It is often argued that there is a paucity of data on migration. While this is broadly true, there is in fact an abundance of data being produced which could inform migration policy but which has yet to be fully utilized.

Vast amounts of data are generated through the use of mobile phones, internet-based platforms and other digital devices in real time, at very little cost. These “digital crumbs” can offer important insights into societal phenomena, including migration, as shown by an increasing number of studies and initiatives.

On 14 and 15 June was held in Rome the conference Workers and firms in the platform economy Open issues, empirical evidence and policy challenges.

Roberto Trasarti, a researcher form SoBigData, partecipated to the conference in the Panel one: The advent of digital platforms: sociological, economic and ethical issues

A blog article has been published on Sage Ocean Publications about the research on Digital DNA done by Stefano Cresci. The work won the prestigious Sage concept grant.

An article published on the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera tells about the work that some universities and research centres are doing to create tools that allow those who work with data and citizens to be more aware of the new European legislation.

On November 16 2017, Fosca Giannotti gave her talk in the GARR Conference that took place in Venice, Italy.

On November 16 2017 Fosca Giannotti gave her talk during the GARR Conference.

On May 25th SoBigData launched FAIR, a free online course to help orienting in the new European regulation on privacy.

The course is aimed at data scientists and all those who work with the data and provides them with the basic elements of the new regulation and suggests the ethical questions that every responsible data scientist should make.