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BYTE:BYTEBigDataCommunityWorkshop
LorenzoBigagli,NationalResearchCouncilofItaly
Martí Cuquet,UniversityofInnsbruck
1December2016,Valencia,Spain
Big data roadmap and cross-disciplinary community for addressing societal Externalities
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Workshopagenda11:00– 12:15 STRENGTHENINGTHEBYTEBIGDATACOMMUNITY
PresentationoftheBBDCGroupworkonitsfuture
12:15– 13:30 CONTRIBUTINGTOTHEBDVA
PresentationsontheBBDCfocusareasfor2016:• Smartcities(AnnaMelchor,InnDEA,València)• Health(Aggelos Liapis,AthensUniversity,BYTEAB)• Environment(GiovanniRumandWenbo Chu,GEOSecretariat)
Small groupsdiscussiontointegrateBYTEfindings
13:30– 13:45 CLOSINGREMARKS
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Visionandmission
Civil societyas important as industry,academia andpolicymakersintheEUstrategy forbigdata
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BigDataValuecPPP
CSOsNGOs
NPOs
EUBigDataStrategy:fillingthegap
BDVA
TF9Societal
TF5Legal
TF3Community
BigDataCommunity
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Objectives◦ EngageNGOs,NPOs,CSOs,thirdsector,localgovernments,tech-transferorganizations
◦ ContinueBYTEresearchonsocietalexternalitiesofbigdata,andhowtomakethebestofthem
◦ InputandfeedbacktoBDVA,membershipandrelatednetworks
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Activities◦ Research/consultationtoidentifysector-specificandgeneralguidelinesaboutcurrentbigdataissues,goodpracticeandtouchpointswithstandardsandmethodologies◦ 3focusareasperyear◦ Inputandvalidation◦ SRIAsocietalimplications◦ ECworkprogramme
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BDVASRIA
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BigDataPPPinH2020ICT-14-2016-2017:BigDataPPP:cross-sectorialandcross-lingualdataintegrationandexperimentationICT-15-2016-2017:BigDataPPP:LargeScalePilotactionsinsectorsbestbenefittingfromdata-driveninnovationICT-16-2017:BigdataPPP:researchaddressingmaintechnologychallengesofthedataeconomyICT-17-2016-2017:BigdataPPP:Support,industrialskills,benchmarkingandevaluationICT-18-2016:BigdataPPP:privacy-preservingbigdatatechnologies
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Membership◦ Opentoindividualsandorganisations
◦ 4 envisionedmembershipcategories◦ interestedparty◦ associatemember◦ fullmember◦ ambassador
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Interestedparty
Description
••Contactlist••Identifykeyissues••Identifysectorsofinterest
••Participateindiscussionswithpeers
Opportunities
••Stayinformedandinteract
••Participateinconsultations
Engagement
••Low-level– reactive••Occasionalteleconference/meeting
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AssociatememberDescription
••Contactlist••Identifykeyissues••Identifysectorsofinterest
••Participateindiscussionswithpeers
••Regularlycontributetofocusareas
••ReviewBBDCoutcomes
Opportunities
••Stayinformedandinteract
••Participateinconsultations
••Participateinresearchandinnovationprojects
Engagement
••Regularteleconferences••Occasionalmeetingorannualworkshop
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FullmemberDescription
••Contactlist••Identifykeyissues••Identifysectorsofinterest••Participateindiscussionswithpeers
••Regularlycontributetofocusareas
••ReviewBBDCoutcomes••CommitresourcestoBBDCactivities
Opportunities
••Stayinformedandinteract
••Participateinconsultations
••Participatewithpriorityorlead researchandinnovationprojects
••SupportortakepartinBBDCmanagement
Engagement
••Regularteleconferences••Occasionalmeetingorannualworkshop
••Letterofintent(120h/year– 0.75PM)
••Participationinannualrelevantmeeting
••PotentialBDVAmembership
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AmbassadorsLocalcontacts,partnersandinstitutions
Contactwithlocalinitiatives
Obtainlocalinputforthecommunity
Disseminateresultsandrepresentthecommunitylocally
Organisejointco-brandedevents
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GroupworkRoam andbrainstorm around 3focuspoints◦ Strategy andsustainability◦ Mission,objectives,activities◦ Advertisingandexpanding thecommunity◦ Venues,contacts,related networks◦ You name it!◦ Communityname andidentity after theendofBYTE
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Funding opportunitiesCooperation agreement withanother community(e.g.BDVA)
Corporate/Government sponsorshipEUfunding (e.g.H2020)Funding fromMember States
Annual membership fee andmember contributionsCrowdfundingConferencefees
Standardization BodiesBusinessAreas (e.g.JointIndustry ProgramsforBigDatainAutomotive,Defense,Oil &Gas,Energy,Transport andother sectors)Servicefees
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You name it!BigDataSocialClub
BigDatafor[social]good
BigDataCrew
BigDataFellowship
EUBigDataClearingHouse (EUBiDCH)– Neutral 3rdparty
EUBigDataTrust(EUBiDT)
EUBigDataAdvisory (EUBDA)
EUBigDataSociety
EUBigDataAgency
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ContributingtotheBDVA◦ Focusareasfor2016◦ Smartcities(AnnaMelchor,SmartCityValencia)◦ Health(Aggelos Liapis,AthensUniversity,BYTEAB)◦ Environment(Wenbo ChuandGiovanniRum,GEOSecretariat)
◦ SmallgroupsdiscussiontointegrateBYTEfindings
SmartcitiesThiscasestudyhasfocusedonthecreationofvaluefrompotentiallymassiveamountsofurbandatathatemergesthroughthedigitalisedinteractionofacity’susers,i.e.ofcitizensandbusinesses,withtheurbaninfrastructure.Theeconomiesofdigital,especiallybigdata,favourmonopolisticstructures,whichmayposeathreattothemanySMEsincities.However,opensourceandopenplatforms,opendata,andevenopenalgorithmscrystalliseasashortcutand“technology-drivenformofliberalisation”accompanyingthebigdatamovementincities,whichhasthepotentialtoleveltheplayingfieldandevenspurmorecreativityandinnovation.Nonetheless,monetisationofbigdataremainsamovingtarget.Investmentsbytheprivatesectorneedtobesecuredbyreductionorcompensationoffutureuncertainties,otherwisethecurrentstateoflackofinvestmentswillremain.Similarly,withtheincreasingpotentialofmachinesthatlearn,oldjobsconsistingofsimpletasks arealsoatrisk.Newskillsarerequiredandwillcreatenewjobs,butnumbersaremostlikelynotequal.
Asforthesocialandethicalexternalities,thepotentialofbigdatatobeusedforsocialgoodisimmense,especiallyinthedigitalisingcity.However,therelianceondata-drivenservicesneedsadebateonhowwecanassureenoughequalitywhentherearesomanydifferentreasonswhynotallcitizenswillreapvaluefromdatainequalamounts.Thismaybeduetothedigitaldividewehavebeenawareofforawhilenow,ortoentirelynewchallengesthroughrecenttechnologicalbreakthroughssuchasdeeplearning,whichenablemachinestolearnandtakeoversimpletasks,suchascountingcarsorrecognisingletters.Moreover,trustincomputingmethodsforbigdatamaybehardertoestablishiftheirrationalecannotbeeasilyexplained.Furthermore,businesses,criticalinfrastructures,andlivesmayrelyonbigdataalgorithms.
Sincenewsourcesofdatacreatenewwaysthatdatacanbemisused(includingsensitivepersonaldata),thiscasestudyquestionsthesuitabilityofthecurrentlegalframeworkbasedondataownership.Indeed,theshifttowardsbigdatamayimplythatdataaswellasalgorithmstominethedataarerequiredcommoditiestocreatevaluethroughuserexperienceandservices.
Finally,politicalexternalitiesincludelosingcontroltobigdataactorsoutsideEurope.Indeed,bigdatabusinessescanimprovetheEuropeaneconomy,butrequireaunifiedEuropeandataeconomywithaccordinglyunifiedpolicies.
HealthThiscasestudyhasfocusedontheuseofgeneticdatabyapublichealthdatadrivenresearchorganisation.Overall,thiscasestudyhighlightsanumberofpositivesocietalexternalitiesthatflowfromgeneticresearchandraregeneidentification,whichisfacilitatedthroughtheutilisationofbighealthdata.Concerningeconomicalexternalities,oneimportantresultiscostsavingforhealthcareorganisationsthataregainedthrough moreaccurateandtimelydiagnosesandefficienttreatments.Thisisparticularlyimportantwhendealingwithraregeneticdisordersthatmaynototherwiseattracttheattentionthatdisordersandhealthissuesaffectingthewiderpopulationdo.Inaddition,theutilisationofbigdatainhealthcareproducesanothereconomicexternalityinthatitpotentiallygeneratesrevenueespeciallythroughthedevelopmentofmarketabletreatmentsandtherapies,andtheinnovationofhealthdatatechnologiesandtools.Nevertheless,researchinitiatives,suchastheinstituteofthecasestudy,arenaturallysubjectto financialrestrictionsandcostsavingsmeasuresimplementedbygovernments.
Onthesocietalandethicalside,theidentificationofraregeneticdisordersprovidestreatmentopportunitiesforthepatient, as wellasmoreeffectivediagnostictestingforfuturepatientsandagreaterunderstandingofraregeneticdisordersgenerally.Inaddition,analyses of geneticdataenablestreatingclinicianstoprovidearangeofotherhealthcareservicesforfamilymembers,includinggeneticcounselling.Beyondtheinitial purposeforthedatacollection,thereislimitedornoreuseofgeneticdataduetolegalandethicalissues.However,datareusemaybecomeastrongerfocus in thefutureforthepurposeofproducingadditionalbenefitsforpatientsandsociety.Therewilllikelybeanincreaseinfocusonresearchforthepurpose of developingpersonalisedmedicinetreatments,whichfocusesonimprovedtreatmentbasedonpatientdrugmetabolism.Whilstthepositivesocialimpacts of reusinggeneticdataareobvious,ethicalconsiderationswillremainattheforefrontofanypoliciessupportingtherepurposingofgeneticdata,especiallyasitissensitivepersonaldata.Therearepotentialnegativeimpactslinkedtotheutilisationofbigdatainhealthcaresuchasover-medicalisationofan otherwisehealthypopulation;discriminationbasedonthestratificationongenotypeorinrelationtohealthinsurancepolicies;andincidentalfindingsdiscoveredwhendataisanalysed.Forexample,cancergenesmaybediscoveredalongsidetheidentificationofraregenesorothergeneticmutations.
Sincehealthdataisbyitsverynaturesensitivedata,thiscasestudyhighlightslegalrisksassociatedwithdataprotectionanddatasecurity.Inparticular,anonymisation isalegalrequirementthatischallengingtoachievewithgeneticdata.Theissueofdataprotectionandinformationprivacy callsforthedevelopmentofadequateprotectionsthatbalancetherighttopersonaldataprotectionwhilstfosteringinnovationinthedigitaleconomy.Althoughdatasecuritypreservationmeasuresensurecompliancewithstandarddataprotectionrequirements,theycanalsohinderfurtherresearch,whichinturn,couldleadtonewdevelopmentsandtreatments.Lastly,threatstointellectualpropertyrightscanariseinrelationtosubsequentusesofbighealthdata,suchasinrelationgenepatenting(andlicensing)ofnewdrugtherapies,orifitweretobeincludedinworksprotectedbycopyright.
Concerningpoliticalexternalities,theavailabilityofbigamountsofdatawillenablepoliticianstohavemoreinformationaboutdifferentsituationsinthehealthsectorandthusabetterunderstandingthatmayleadtoimprovetheirdecision-makingandincreasestheinvestmentsinhealthcare.
EnvironmentThiscasestudyhasbeenconductedinthecontextofanearthobservationdataportal(GEOSS),aglobal-scaleinitiativeforbetterunderstandingandcontrollingtheenvironment,tobenefitSocietythroughbetter-informeddecision-making.Onthepositiveside,theuseofbigdataiscreditedwithhavingstrongimplicationsontheeconomicgrowth,e.g.seadataforfishingnationsandweatherdatafortourism,forthemeredirecteffectsontheITsectorsuchasopportunitiesforinfrastructure/hardware/datacentres,andrent-sharingpossibilitiesforcomputing.However,bigdatacouldaswellbeseenasathreatbytraditionalservices,forexampleintheweatherforecastingsector.
Ouranalysisofsocialandethicalexternalitiesshowstheeffectivenessofdata-intensiveapproachesinimprovingthegovernanceofenvironmentalchallenges,supportingsafeandenvironment-friendlyoperations.Thishasimplicationsontherobustnessoftheenvironmenttorecoverafterstressingevents(resilience),especiallyinurbancontext,aswellasontheactualqualityoflifeandhumanhealth.Ontheotherhand,big-brother-effectandmanipulation,realorperceived,canbeproblematic.Infact,ashumansocietyisanintegralpartoftheenvironment,especiallyinurbancontext,thefearofdataabuse,privacyviolationandthelike,mayhamperparticipationandengagement.Moresubtly,alsoexcessivetrustindata-intensiveapplicationshasbeenhighlightedasapossiblenegativeimplication,inthatitwouldencouragethefalsebelievethatthedynamicsoftheenvironmentcanbecapturedquantitatively,overlookingqualitativeaspectsthat,instead,remainfundamentaltocomprehendit.
Withrespecttolegalexternalities,thegrowingrelianceondataintheenvironmentsectoriscertainlyhighlightingmanyshortcomingsofthecurrentlegalframeworks,e.g.onIPR,privacy,andauthorisationtousethedata.Potentialproblemsare moreprominentwhenconsideringdifferentlegislationssuchastheprincipleoffullandopenexchangeofdatathatissimplyinconsistentwithsomeofthecurrentnationalpolicies.Legalsupportforcitizensindata-relatedissuesisarguablygoingtobecomeapublicservice,inthefuture.Besides,incompatibilitiesinthelegalframeworksindifferentcountriesareseenasinhibitorsthatneedtobeadapted,inordertoremovelegalbarriers.
Finally,politicalexternalitiesincludeincreasedtransparencyandaccountability,sincechoiceswillhavetobebasedonmeasurableandobservableindicators.However,thereisariskofdependingonexternalsources,particularlyprovidedbybigplayers.Inthisregard,theenvironmentcommunityisconcernedabouttheimpositionofcommercialproductsasdefactostandards,causinganimplicitvendorlock-infortheirmaintenanceandevolution.TheuseofGEOSSmapdataisapotentialsourceofpoliticaltensions,e.g.withregardstodisputedorotherwisesensitiveareas.AsEuropeleadstheinnovationinthespatialsector,theshifttoamoreintensiveuseofdataintheenvironmentsectormayputEuropeinaprimaryroleonthepoliticalscene.
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BBDCcontacts◦ LorenzoBigagli (lorenzo.bigagli@cnr.it),JarlMagnusson(jarl.s.magnusson@dnvgl.com)◦ Coordinationandgeneralorganisation
◦ EdwardCurry(edward.curry@insight-centre.org),Umair ulAssan (umair.ulhassan@insight-centre.org)◦ Impactanddevelopment
◦ Martí Cuquet (marti.cuquet@sti2.at),Csilla Gödri (godri@niif.hu)◦ Communicationandoutreach
◦ RachelFinn(rachel.finn@trilateralresearch.com)◦ Institutionalliaisons(EC,BDVA,etc.)
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Seeyousoon…◦ ParallelsessiononSocial&Legalaspects
◦ 14:45,thissameroom◦ BYTEFinalConference
◦ 9February2017,London(TBD)
… andthank you forjoining!
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