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Making the Most of Big Data: Request
for Information
The National Coordination
Office (NCO) for Networking and
Information Technology Research and
Development (NITRD), National Science
Foundation.
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AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendy Wigen at 703–292–4873 or
wigen@nitrd.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,
Monday through Friday.
DATES: Deadline date for submission of
summaries is September 2, 2013.
SUMMARY: Federal Request for
Information (RFI) on Big Data highimpact collaborations and areas for
expanded collaboration between the
public and private sectors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview: 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
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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 and Press Release.
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 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.
Description: Please submit a two-page
summary of projects to
bigdataprojects@nitrd.gov. 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 Web site. 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;
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it does not constitute a formal
solicitation for grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements.
Submitted by the National Science
Foundation for the National
Coordination Office (NCO) for
Networking and Information
Technology Research and Development
(NITRD) on June 17, 2013.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Making the Most of Big Data: Request for Information
AGENCY: The National Coordination Office (NCO) for Networking and
Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD), National
Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Wigen at 703-292-4873 or
wigen@nitrd.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through
Friday.
DATES: Deadline date for submission of summaries is September 2, 2013.
SUMMARY: Federal Request for Information (RFI) on Big Data high-impact
collaborations and areas for expanded collaboration between the public
and private sectors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview: 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 and Press Release.
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 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.
Description: Please submit a two-page summary of projects to
bigdataprojects@nitrd.gov. 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 Web site. 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.
Submitted by the National Science Foundation for the National
Coordination Office (NCO) for Networking and Information Technology
Research and Development (NITRD) on June 17, 2013.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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