San Diego's Advancement in Analytics 
Analytics stands on the shoulders of information traditions that date back even before the computer era. Although analytics represents the current set of tools that support automated decisions in an expanding number of industry settings, the attitude that gave rise to analytics—the "test and learn culture"—has its beginning in the scientific method.

Seen as an effective decision-support tool primarily for the military and financial services markets just 20 years ago, analytics has now attracted the attention of a growing range of companies that see the field as an important way to gain a competitive edge through the strategic mining and analysis of multitudes of customer, partner and employee data. As an integral part of an organization’s business strategy, analytics can also improve their bottom line and—through real-time, interactive decision-making—enhance relationships with their many constituents.

Analytics are employed by companies as diverse as:
• Professional sports teams that continually assess the strategic value of recruits and players
• Hospitality companies that widely implement revenue management systems to
optimize occupancy rates and revenues
• Manufacturers that have gained new levels of control and decision-making through the use of visual analytics systems that uniquely present complex data enabling direct interrogation and rapid understanding of both broad trends and granular details 
• Consumer brands that need innovative ways to mine customer-feedback to learn about perceptions in the marketplace, and many more.

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Industry Convergence

We are leveraging common strengths between industries to foster home-grown innovation. San Diego – with its cutting-edge research and leadership in science and technology-based industries – is in a unique position to build opportunities through convergence of existing industry expertise and functions.

Defense Industry Convergence
Convergence objective: San Diego becomes one of the leading security centers in the world by integrating military and security technology into new security markets (homeland security, law enforcement, commercial markets) through cutting-edge work in technology development and integration that validates security solutions. San Diego then becomes a large-scale, internationally recognized regional "test bed" that integrates, evaluates, and publicizes innovations in the security field.

Healthcare Industry Convergence
Convergence objective: San Diego is a global leader in “smart” healthcare and wellness, leveraging its strengths in life sciences, healthcare, information and communications technology to become a leader in the delivery of personalized healthcare. R&D and early implementation of innovations in life sciences, healthcare, information and communications technology creates the highest quality of care for residents and a positions San Diego as the global center for health tourism, telemedicine and medical education.

Maritime Industry Convergence
Convergence objective: To promote the maritime industry's technology so that San Diego is recognized as a leading center in the world in the maritime sector (“…from fresh water to blue water”). Sign collaborative agreements with leading maritime centers in other countries starting with Canada and Mexico. Creation of 5,000 new jobs in five years. New medicines develop from research in the seas.

Sustainability Convergence
Convergence objective: The region is recognized as a global leader in the sustainable economy by achieving tangible green metrics and creating an innovative, profitable cleantech industry. The San Diego region’s largest industry clusters gain competitive advantage because private industry and local government establish benchmarks and promote the early adoption of cutting-edge sustainable practices.