Big Data for International Scientific Programmes: A Statement of Recommendations and Actions

Professor GUO Huadong, President of CODATA gives the opening keynote

Convened by the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA)—and co-sponsored by ICSU-WDS and a number of other important international organizations—the International Workshop on Big Data for International Scientific Programmes (http://codata.org/blog/2014/06/16/big-data-for-international-scientific-programmes-a-statement-of-recommendations-and-actions/ )took place on 8–9 June 2014 in Beijing,China

This Workshop aimed at shedding light on the potential role of Big Data in international and interdisciplinary research activities, and as a first, practical step towards focusing attention on this, the Workshop participants and sponsoring organizations have agreed on a Statement of Recommendations and Actions(http://codata.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CODATA-Big-Data-Workshop-STATEMENT-v07-FINAL.pdf ).