EU Priorities and Opportunities in Big Data

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1 EU Priorities and Opportunities in Big Data Andreas Metzger (BDVA & U Duisburg-Essen) PICASSO 2017 Minneapolis

2 Big Data Value? Big Data Value Achieving socio-economic impact with Big Data Increased efficiency, higher customer satisfaction, new business models, Big Data Value Association Industry-led; 55% industry 169 members from 28 different EU countries Big Data Value Public Private Partnership European Commission + BDVA Based on roadmaps for research and innovation Implemented through calls for actions / projects under Horizon 2020

3 Agenda 1. PPP R&I Priorities 2. PPP R&I Instruments 3. Conclusion and EU-US Oportunities

4 PPP R&I Priorities: Roadmap (aka. SRIA) Technical Priorities: Data Management Data Processing Architectures Data Analytics Data Visualisation and User Interaction Data Protection Engineering & DevOps (forthcoming) Standardisation (also non-technical) Available from Non-technical Priorities: Skills development Ecosystems and Business Models Policy, Regulation and Standardisation Social perceptions and societal implication

5 PPP R&I Priorities: BDV Reference Model Risk-based, secure data processing, Data Protection Engineering & DevOps Data Visualisation and User Interaction Methodology/processes, Standards quality assurance, DevOps++ 1D 2D 3D VR/AR Interactive visual analytics, domain-specific visual data discovery, 1+1D 2+1D 3+1D Data Analytics Descriptive Predictive Prescriptive Accurate BI (deep learning, ensembles, ), semantic analysis, Data Processing Architectures Streaming/ Batch Interactive Other Data heterogeneity (Vs, in-rest/in-motion), scalability, Real-time distribution, Data Management Collection / Preparation/ Linking/ Access Ingestion Curation Integration Data integration, interoperability, quality, life-cycle management,

6 PPP R&I Priorities: Skills Development Clear Trend: Increased digitization of industry and data-driven innovation Consequence: Demand for data professionals exceeds supply on the labor market! Barrier for adoption of big data Missed opportunity for job creation Year Gap (total EU) Gap (% EU) ,000 8% 2020 (baseline) 530,000 6% 2020 (challenged) 150,000 2% 2020 (high-growth) 3,500,000 30% (Some) ongoing activities o Model curricula and job profiles (EDISON project) o BDV Education Hub = Marketplace for EU Masters Programmes (BDVe project) o Student Mobility (BDVe project, EIT Digital, ) o EU Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition o (Sources: [OECD, 2015; IDC 2015])

7 Agenda 1. PPP R&I Priorities 2. PPP R&I Instruments 3. Conclusion and EU-US Oportunities

8 PPP R&I Instruments: Overview Lighthouse Projects (IA) Large-scale demonstrators and pilots focusing on specific sectors and domains Innovation Spaces (IA) Hubs for data experimentation and incubation Technical Projects (RIA) Targeted research projects, delivering Big Data technology Collab. & Support Actions (CSA) Support, Skills, Benchmarking and Evaluation

9 PPP R&I Instruments: Lighthouse Projects High-visible, high-prestige projects driven by industry o 2016/2017 calls: 2 projects running, 2 more being selected o calls: more projects to be funded Examples 13 pilots, 7 transport sectors 47 partners, 18.7 MEUR budget 3 pilot domains (forestry, fishery, agriculture) 48 partners, 16.2 MEUR budget

10 PPP R&I Instruments: Innovation Spaces Different types of spaces o 2016/2017 calls: Data integration, Data incubation (= cascade funding), o calls: Personal / Industrial data platforms Examples Integrating data from heterogeneous sources via linked open data and crowdsourcing Open / co-innovation models; Up to EUR per startup/sme

11 Agenda 1. PPP R&I Priorities 2. PPP R&I Instruments 3. Conclusion and EU-US Oportunities

12 Conclusion and EU-US Oportunities Broad range of technical / non-technical R&I priorities Identification of joint / complementary EU-US topics Different strategies for skills development Sharing of curricula and teaching material Diverse R&I instruments Sharing lessons learned between EU-US Many ongoing and future projects Direct collaboration opportunity among ongoing EU-US projects US entities may participate in H2020 projects (but do not receive funding) Mutual advisory board membership Collaborations with other PPPs / technology platforms will broaden the scope of R&I priorities o Cloud / HPC o IoT / CPS o 5G

13 Thank you! DISCLAIMER: The information and views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.