NEWSROOM
BDVe will co-organize workshop about
“Europe’s Data Economy in 2025” (Brussels, 20th October)
BDVe 2nd GA meeting (The Hague, September 2017)
BDVe project will be Diamond
Sponsor in the EBDVF 2017
Participation of BDVe in the International Annual Conference of
the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training
The registration for The European Big Data
Value Forum 2017 is now open!
Data Pitch Open Call
Data Pitch has just launched its open call and they’re seeking startups to apply for a place on their accelerator programme before the 1st October. The six-month programme includes equity-free funding of up to €100K, expert mentoring, legal advice and lots more. Plus the chance to tackle today's big industry and societal challenges with data from some of Europe's most forward thinking businesses. Applications are open here.
Find out more about the Data Pitch challenges!
BDVA i-Space labelling: Call 2017 open now!
European Innovation Spaces (BDVA i-Spaces) are cross-organizational and cross-sectorial environments allowing Big Data challenges to be addressed in an interdisciplinary way and serving as European hubs for research and innovation activities.
The BDVe Advisory Board
The BDVe consortium announces the composition and members of its Advisory Board. The task has been undertaken by focusing on the diversity and the quality of the members, with the ultimate objective of enriching the discussion and helping both the BDVe project and the BDV PPP to reach their objectives.
Professorship 2017
TU Graz is offering an interesting professorship on (big) Data Management. Deadline is August 21st, 2017!
Please find the description of the position in the following link.
1st PPP Steering Committee (Brussels, 13th March 2017)
With the multiple objective of defining the governance structure of the PPP, launching its portfolio activities and knowing each other, the 1st PPP steering committee was held in Brussels last March 13th. The initial part of the meeting was devoted to explain the objectives of the PPP, the activities of the BDVA as private counterpart, the BDVe project and the Governance Structure of the PPP. During the second part all projects represented at the meeting made an overall project presentation, emphasising possible hints on potential collaboration activities at programme level.
BDVe kick-off meeting (Paris, 24-25th January 2017)
The kick-off meeting of the BDVe project took place in January 24-25th at SAP premises, in Paris. The partners had the opportunity to meet, discuss and exchange their views on the different aspects of the project. Work package leaders exposed their respective development activities, the objectives and the expected impact. Kimmo Rossi and Carola Carsten, from the European Commission, and John Domingue, from European Data Science Academy (EDSA), were invited to the meeting.
Save the date for the European Big Data Value Forum!
The European Data Forum is a key European event for industry professionals,business developers, researchers, and policy makers todiscuss the challenges and opportunities of the European data economy and data-driven innovation in Europe. Likewise, the BDVA Summit, has quickly grown into a renowned event for all stakeholders in the European data economy.
DataBio: Data-Driven Economy
The Data-Driven Bioeconomy project (DataBio) focuses on the production of best possible raw materials from agriculture, forestry and fishery for the bioeconomy industry to produce food, energy and biomaterials taking into account responsibility and sustainability.
Transforming Transport
The TransformingTransport project will demonstrate, in a realistic, measurable, and replicable way the transformations that Big Data will bring to the mobility and logistics market. To this end, it validates the technical and economic viability of Big Data to reshape transport processes and services to significantly increase operational efficiency.