How can we make informed decisions without data? Big data and data analytics are about finding effective ways to combine different sources of data to generate actionable insights, to make predictions about the future and to support decision-making with factual and up-to-date evidence. It's about telling new stories starting from data.

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Pass by our stand and learn: Why are big data and data analytics more and more important and what should I know about it, Why "the question is the answer", Who is DORIS and what is VICTORY, What should I do if I want to benefit from it… and more.

Mini presentations and demos

Morning coffee break

11:05 - 11:15 “Now-casting”: How JRC and EUROSTAT are using online data sources to "now-cast" key indicators for policy-making (JRC) - see presentation

11:20 - 11:30 EUROSTAT experiences in using Wikipedia as a data source (EUROSTAT)

Lunch

12:50 - 13:00 DORIS: How DG CONNECT is using big data to analyse and follow up on results from public consultations (DG CNECT)

13:00 - 13:10 VICTORY: How DG CONNECT is using data analytics to collect detailed and real-time data on ICT vacancies in Europe (DG CNECT)

13:15 - 13:25 EU legislation: OP - Cellar: Semantic Data Base of EU Law

A: The EU legislative database is fully online, available to mash up with any other tool

B: Public participation in the legislative process

C: What EU laws are in force about climate change?

Data visualisation: A catalogue of inter-institutionally reusable visualisation tools + examples

13:40 - 13:50 RIO Analytics and Country Reports: How the JRC Research and Innovation Observatory produces yearly Country Reports using modern IT tools and collaborative effort (JRC) - RIO Analytics and Country Reports

13:50 - 14:00 Road congestion analysis using TomTom + JRC Urban issues (JRC) - see presentation

14:00 - 14:10 European Media Monitor and BigScreen application (JRC)

Afternoon coffee break

15:35 - 15:45 Why in data analytics "The question is the answer"? What business questions can data analytics answer? (DIGIT)

15:50 - 16:00 Data sources - What can be a data source? Examples. (EUROSTAT)