Studies from Zurich University of Applied Sciences Have Provided New Data on Machine Learning (Machine Learning Applications In Nonlife Insurance)
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Insurance Daily News Current study results on Machine Learning have been published. According to news reporting from Winterthur,
Switzerland, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “The literature on analytical applications in insurance tends to be either very general or rather technical, which may hold back the adoption of new important tools by industrial practitioners. Our goal is to stress that machine learning (ML) algorithms will play a significant role in the insurance industry in the near future and thus to encourage practitioners to learn and apply these techniques.”
Students raise concerns over surveillance in online exams
Student study life has moved back online in Switzerland Keystone / Samuel Golay
The new year is traditionally a time for exams in Swiss universities and they will take place online this year. But students are not happy about the “Big Brother” style monitoring taking place.
This content was published on January 23, 2021 - 09:00
January 23, 2021 - 09:00
Lioudmila Clot
Born and raised up in Russia, became a journalist in the late 1990s reported on humanitarian and political issues travelling to different regions of the Russian Federation. Later worked as a parliamentary correspondent in Moscow. After completing post-graduate studies as a media specialist in the University of Geneva in 2007, Lioudmila start working as a multimedia online journalist and joined Swissinfo in 2013. She speaks French, German and English.
Wikipedia: Democracy at your fingertips?
Twenty years on is the platform democratic or elitist? Keystone / Sascha Steinbach
Wikipedia celebrates its 20th anniversary amid doubts whether it has helped spread democracy worldwide.
This content was published on January 15, 2021 - 09:00
January 15, 2021 - 09:00
Giannis Mavris
The website’s mission was to provide free access to knowledge for everyone, everywhere. This was a radical departure from previous encyclopaedias, which were more elitist endeavours. Wikipedia was a promise of free availability of information and limitless exchange across borders. Its founders believed that it was a matter of time before freedom would also spread.
Twenty years down the line, its founding statement remains to be validated. The question of whether free access to knowledge promotes democracy today seems far from resolved.
Is Switzerland really as unsafe as the Swiss think?
A police operation resulted in the arrest of a murder suspect on a street in the city of Biel on November 12, 2020. Keystone / Adrian Reusser
There is a growing discrepancy between how safe Switzerland is and how the population perceives security on the ground.
This content was published on January 11, 2021 - 11:00
January 11, 2021 - 11:00
Patricia Islas
A journalist at Swiss Radio International, the predecessor of SWI swissinfo.ch, beginning in 1999. Started out as an investigative journalist and TV reporter in Mexico.
The Global Peace Index produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace ranks the country as one of the ten safest in the world. It comes fifth for safety and security after Iceland, Singapore, Japan and Norway. Official statistics show that crime is on a downward trend.
Covid-19 vaccine: Why we still have a long wait ahead
Margaret Keenan, a grandmother of four, made history when she became the first person to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom. Keystone / Jacob King
Countries have started rolling out a Covid-19 vaccine, but it will likely take years to manufacture doses at the scale needed to reach the masses in Switzerland and much of the rest of the world.
This content was published on December 17, 2020 - 11:00
December 17, 2020 - 11:00
Jessica Davis Plüss
Jessica covers the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to big global companies and their impact in Switzerland and abroad. She’s always looking for a Swiss connection with her native San Francisco and will happily discuss why her hometown has produced some of the greatest innovations but can’t seem to solve its housing crisis.