Towards a European data-driven economy

Giuseppe Abbamonte, Director Media and DataEuropean CommissionDG for Communications Networks, Content and Technology

Il Sole 24 Ore BIG DATA FORUM7 October 2014

Conclusions of the European Council (24/25 October 2013)

• As part of its growth strategy, Europe must boost digital, data-driven innovation across all sectors of the economy.

• The European Council calls for the establishment of a strong network of national digital coordinators which could play a strategic role in Cloud, Big Data and Open Data development.

European Data Ecosystem

• Availability of good quality, reliable and interoperable datasets and enabling infrastructure

• Improved framework conditions that facilitate value generation from datasets

• A range of application areas where improved big data handling can make a difference

Framework Conditions

• An adequate skills base (243% expected increase in data specialist in UK by 2017)

• Close cooperation between players: universities/public research institutes and private partners, especially SMEs

• Fostering Open Data policies

• Supporting new open standards

• Data handling tools and methods (under Programme Horizon2020)

Perimeter Activities

• Networks/ Broadband /5G

• Internet of Things (IoT)

• E-infrastructures and High Performance Computing

• Cloud computing

• Public Data Infrastructures (Connecting Europe Facilities)