@incollection{Curry2015a,
abstract = {The Big Data Public Private Forum (BIG) Project (http://​www.​big-project.​eu/​) was an EU coordination and support action to provide a roadmap for big data within Europe. The BIG project worked towards the definition and implementation of a clear big data strategy that tackled the necessary activities needed in research and innovation, technology adoption, and the required support from the European Commission necessary for the successful implementation of the big data economy. As part of this strategy, the outcomes of the project were used as input for Horizon 2020. This chapter provides an overview of the BIG project detailing the project's mission and strategic objectives. The chapter describes the partners within the consortium and the overall structure of the project work. The three-phase methodology used in the project is described, including details on the techniques used within the technical working groups, sectorial forms, and road mapping activity. Finally, the project's role in setting up the big data contractual Public Private Partnership (cPPP) and Big Data Value Association is discussed.},
address = {Cham},
author = {Curry, Edward and Becker, Tilman and Munn{\'{e}}, Ricard and {De Lama}, Nuria and Zillner, Sonja},
booktitle = {New Horizons for a Data-Driven Economy},
chapter = {2},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-21569-3_2},
editor = {Cavanillas, Jose Maria and Curry, Edward and Wahlster, Wolfgang},
file = {:Users/ed/Library/Application Support/Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/Curry et al. - 2016 - The BIG Project.pdf:pdf},
pages = {13--26},
publisher = {Springer International Publishing},
title = {{The BIG Project}},
url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-21569-3_2},
year = {2016}
}