United Nations Economic Commission for EuropeStatistical DivisionUnited Nations Economic Commission for EuropeStatistical Division

Big Data

International Cooperation

Steven ValeUNECE

steven.vale@unece.org

UNECE

Sandbox• Produce and release a set of internationally

comparable statistics from one or more Big Data sources

Big Data workshop 9 March, Brussels• Satellite event to Eurostat NTTS conference

Possible joint event(s) later in the year

Scheveningen Memorandum (Sep 2013) Eurostat Task Force Big Data ESS Task Force on Big Data Big Data Action Plan and Roadmap

• Part of ESS Vision 2020 portfolio ESSNets / Pilots – 2016-2020

Principles• Stepwise development with regular review• Focus on strengths of ESS

Partnerships, Legislation, Harmonisation in EU context• Coordinate at national and international level

Definition of Goals• Short – medium – long term

Pilots• Data driven approach• Hands-on experience

Long term Goal:• Full integration of big data sources into

statistical information infrastructure

Roadmap and Action Plan

Action plan and roadmap:

Short-term objectives (1)

Official statistics integrated in the Commission big data strategy

Identification and analysis of output portfolio of big data sources

A number of successful pilot projects on big data applications in official statistics launched and delivering first results

The requirements in terms of skills needed for the exploration of big data in official statistics and ESS professional training programmes are established

Short-term objectives (2)

Research lines on big data relevant to official statistics are included into the 2016-2017 Work Programme of the Horizon 2020 Research Framework Programme

Communication to the general public on planned and ongoing big data activities of the ESS with users/policy makers on their needs, and with big data owners on data aspirations

Exchange of information with stakeholders within the statistical system and the research community,

UNSD

International Conference on Big Data for Official Statistics, Beijing, October 2014• Mobile phones / GPS / other tracking devices• Satellite imagery / geospatial information• Twitter and other social media

Global Working Group on Big Datafor Official Statistics: Task teams

• Mobile phone data• Satellite imagery• Social media data• Access / partnerships• Advocacy / communication• Big Data and SDGs• Training / skills / capacity building• Cross-cutting issues

Global Working Group on Big Data for Official Statistics: Deliverables for 2015 (1)

• Proposals for training, skills and capacity building to exploit Big Data sources for official statistics

• A report on links between Big Data and the sustainable development goals

• A strategy on advocacy and communication of the use of Big Data for official statistics

• A report of the use of mobile phone data for official statistics

Global Working Group on Big Data for Official Statistics: Deliverables for 2015 (2)

• A report of the use of social media data for official statistics

• A report of the use of satellite imagery and remote sensing data for official statistics

• Proposals for access to Big Data sources and partnerships with private sector

• A report on cross-cutting issues, classification, frameworks and taxonomy

Possible joint actions

Calendar of events Communication / advocacy Share training materials Classification of types of Big Data – V2.0 Common web portal Inventory of national Big Data projects Share all outputs - re-purpose

What are the priorities for international collaboration on Big Data?