Abolishing the concept of failure and celebrating the data for what it reveals, whether positive or negative, is part of the scientific culture spearheaded by Jan Lundberg, president of Lilly Research Laboratories.
Before celebrating the data revolution for sustainable development and technical innovations like digitization and visualization, we feel that it is imperative for all stakeholders to ensure that the data revolution is designed and implemented based on transparency, freedom of speech, mutual accountability, including authentic participation of the public, especially the most marginalized.
This blog is not the place for a discussion on exactly what the statistics show – we just like to celebrate new data being released.
"Instead of denying the scientific evidence proving the environmental benefits of hydraulic fracturing, the United States should be celebrating the overwhelming data demonstrating that hydraulic fracturing is helping reduce GHG emissions and other emissions, and has helped lower energy costs for consumers," Milito continued.
Already, Trump's supporters and leading members of his administration are celebrating the new data as an early payoff of the new president's strident stance on illegal immigration.
The Library is celebrating international Love Your Data week, February 12-17.
But at the outset let me celebrate two things data does really well.
Although there was a sense of relief that the economy had not fallen off a cliff — the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index started the week plunging nearly 6.7 percent — there was little to celebrate as new data showed consumer sentiment had sunk below levels seen during the financial crisis three years ago.
T-Mobile ads made merciless fun of AT&T's reputation for dropped calls and sluggish wireless data connections while celebrating T-Mobile's fast network and low rates.
If the survey respondents were celebrating the success of Big Data programs, they have no plans to rest on their laurels.
