Toward a Global Approach to Data in the Digital Age
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Summary:
The ongoing economic and financial digitalization is making individual data a key input and source of value for companies across sectors, from bigtechs and pharmaceuticals to manufacturers and financial services providers. Data on human behavior and choices—our “likes,” purchase patterns, locations, social activities, biometrics, and financing choices—are being generated, collected, stored, and processed at an unprecedented scale.
Series:
Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/005
Subject:
Artificial intelligence Competition Digital economy Economic sectors Financial crises Financial markets Financial regulation and supervision Financial sector policy and analysis Financial sector stability Financial services Technology
Frequency:
occasional
English
Publication Date:
October 6, 2021
ISBN/ISSN:
9781513599427/2617-6750
Stock No:
SDNEA2021005
Pages:
42
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