European Big Data Value Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (Big data value association)

European Big Data Value Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda VERSION 1.0 January 2015 Big Data Value Europe Rue de Trèves 49/5, B-1040 BRUSSELS Email: info@bigdatavalue.eu – www.bigdatavalue.eu European Big Data Value Partnership Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda Executive Summary This Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) defines the overall goals, main technical and nontechnical priorities, and a research and innovation roadmap for the European contractual Public Private Partnership (cPPP) on Big Data Value. The SRIA has been proposed by a partnership of European Big Data stakeholders that was initially led by NESSI, the European Technology Platform (ETP) for software, services and data, the partnership has been extended and formalised as non-profit organisation, the Big Data Value Association (BDVA). The SRIA explains the strategic importance of Big Data, describes the Data Value Chain and the central role of Ecosystems, details a vision for Big Data Value in Europe in 2020, analyses the associated strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and sets out the objectives and goals to be accomplished by the cPPP within the European research and innovation landscape of Horizon 2020 and at national and regional levels. The multiple dimensions of Big Data Value are described, and the overarching strategic objectives for the cPPP are set out.