Opinion

OPINION: Ignoring what the data says is an invitation to disaster

By Denis Moriarty
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:39am, first published October 6 2019 - 7:30pm
DATA: The company, Our Community, has set up its own data lab, working with not-for-profits to tease out evidence and use it to find better solutions to problems.
DATA: The company, Our Community, has set up its own data lab, working with not-for-profits to tease out evidence and use it to find better solutions to problems.

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