall strategy […]

The insight of Frans Boshuizen, sector lead Financial Services at Amsterdam Data Collective (ADC), on behavioural modelling was the base for the ADC roundtable on October 22, 2020. Experts from ABN AMRO Bank, ING, KNAB, NN Bank, Rabobank, NIBC, Triodos, Vivat and de Volksbank attended the roundtable, which was held online for the first time […]