big data (p. iv): Big data – large pools of data that can be captured, communicated, aggregated, stored, and analyzed – is now part of every sector and function of the global economy.
¶ Can big data play a useful economic role? While most research into big data thus far has focused on the question of its volume, our study makes the case that the business and economic possibilities of big data and its wider implications are important issues that business leaders and policy makers must tackle. To inform the debate, this study examines the potential value that big data can create for organizations and sectors of the economy and seeks to illustrate and quantify that value. We also explore what leaders of organizations and policy makers need to do to capture it. (†224)
