In June 2013, Sir Mark Walport and Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, co chairs of the Council for Science and Technology, sent a letter to then Prime Minister David Cameron entitled ‘The Age of Algorithms’. The letter contained eight recommendations, the sixth of which was the establishment of a National Centre to promote advanced research and translational work in algorithms and the application of data science. “This could fittingly be named the ‘Alan Turing Centre’,” they noted.
‘Big Data’ also featured in the ‘Eight Great Technologies’ speech made in 2013 by ex Industry minister David Willetts in which he outlined areas where Government investment could support the development of innovative technologies and strengthen the UK’s competitive advantage
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