The finalists of this year’s DatSci & AI Awards are now known. The judging panel of 32 judges have spent a number of weeks reviewing all of the applications and have finally chosen 43 finalists across 10 categories. See this year’s finalists here.

You can contribute now to the white paper on "Artificial Intelligence in the health sector" that BDVA is elaborating, by providing your feedback in this survey.

The aim of the questionnaire is to identify the biggest opportunities, expected impact and value, necessary enablers and challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare.

One more year, the European Big Data community has gathered during three days at the Big Data Value PPP Summit, an event organized by the BDVA and BDVe project, together with the European Commission, and with the threefold objective of giving visibility to the carried out activities of the PPP, attracting new actors to the ecosystem, and strengthening links and collaborations.

The edition of this year has been held in Riga from 24^th to 26^th of June, in the amazing building of the Latvian National Library, and has counted with the valuable collaboration of Tilde as local organizer.

The Next Generation Internet Forum will be hosted in Helsinski on 25th September 2019. Join the discussions about funds and supports the growth of European innovative research and innovation initiatives that makes it possible to bring about a better Internet that respects human and societal values.

The DIHNET.EU project enables the coordination of European, national and regional initiates directly supporting the digital transformation and Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs). The project aims to create a sustainable pan-European network of networks, with a focus on regional DIHs.

The Horizon Europe framework programme represents the largest collaborative multinational research and innovation investment in Europe with a proposed budget of 100 billion euro from 2021 to 2027. The European Commission invites participants accross Europe to help shape the priorities of the HE programme by completing the online consultation until 8th September.

On the 27^th June 2019, the BDVA General Assembly officially welcomed 11 new members, among which there are 5 Full Members and 6 Associate Members. New members come from 9 different countries: Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and UK.

The Big Data Value Association held its General Assembly on 27^th June 2019, in Riga, Latvia in the context of the Big Data Value PPP Summit event. As part of the meeting, the BDVA members were called to elect 5 Directors for a new or renewed 2-year mandate, and to appoint a BDVA Vice-President.