On September 12^th 2018 BDVA organised its 28^th Activity Group meeting attracting over 70 participants from BDVA members, the European Commission and other stakeholders. 6 different sessions were organised covering topics such as Industrial and Personal Data Platforms, Next Generation Data Platforms, Big Data and Energy, Big Data and Agriculture, Data Skils and  Business models. The sessions were complemented with several pitching sessions, brokering and networking opportunities.

Presentations from the day can be found in the BDVA intranet here (only for BDVA members).

Check the latest version of the agenda of the BDVA workshop on Software Architectures Challenges in Big Data (ECSA conference, 25 September, Madrid) at http://bdva.eu/?q=node/1017

Co-organised by European Commission, AIOTI, OASC and BDVA on September 4^th in Brussels, this joint workshop focuses on the IoT benefits for smart mobility. It emphasises the huge potential IoT has for developing new connected automated mobility (CAM) by focusing on a long-term target outcome and working towards immediate actions needed.

Take the opportunity to attend the workshop “Transforming Decision and Policy Making through Big Data” and share your perspective on how big data driven modernisation in decision and policy making will come into effect.  The workshop takes place on September 4^th in Krems, Austria.

The BDVA i-Spaces group has launched the call for Data i-Spaces labelling 2018. This call is open to any Data Innovation Space that aims at driving forward Big Data adoption within European Industry. The BDVA i-Space label guarantees that the i-Space meets specific technical and organizational criteria, and is well recognized as a quality label at European level. Find further information about the criteria and process here.

EFFRA, ECSO and the European Commission's DG Connect will co-host a workshop (17 October 2018) centred on cybersecurity for manufacturing environments. The workshop will draw attention to the fundamental importance of cybersecurity challenges in manufacturing environments and where they are not yet fully recognised and addressed

IJCAI-ECAI 2018, the 27^th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 23rd European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, is the premier international gathering of researchers in AI. IJCAI-ECAI-18 i takes place at Stockholmsmässan in Stockholm July 13-19.  The BDVA President, Laure Le Bars, will be involved in the panel session "The Future of AI in Europe" that takes place on Wednesday July 18^th.

The BDVA i-Spaces group will be launching the call for Data i-Spaces labelling 2018 in upcoming days. This call is open to any Data Innovation Space that aims at driving forward Big Data adoption within European Industry. The BDVA i-Space label guarantees that the i-Space meets specific technical and organizational criteria, and is well recognized as a quality label at European level. Find further information about the criteria and process here.