"As we enter the second year of the Big Data Initiative, the Administration
is encouraging multiple stakeholders including federal agencies, private
industry, academia, state and local government, non-profits, and
foundations, to develop and participate in Big Data innovation projects
across the country."


The White House has issued a call for project summaries on possible big
data collaborations. The deadline for submissions is September 2, 2013. The
text of the call is listed below.

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Making the Most of Big Data

Aiming to make the most of the explosion of Big Data and the tools needed
to analyze it, the Obama Administration announced a "National Big Data
Research and Development Initiative" on March 29, 2012. To launch the
initiative, six Federal departments and agencies announced more than $200
million in new commitments that, together, promise to greatly improve and
develop the tools, techniques, and human capital needed to move from data
to knowledge to action. The Administration is also working to "liberate"
government data and voluntarily-contributed corporate data to fuel
entrepreneurship, create jobs, and improve the lives of Americans in
tangible ways. For additional information about the launch of the Big Data
Initiative see the OSTP Fact
Sheet<http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/big_data_fact_sheet_final.pdf>and
Press
Release<http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/big_data_press_release_final_2.pdf>
.

As we enter the second year of the Big Data Initiative, the Administration
is encouraging multiple stakeholders including federal agencies, private
industry, academia, state and local government, non-profits, and
foundations, to develop and participate in Big Data innovation projects
across the country. Later this year, the Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP), NSF, and other agencies in the Networking and Information
Technology R&D (NITRD)
program<http://www.nitrd.gov/nitrdgroups/index.php?title=Big_Data_(BD_SSG)#title>plan
to convene an event that highlights high-impact collaborations and
identifies areas for expanded collaboration between the public and private
sectors. The Administration is particularly interested in projects and
initiatives that:

   - Advance technologies that support Big Data and data analytics;
   - Educate and expand the Big Data workforce;
   - Develop, demonstrate and evaluate applications of Big Data that
   improve key outcomes in economic growth, job creation, education, health,
   energy, sustainability, public safety, advanced manufacturing, science and
   engineering, and global development;
   - Demonstrate the role that prizes and challenges can play in deriving
   new insights from Big Data; and
   - Foster regional innovation.

Please submit a two-page summary of projects to [log in to unmask]
The summary should identify:

   1. The goal of the project, with metrics for evaluating the success or
   failure of the project;
   2. The multiple stakeholders that will participate in the project and
   their respective roles and responsibilities;
   3. Initial financial and in-kind resources that the stakeholders are
   prepared to commit to this project; and
   4. A principal point of contact for the partnership.

The submission should also indicate whether NITRD can post the project
description to a public website. Unless otherwise noted, submissions with
sensitive material (e.g., trade secrets, or privileged or confidential
commercial or financial information) will be protected from disclosure.

This announcement is posted solely for information and planning purposes;
it does not constitute a formal solicitation for grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements.

*Deadline Date for Submission of Summaries:* September 2, 2013

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