8. Conclusions
This article has presented some of the many academic research activities on big data performed in Italy, by covering both applications aiming to improve various aspects of people’s lives and two general, important issues of privacy and big data usability. It shows a prolific academic research community, which is ready to face all challenges currently posed by the volume, velocity, variety and veracity of big data. The next stage is a tighter cooperation with industry in order to face together the most relevant challenge: creating value from big data. In this sense, the participation to the implementation of the European strategic research agenda defined by the Big Data Value Association, also through the support of the CINI “Big Data” Laboratory, will be crucial.
