JOB CREATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

VISI N
Nigeria becomes the outsourcing hub for interna-
tional Data Science/Advanced Analytics/Big Data
projects with opportunity to access 10% share of the
global data science outsourcing projects, worth
USD 3.3 billion in revenue by 2020

Train, mentor and inspire 100,000 Nigerian under-

graduates and graduates to build new skills in Ad-
vanced Analytics/Data Science and create 1 million
jobs/opportunities in data science/advanced ana-
lytics.
 How By 2018, the United States of America alone could face a
shortage of 1.5 million managers and analysts with the
Data Science know-how to use the analysis of big data to make
effective decisions 01
is the worlds -McKinsey

biggest ICT India has grown from nothing to become a

key outsourcing destination with a market
discipline share of 60% to 70%, as of 2014.
02
today? -TechNavio

Data Scientist profession is the No. 1 Best Job

in America for 2016

-Glassdoor
03
Data Scientist is the sexiest job of the 21st century
-Harvard Business Review 04
Data Scientist as the No 1 profession
-CareerCast.com 05
 Why this
approach is
different?
This is a practitioner-led model where experienced
and hands-on data scientists in Nigeria and in the
Diaspora train and mentor young Nigerians through
face-to-face, virtual coaching classes, project-
based support and holiday boot camps funded by
individuals and corporate organisations

In addition, it incorporates dual model, bottom-up

model that trains, inspires and mentors the would-
be data scientists and a top-down model where we
engage C-level executives and decision makers on
how Data Science can add value to the the
society/business.
Dr. Uyi Stewart Ponmile Oloyede, Damilola Ojo. Dr Olufemi Bayo Adekanmbi,
(IBM Distinguished PhD. Head of Core Director Delta Oyenuga (Oracle) a commercial
Engineer, & Chief Modeling at Partners, UAE Executive, MTN
Data Scientist, USA) JPMorgan Chase & Nigeria and PhD
Co. USA scholar

Some mentors/trainers on the programme

 It is time to develop
Nigerians to lead the
Data Science revolution
in Africa
We live in a new world where everything is tracked,
mapped, and recorded in digital bits. A growing per-
centage of Nigerians have smartphones and thus
the entire life of a person can be catalogued in the
digital realm. The life of a man can be understood by
the footprint he has left on multiple digital channels.
Many hidden truths about the world we live in can
now be unlocked through the power of data. Our new
ability, the breakthrough analysis of data, is leading
us into new discoveries that will forever change how
we live and interact with the world around us.

Data is now the blood of todays business and the

ultimate enabler of the evolution of 21st century
society. The best and the richest of the future are
those who have gained superior mastery in how they
translate massive data into actionable insights, im-
pactful business decisions, enhanced services to
customers, and the avoidance of risks and losses.
Data science is the new emerging interdisciplinary
field leading this revolution. Data Science is the art
of turning data into actions. These actionable
insights may include solutions that can be used for
determining the best products to recommend, how
traffic patterns influence consumption, weather
forecasts, stock market predictions, production pro-
cess improvements, epidemic trend detection, and
how best to engage certain customers with targeted
advertising, etc.

This approach is completely different from the tradi-

tional silo-based analytical practice, which is largely
dominated by reporting the past or explaining the
present. Data science provides a futuristic and pre-
scriptive roadmap which combines the past, present
and future in completely unrelated scenarios and
multi-dimensional contexts to provide answers
beyond the obvious.

Data Science is the art of

turning data into actions.
Impact of Data Science on businesses worldwide
Recent statistics from Booz Allen Hamilton show the transformation
impact of data science in a firm:

17-49% 11-42% 1000% 241% 5-6%

Increase in return on assets increase in return increase in ROI performance

productivity (ROA) when on investment (ROI) when deploying improvement for
when organizations when organizations analytics across organizations
organizations increase data use big data most of the making data-driven
increase data access by 10% to improve organization, decisions.
usability by 10% competitiveness aligning daily
operations with
senior management's
goals, and incorporating
big data
Data science affects academic and applied research
in many domains, including machine translation,
speech recognition, robotics, search engines, digital
economy, but also the biological sciences, medical
informatics, health care, social sciences, and the hu-
manities. It heavily influences economics, business,
and finance.

From the business perspective, data science is an

integral part of competitive intelligence.

The future of business and social leadership is inex-

tricably linked to the excellent practice of data sci-
ence.
What can Nigeria
learn from India?
By 2018, the worldwide market for data analytics is
expected to be worth $48.3 billion. Enterprises are
now increasingly outsourcing their data analytics
processes to less expensive locations like India.
According to TechNavio, the Global Data Analytics
Outsourcing market is expected to grow at a CAGR
of 30.54% over the period 2014-2019.

Today, India is a key outsourcing destination with a

market share of 60% to 70%, as of 2014. The data
science sector is expected to grow from USD $1.23
billion in revenue in 2014 to USD $3.3 billion in rev-
enue in 2020, a 18% CAGR. This leapfrog opportunity
explains the growth in data science entrepreneur-
ship in India, with an estimated 500+ start-ups in
India providing analytics solutions. Many of the
young Indians who run their firms have the same
demographic profile as an average Nigerian under-
graduates and post-NYSC with raw skills that can
leveraged for profitable and globally beneficial
advantages.
Nigeria has a very high cluster of graduates in nu-
merate disciplines and many in the post-NYSC age
bracket are largely under-employed. The growing
opportunities in big data and data science outsourc-
ing therefore mean that Nigeria can become the No 1
Africas hub for breakthrough data science solutions
if we urgently build the capacity through a shared
learning community and inspirational mentorship
scheme. With an inspiring roadmap that focuses on
integrating business and academia in a synergistic
effort, Nigeria can become the data science Silicon
Valley before 2025. This can be achieved through pro-
active learning via an inclusive motivational platform,
where every class of Nigerias citizens can be trained
and retrained to use data science to answer African-
centric social questions that can support business
successes and the development of society.

Beyond the opportunity to profitably engage many

young Nigerian graduates with numerate qualifica-
tions, data science can lead a revolution in city plan-
ning, road and traffic management, health
risks/epidemic prediction, weather forecasting, etc.
Data Science is a most
desired career today!
Data scientist is at, or near, the top of just
about every best jobs survey, report, or study
released in the past few years. Harvard Busi-
ness Review named it the sexiest job of the
21st century. Glassdoor rated the Data Scien-
tist profession as the No. 1 Best Job in America
for 2016. CareerCast.com also rated Data Sci-
entist as the No 1 profession. These two ratings
have been extensively cited. It has essentially
become a given that being a data scientist is
one of the hot jobs of today.

It is, however, becoming painfully clear that

data scientists and analytics talent in general
are in chronically short supply. McKinsey
recently estimated that by 2018, the U.S. alone
could face a shortage of 1.5 million managers
and analysts "with the know-how to use the
analysis of big data to make effective deci-
sions".
 Objectives of the Data
Science Nigeria Project
Promote the big data and data science approach in solving
Nigerias business and social developmental problems.

Promote big data education and research through strategic

partnerships with world-class institutions and knowledge
and best practice sharing groups.

Promote international opportunities in data science scholar-

ships, training and internship.

Build a Nigerian data science ecosystem where users, learn-

ers, service providers and software/platform providers can
share mutually beneficial knowledge necessary for the devel-
opment of the industry.

Build a Nigerian outsourcing hub for young Nigerian entre-

preneurs to access global projects and build rewarding
careers in data science.

Promote the use of data science and advanced analytics

methodologies in university research, e.g. network/graph
theory in social science, etc.

Create strategic platforms for knowledge and best practice

sharing amongst senior level C-level executives, business
leaders and operational experts in data science.
 How do we want
to drive the agenda?
Public awareness programmes for all Nigerians to appreciate
1 the business and socio-economic role of data science as
foreign exchange earner.

Workshop for C-level executives and senior government offi-
cials

Showcase of local case studies and impact

2 The development of specific data science intervention pro-

jects that address specific business and social issues in
Nigeria through business/academia joint projects and inter-
campus competitions. Examples are :

Development of a traffic prediction model and how to opti-
mise the traffic lighst in Lagos

Twitter comments and the impact on stock prices of leading
Nigerian listed companies.

3 The creation of data science mentorship programmes where

experts at home and abroad are engaged to mentor young
data scientists in Nigeria.

4 Create an entrepreneurial hub for young data scientists to set

up global businesses and access global data science pro-
jects.
INAUGURAL WORKSHOP OF
DATA SCIENTISTS NIGERIA
Part 1
Theme:
Nigeria 2020: Becoming worlds new Data Science
outsourcing hub

Date:
Saturday 26 November 2016, 10am

Venue:
Lekki Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos

Targets:
Young data analysts under-30
University students studying science, engineering
and other numerate disciplines
Data practitioners in leading companies and gov-
ernment agencies
Approach:
Case study discussions on the key business/social issues that can be solved with the use of Data Science.
Some examples are listed below.

How can Lagos traffic be optimised for effective logistic distribution?

How do we predict and pre-empt crime and neighbourhood social risk using social media triggers and
online crowding?

How can a state/nation design a realistic path for city planning and expansion using data of all mobile
callers densification and aggregation (day vs. night)?

How do Nigerians daily tweets reflect customer confidence and consumption optimism?

How do business managers know which advert is wasted in their marketing mix?

How can a business use customer complaints to determine its competitors advantage?

How does the linguistic/discourse patterns of all Sunday and/or Friday tweets predict
happiness/optimism and consumption confidence among Nigerians?

How can the HR Director of a company predict next-staff-to-exit based on some LinkedIn parameters
(companies most followed, frequency of activities etc.) and past exit interviews?

How does who wins or loses a match in the Premiership on a Saturday affect beer consumption or
mobile data usage behaviour?

What is the degree of alignment between the followers' profile/sentiment of a brand and its paid brand
ambassador? Are brands spending right on the right ambassadors or is it all hypes?

How do you identify customers for possible cross-selling, deep-selling or up-selling in a service-based
business?
Data Science Showcase

The event shall also showcase posters of brilliant and

inspiring data science projects being undertaking by
Nigerian data scientists in areas of Telecommunica-
tion, Social Behaviour, Artifical Intelligence, Web API
etc.
 LEAD CONVENER

ADEKANMBI OLUBAYO
C-level Executive,
MTN Nigeria

Bayo is a C-level Strategy, Analytics and Marketing expert with doctoral level
research/development capacity and broad interest in Sharing Economy, Data Science and Stra-
tegic Digital innovations for business-driven social development. He combines 16 year of cog-
nate industry experience in cross-functional commercial strategy and advanced level
analytics/business intelligence practice.

He recently completed a one-year sabbatical (September 2015- September 2016) from his role
as the Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at MTN Telecommunication Nigeria, a company
where he has had a most outstanding career, rising through the ranks from Senior manager
position in 2011 to General Manager in 2013 and Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer in 2014.
Bayo has also been awarded the prestigious MTN Yello Star award for the conceptualisation of a
Customer Value/Risk Management framework, which led to multi-billion naira revenue growth.
Bayo is on a combined PhD programme at the City University London and TIAS Business School,
the Netherlands, where he is using data science algorithm to study the effect of customer net-
works on consumption behaviour in luxury and telecoms industry, and with bias for low-income
segment in emerging market.
 LEAD SPEAKER

DR. OSAMUYIMEN T. (UYI) STEWART

IBM Distinguished Engineer, &
Chief Scientist, IBM Research,
New York, USA

Dr. Osamuyimen (Uyi) Thompson Stewart is an IBM Distinguished Engineer (one of IBM's top
technical honors); and the chief scientist of IBM Research Africa, focusing on technological
innovations germane to the African Continent. He has 20 years experience in software and ser-
vices research including speech interfaces, machine translation, natural language processing,
mobile, and social computing.

In software development, he has led the implementation of real-world solutions used by millions
of users. In the services industry, he was instrumental to the formation of IBMs Services Inno-
vation Lab, responsible for the technical strategy and program management involving 200
researchers across eight global labs. Furthermore, he is the co-founder of IBM Research
Africa: the first commercial research lab in the continent. In 2014, he was recognized by CNN's
African Voices as one of 13 people who have shaken up the continent. He has also been named
one of Africa's Top 50 Trailblazers by the Africa report magazine (August 2015) as "pioneers who
will lead us to the Africa of tomorrow"
Uyi received his doctorate in 1998 from McGill University, Canada, for his work in generative
syntax (published as an Outstanding Dissertation in Linguistics). He obtained a Master of Phi-
losophy degree in 1991 from Cambridge University, England, after graduating with a First Class
Honors from the University of Benin, Nigeria, in 1987.

Uyi has received numerous recognition for his work including IBMs Outstanding Technical
Achievement Award, along with other IBM Research Awards. He has also received the Black
Engineer of the Year Award for Outstanding Technical Contribution Industry (2014, USA). He
currently holds 9 patents and has authored over 50 publications in top journals and conferences.
He is a passionate champion for "technological innovation in Africa for Africa" with interviews on
CNN, BBC, CNBC, Al Jazeera, etc.

OTHER EXPECTED SPEAKERS

DR FEMI OYENUGA, Cloud Enterprise Architect

MR NGOZI DOZIE, Director , OneFi Nigeria

IYINOLUWA ABOYEJI, Founder, Andela

BUNMI OKUNOWO, National Coordinator, OIIE

Part 2
INDUSTRY LEADERS
DINNER
Theme:
Nigeria 2020: How Data Science will transform
business and society

Date:
Saturday 26 November 2016, 5pm

Venue:
Lekki Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos

Targets:
Business Leaders
Industry decision-makers
Senior Government officials

Speaker:
Dr Uyi Stewart, IBM Chief Scientist
PICTURE OF 1ST DATA SCIENTISTS
KNOWLEDGE SHARE/DINNER
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