A More Prosperous Planet, The New Formula For a Prosperous Global Economy

Editors: Cavanillas, Jose Maria, Curry, Edward, Wahlster, Wolfgang (Eds.)
Provides the big picture on how to exploit big data, including technological, economic, political and societal issues
Details the complete lifecycle of the big data value chain, ranging from data acquisition, analysis, curation and storage, to data usage and exploitation
Illustrates the potential of big data value within different sectors, including industry, healthcare, finance, energy, media and public services
Summarizes more than two years of research done by a leading group of major European research centers and industries

A New York Times Most Anticipated Books of Spring

In this book readers will find technological discussions on the existing and emerging technologies across the different stages of the big data value chain. They will learn about legal aspects of big data, the social impact, and about education needs and requirements. And they will discover the business perspective and how big data technology can be exploited to deliver value within different sectors of the economy.

In 26 weekly steps, this unique and cleverly structured book will walk any budding entrepreneur through everything you need to know and do, in the exact order you need to do it, to get your new business up and running. Each step contains a to-do list, an explanation of what needs to be done, useful hints and shortcuts and the contact information you need.