The conference aims to present the potentialities and tools of big data analytics, to explore various ways for companies and organizations to exploit big data, and to discuss whether the legal framework is fit for regulating the data-related issues. The event is taking place today at Microsoft Innovation Centre, Brussels. The program is divided into four sessions focusing on big data for, respectively, engineers and data scientists, economists and managers, competition lawyers, and regulators.
Some of the issues to be discussed include: What are the new tools for big data analytics? How do online platforms exploit the potential of Big Data? How to assess the functioning of digital markets and their reliance on data exploitation? What rules should be amended to promote the exploitation of Big Data while protecting individual consumers and ensuring fair competition?
More information on the event could be found here.