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12th Aug 2019
There is no denying that BankSA is passionate about being a catalyst for economic growth. As such, it should come as no surprise that the organisation is a proud principal partner of the Living Lab in South Australia, an initiative which aims to promote such growth.
Together with Optus Business (and sister company DSpark), the South Australian government, and one of the world’s most revered universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), BankSA is bringing the Living Lab, a space where some of the country’s best minds will come together to develop new technologies and strategies, to Adelaide.
Both Optus Business and BankSA will work collaboratively with MIT, using insights from de-identified and aggregated data for research purposes and in turn providing their people with direct exposure to world leading data science approaches in order to build capability.
“This is a great and unique opportunity for not only BankSA, Optus and MIT, but also for Australia and South Australia,” Irene Prodromou, an artificial intelligence specialist for BankSA, said on the importance of this new venture. “The Living Lab project brings together like-minded organisations and people to collaborate on a magnitude of different areas.”
As traditional ways of working are no longer achieving the economic growth that we’ve had in the past, the Living Lab will pinpoint what the roadblocks are and identify valuable opportunities and insights in order to address key issues such as population growth, job growth, transport network efficiency, investment and tourism.
While responding to key challenges for South Australia, BankSA confirms the launch of the Living Lab will see to it that women in STEM are given access to world-leading data, as well as the opportunity to use the platform to advocate for developments in the field.
“BankSA empowers women to continue to build their confidence and network both personally and professionally through training, employee mentoring and sponsorship programs,” explained Prodromou. “BankSA helps make Information Technology careers a diverse, inclusive and appealing aspect for everyone whose talents and passions lie in STEM pathways.”
“[Artificial intelligence] is a new and emerging field with opportunities for everyone,” says Prodromou, who studied a Bachelor of Media Arts at the University of South Australia, before moving from IT support, into her current field of expertise.
“My team includes people with backgrounds in computer science, graphic design and behavioural sciences,” she added. “From my humble beginnings in Web Development, BankSA has given me the opportunity to grow into a jack of all trades with skills across the board and I’m looking forward to what the future will bring.”
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