1. BUILDING INFORMATICS INDUSTRY IN CHARLOTTE
Charlotte Informatics Partnership
BUILDING INFORMATICS INDUSTRY IN CHARLOTTE
Yi Deng, Ph.D., Dean
College of Computing and Informatics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
cci.uncc.edu

2. Charlotte Informatics Partnership
Conceived by industry and academic leaders Supported by Chancellor Phil Dubois A unique public-private, industry-academic partnership to establish the Charlotte region as a national hub for informatics

3. Coming Informatics Revolution
Informatics – Technologies and processes of turning (big) data into business insights, innovations and values
Examples
Wal-Mart’s customer tracking mines petabytes (10¹⁵) of data to understand customer preferences and buying behavior
NC DHH’s analysis of 2 million Medicaid records to detect fraud, estimated saving of $37 million in year one
Why should we care? (McKinsey, MIT Sloan, IBM, Economist)
$300 billion - annual value to US healthcare
60% - potential increase in retailers’ operating margin
$100 billion – estimated data management and analytics market alone
Wal-Mart: data…raw material of business in 21st Century, an economic input…almost on par with labor and capital
Microsoft: we are at convergence of the “data-centric economy”

4. Why CIP a “Big Hairy Audacious Goal” for Charlotte?
Informatics will be a major industry!
Informatics industry exists not only in IT, but also in financial services, retail, energy, healthcare, …
CIP will enable a rising informatics industry in Charlotte
A strong informatics industry in Charlotte will
not only make industries in Charlotte more competitive
but also attract business investments, start-ups, and innovative companies
create 1000s high-end jobs
be a perfect way to diversify Charlotte economy

5. What Makes CIP Special?
Every major industry in the region depends on informatics for its competitiveness and survival
Charlotte has the need and market for informatics
Informatics industry is emerging; no region has claimed leadership
Timing is perfect and critical
Talent is key to informatics industry
NEEDED: additional 140,000 – 190,000 deep analytic talents; 1.5 million data-savvy managers; 50,000 healthcare IT professionals… (McKinsey, et al)
Growing UNC Charlotte makes large-scale informatics programs feasible
It will further UNC Charlotte as a key enabler and partner for Charlotte economic development

6. Charlotte Informatics Partnership “Ask”
Stake your claim – make your organization a partner
Invest – provide financial contributions to CIP
Advocate – help to lead and to champion for public investment
Network – spread the word and help to bring in other organizations

7. Thank You!
Contact Information:
Olin Broadway, Executive in Residence
College of Computing and Informatics
UNC Charlotte
Yi Deng, Ph.D., Dean