Press Release: Commission urges governments to embrace potential of Big Data

Data collection and exploitation is a growing phenomenon; in response to industry and grassroots demands the European Commission was on 2 June 2014, calling on national governments to wake-up to this “big data” revolution.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/455: Making the most of the Data-Driven Economy http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-455_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: Communication From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic And Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions Towards a thriving data-driven economy http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-the-council-the-european-economic-and-social-committee-and-the-committee-of-the-regions-towards-a-thriving-data-driven-economy/

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