Territorial indicators based on big data

Programme 2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Date of latest update: 2024-05-18

Description

Description (EN):

The potential of big data to inform public policy decision making is widely acknowledged, recently most prominently in the European Commission’s communication “Towards a common European data space” (2018). This data can be more timely, more context specific and more spatially precise than traditional official statistics. At a European level, ESSnet Big Data I project (2016 – 2018) and ESSnet Big Data II project (2018 – 2020) within the European Statistical System (ESS) have engaged National Statistical Agencies and other stakeholders in exploring possibilities of using big data. At the global level, UN’s Global Working Group on Big Data for Official Statistics is similarly engaged in exploring the use of various big data, for instance, scanner data, social media data, etc. The big private tech companies (like social media platforms), which are storing big data, have an advantage over other big data holders as they can provide a single entry for a European wide coverage when it comes to territorial analysis. In March 2020 the European Commission reached a landmark agreement with Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and Tripadvisor on sharing tourism data which will allow Eurostat to publish data on short-stay accommodations offered via these platforms across the EU. Main objectives: The main aim is to contract a service provider who will engage with private digital platform providers to build a framework that would allow big data sharing and extraction on a regular basis for the purpose of developing territorial indicators. In addition, data collected on a sample of selected big data-based territorial indicators along with a brief description of the territorial trends will be provided. This activity will be in line with the European Commission’s proposal to intensify the business-to-government (B2G) data sharing, as outlined in the European Commission’s communication “Towards a common European data space” (2018). The main focus of this research will be on private digital platforms, which can provide comparable data for a European wide territorial analysis, ideally covering all ESPON countries. Thus, geographically limited big data (for instance, provided by only one local operator) will not be examined.

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Expected Results (EN):

The main outcomes of this activity will be: - List of private digital platforms which could provide big data for a European wide territorial analysis; - Framework of cooperation with private digital platforms, which would allow big data sharing and extraction on a regular basis for the purpose of developing territorial indicators for public policy analysis. This framework will include overarching principles that shall guide the action of ESPON in this domain, following the European Commission’s established principles and guidance on acquiring and sharing private data; - A list of territorial indicators, which could be developed using big data from private digital platforms along with the information (methodology) on how to interpret the data behind the indicators; - Data collected on a sample of selected territorial indicators along with a brief description of the territorial trends, illustrated by maps and graphs.

Thematic information

Regional planning and development

Specific Objective: Improved territorial observation and tools for territorial analyses

Thematic Objective:

(11) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration through actions to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions under the ESF to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administration.

Investment Priority: (11 ETC) ETC specific for transnational cooperation: enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration by developing and coordinating macro-regional and sea-basin strategies

Partners (3)

Lead Partner: Prognos AS

Address: Goethestraße 85, 10623 Berlin, Germany

Legal status: private

DevStat

Name: DevStat

Address: Calle Almirante Cadarso 26, 46005 Valencia, Spain

Legal status: private

Prof. Dr. Dirk Heckmann

Name: Prof. Dr. Dirk Heckmann

Address: Richard-Wagner-Str. 1, 80333 München, Germany

Legal status: private

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Summary

Project name (EN): Territorial indicators based on big data

Project acronym: Big Data Indicators

Project start date: 2020-11-12

Project end date: 2021-09-14

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 113 900.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 93 136.49

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 93 136.49.

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Territorial indicators based on big data

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Project’s final report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/BigDataIndicators

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

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2024-03-04

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353 / 370 (95.41%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Data from 3 projects ((MRS. ESPON TOOL, SoET and CPS 2.0) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2024-03-01. Regarding partners only data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.espon.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-21 and 2023-01-03.

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Territorial indicators based on big data

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