February 11, 2025
On 6 February, 2025, Dr Vangelis Karkaletsis, Director at the Institute of Information & Telecommunications at NCSR Demokritos, paricipated in a panel discussion at the DATAMITE Meetup event at the OTE HQs in Athens, Greece.
The event offered a networking opportunity, and brought together researchers and industry professionals involved in EU-funded projects, divided into five panel discussions where participants will explore cutting-edge research, share insights and discuss needs, concerns and solutions in critical areas such as data ethics, privacy, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and sustainable innovation.
The five panels were:
- Creating Value in Data Marketplaces: The role of Data Spaces. Opportunities & Risks: Explore the growing popularity of data marketplaces, where organisations buy and sell data, and the potential value and risks involved.
- Data Exploitation in the Health Sector: How healthcare organisations can benefit or even generate revenue from data assets, including best practices, risks and innovative business models.
- Data Monetization Strategies & the Value of Data as an Asset: How organisations can generate revenue from data assets, including best practices, risks and innovative business models.
- Data-Driven Transformation Across Industries: Lessons and Innovations in Key Sectors: How data is transforming specific industries such as healthcare, finance, retail, manufacturing and transportation, highlighting sector-specific challenges, innovations and best practices in using data to drive growth and efficiency.
- Privacy and Security in the Age of Data – Finding a Balance through Legal and Ethical Challenges: Deep dive into the inherent tension between data monetisation and user privacy, focusing on ways to balance revenue generation with respect for user rights.
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Τhe live stream recording was also available on Youtube, here.
The DATAMITE Project Meetup, hosted by OTE‘s IT Innovation Center under the theme ‘Bridging Research and Industry in EU-funded Innovation‘, will bring together Europe’s top innovators, researchers, policy makers, and industry leaders to foster collaboration, accelerate data-driven progress and create a unified strategy for Europe’s digital future.