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The extensiveness of built-in operations to manipulate and prepare the data made it possible for less programming-savvy staff to perform their usually very time-consuming operations.” “The user-oriented, code-minimalistic approach provided by the Dataiku pipeline was a game-changer both for our data pre-processing and post-processing steps. Having access to Dataiku allowed us to ramp up our data science analysis,” says Bruno. Thanks to the support provided through Ikig.AI, the collaborative environment, and the overall user experience, Dataiku was adopted company wide at The Ocean Cleanup, including by non-technical staff members. Pictured: Computer at the Ocean Cleanup using Dataiku Empowering People Across the Organization to Gain Insights and Leverage Data

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In addition to providing a free company-wide license, within the frame of the program, Dataiku further enabled users at The Ocean Cleanup through training, project co-development, and support with the implementation of its data science projects. It went on to become the inaugural partner of Ikig.AI, the for-good initiative by Dataiku that puts AI tools and skills behind nonprofit causes. To help address its challenges, The Ocean Cleanup first began using Dataiku in 2018. Unfortunately, those they came across were not user-friendly and required too much expertise. Lacking a Centralized Platform: The nonprofit was looking to implement a centralized data science platform that promoted internal collaboration with specific roles, rights, and access that could be used by both technical and non-technical collaborators across the organization.Dealing With a Wide Variety of Data: They required a versatile data processing solution as they were handling data that was both structured and unstructured, of different nature, and that came in various formats from different providers.“We were missing a tool to automate the updating of our pipeline, especially accounting for specific triggers, but also allowing for dashboarding and reporting options.” Some of the data that we were manipulating was faulty, and we were missing a tool to have a quick scan through the data, to elaborate the right approach to correct it,” explains Bruno.

Managing Data Processing Pipelines: The team needed a tool that allowed for ad-hoc data updating and processing with an optimal computing time.Prior to partnering with Dataiku, when it came to data, The Ocean Cleanup faced three primary challenges that inhibited its nonprofit work: Watch the video below for further insights into The Ocean Cleanup’s activities in an interview with Lead Computational Modeler and Dataiku Neuron, Bruno Sainte-Rose!ĭata Science Challenges at The Ocean Cleanup Facing numerous data-related challenges, it first partnered with Dataiku in 2018, working within the frame of the Ikigi.AI program to foster a collaborative environment that empowered employees and embedded “citizen data science” across the organization.Ĭontinue reading to learn more about how The Ocean Cleanup democratized data within the organization to accelerate its goal of ridding the world’s oceans of plastic. On top of the vast amounts of data collected while conducting scientific research, within The Ocean Cleanup data science is also applied to develop technical solutions and maximize opportunities for funding and sustaining the broader organization.

The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit organization, develops and scales technology to rid oceans of this non-biodegradable debris, with the aim of cleaning up 90% of floating ocean plastic pollution. Every year, millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans, contributing to the creation of ocean garbage patches that increasingly impact our ecosystems, health, and economies.

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