Publication

3 Aug 2017

This paper examines the potential applications of big data by national security communities, with a particular focus on this technology’s possible use by Australia. The topics covered include 1) the problem of the sheer size of the data available and the ways to manage this issue; 2) key trends in big data, such as the convergence of big data and machine learning; 3) the factors driving national security communities to adopt big-data analytics; 4) the potential national security applications of entity recognition and tracking as well as predictive analytics; 5) the limitations and risks of big data, and more.

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Author Michael Chi
Series ASPI Publications
Publisher Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
Copyright © 2017 The Australian Strategic Policy Institute
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