Author: Guillermo Vega-Gorgojo Presented at: Workshop on Exploring the Positive and Negative Impacts of Big Data Across Sectors

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Addressing&economic&externali7es
Guillermo&Vega;Gorgojo&–&University&of&Oslo
Big data roadmap and cross-disciplinary
community for addressing societal externalities

2. Addressing&economic&
externali7es

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Addressing&the&economic&externali7es
◦ Set!of!best!prac.ces!extracted!from!the!BYTE!case!studies!
and!other!big!data!ini.a.ves!
◦ Main!stakeholders!affected!
◦ Public!agencies!
◦ Research!ins.tu.ons!
◦ Large!corpora.ons!
◦ SMEs!!
◦ Disclaimer:!more!specific!ac.ons!should!be!applied!for!
specific!cases!
◦ The!economic!toolbox!for!governments!
◦ Direct!regula.on!in!form!of!prohibi.on!or!a!threshold!level!
◦ Pigouvian!tax,!fees!
◦ Incen.ves!to!enhance!posi.ve!ac.ons!
◦ Subsidies!

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Public&investments&in&infrastructures
◦ Externali.es!to!amplify!or!diminish!
◦ Accelerate!scien.fic!progress!
◦ Gather!public!insight!
◦ Need!of!skills!and!resources!
◦ Who!
◦ Public!agencies!
◦ Ra.onale!
◦ Bootstrap!adop.on!of!big!data!when!substan.al!investments!are!
needed!
◦ Examples!
◦ Environment!case!study:!public!investments!in!the!aerospace!sector!
◦ CERN’s!LHC!compu.ng!grid:!distributed!storage!and!analysis!

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Funding&programmes&in&big&data
◦ Externali.es!to!amplify!or!diminish!
◦ BeQer!and!more!targeted!services!
◦ Need!of!skills!and!resources!
◦ Compe..ve!disadvantage!of!newer!businesses!and!SMEs!
◦ Who!
◦ Public!agencies!
◦ Ra.onale!
◦ Bootstrap!adop.on!of!big!data!with!demonstrators!and!inspiring!
projects!
◦ Reduce!compe..ve!disadvantage!of!startSups!and!SMEs!
◦ Examples!
◦ Culture!case!study:!improving!visibility!of!heritage!collec.ons!
◦ Big!data!innova.on!programmes:!Global!Pulse,!the!Australian!Public!
Service!Big!Data!Strategy,!the!US!Big!Data!Research…!

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Releasing&open&government&data
◦ Externali.es!to!amplify!or!diminish!
◦ New!products!and!services!based!on!open!data!
◦ Cost!effec.veness!of!services!
◦ Not!clear!dataSbased!business!models!
◦ Who!
◦ Public!agencies!
◦ Ra.onale!
◦ Governments!have!been!gathering!massive!amounts!of!data,!but!they!
have!oVen!been!largely!ineffec.ve!at!using!data!
◦ Encourage!the!private!sector!and!society!to!extract!value!
◦ Examples!
◦ Oil&gas!and!culture!case!studies!
◦ Myriads!of!open!government!data!ini.a.ves,!e.g.!UK!Data!Service!

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Persuade&big&actors&to&release&some&of&their&data
◦ Externali.es!to!amplify!or!diminish!
◦ Compe..ve!disadvantages!of!newer!businesses!and!SMEs!
◦ Open!data!puts!the!private!sector!at!a!compe..ve!advantage!
◦ Digital!divide!
◦ Reluctance!of!large!corpora.ons!to!open!their!data!
◦ Who!
◦ Public!agencies,!large!corpora.ons!
◦ Ra.onale!
◦ Large!corpora.ons!amassing!huge!amounts!of!data!
◦ Data!philanthropy:!dona.on!of!data!for!the!good!of!society!
◦ Corpora.ons!can!get!advantage!from!opening!up!their!data!
◦ Examples!
◦ Global!Pulse!(United!Na.ons)!is!encouraging!this!type!of!ac.ons!with!
large!corpora.ons!such!as!telecom!operators!

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Promote&big&data&in&educa7on
◦ Externali.es!to!amplify!or!diminish!
◦ DataSbased!jobs!needed!
◦ Need!of!skills!and!resources!
◦ Who!
◦ Public!agencies!
◦ Ra.onale!
◦ Current!scarcity!of!data!scien.sts!and!data!analysts!
◦ Not!only!formal!learning,!also!lifelong!learning!
◦ Examples!
◦ Ac.on!items!in!the!US!agenda!for!big!data,!the!Industry!4.0!working!
group!and!the!Australian!public!service!big!data!strategy!!
◦ Universi.es!offering!programmes,!courses!and!MOOCs!on!big!data,!
e.g.!Carnegie!Mellon’s!programme!in!data!science!

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Seek&opportuni7es&in&new&business&models
◦ Externali.es!to!amplify!or!diminish!
◦ Innova.ve!business!models!based!on!big!data!
◦ Not!clear!dataSbased!business!models!
◦ Who!
◦ Large!corpora.ons,!SMEs!
◦ Ra.onale!
◦ Opportuni.es!in!the!datafica.on!of!everything.!Exploit!the!par.cular!
characteris.cs!of!data:!reusable,!combinable,!extensible…!
◦ Poten.al!business!models:!data!genera.on,!data!aggrega.on,!data!
analy.cs!
◦ Examples!
◦ Healthcare:!lab!specialized!in!DNA!sequencing!
◦ Oil&gas:!seismic!surveys!companies,!well!monitoring!
◦ Technology!providers!such!as!Teradata!

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Looking&for&interes7ng&data&sources
◦ Externali.es!to!amplify!or!diminish!
◦ Innova.on!through!open!data!!
◦ New!dataSbased!products!and!services!!
◦ Gather!public!insight!
◦ Who!
◦ Research!ins.tu.ons,!SMEs,!large!corpora.ons!
◦ Ra.onale!
◦ Exploi.ng!the!reusable!and!combinable!aspects!of!data!
◦ Many!available!(and!open)!datasets,!e.g.!Datahub!
◦ Examples!
◦ Crisis!informa.cs:!TwiQer!data!for!providing!faster!relief!
◦ Environment:!mul.ple!applica.ons!of!earth!observa.ons!data!
◦ Data!hackathons!

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Create&partnerships&around&data
◦ Externali.es!to!amplify!or!diminish!
◦ BeQer!and!more!targeted!dataSbased!services!
◦ Innova.on!through!open!data!
◦ Gather!public!insight!and!generate!knowledge!
◦ Compe..ve!disadvantages!of!newer!businesses!and!SMEs!
◦ Who!
◦ SMEs,!large!corpora.ons,!research!ins.tu.ons,!public!agencies!
◦ Ra.onale!
◦ Exploita.on!of!synergies:!data!sources,!tools,!skills!
◦ Recommended!by!the!US!Big!Data!Research!and!the!Industry!4.0!
working!group!
◦ Examples!
◦ Oil!&!gas:!condi.onSbased!maintenance!
◦ Mul.disciplinary!associa.ons!like!BYTE!or!BDVA!

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Summary&of&best&prac7ces
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Best!prac*ces!
SMEs!
Large!
corpora*ons!
Research!
ins*tu*ons!
Public!agencies!
Public!investments!in!infrastructures! X!
Funding!programmes!for!big!data! X!
Public!investments!in!open!government!data! X!
Persuade!“big!actors”!to!release!some!of!their!data! X! X!
Promote!big!data!in!educa.on!policies! X!
Look!for!interes.ng!data!sources! X! X! X!
Seek!opportuni.es!in!new!business!models! X! X!
Create!partnerships!around!data! X! X! X! X!