For anyone interested here’s a link to my recent linkedin article titled [State of Data](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-data-malta-2022-neville-zammit/?trackingId=d6IoCbLRRMu2dbrZymRt2w%3D%3D)
Intro:
>Who else is sick of hearing that data is the new oil? It’s a quote by a British mathematician during a conference back in 2006. Since then, aided by this rhetoric, a whole new industry has spawned with some of the sexiest job titles around. But what’s really behind the astronomical rise in status of this cult-like, nerdy circle of specialists?
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>I have been working with data for over a decade – at 5 different large employers on the island. The following is my subjective experience within the local industry.
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Are data jobs being offered in service of Maltese owned companies? For some reason I am sceptical they are. If they could do without it some Maltese companies would not even bother with having a website.
I wonder what those without a degree can show to prospective employers to prove their skills …
Very interesting article!