Smart Data Competition Background: The German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy launched a smart data competition, aimed at supporting research and development in the Big Data Market. The focus is on developing services that will allow a very broad distribution of the benefits of Big Data early on. Winning

This article is based on an excerpt of  Learning with Big Data: The Future of Education by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier. Big Data in Education What if data collected during your journey through education was collected and stored? What if the records would forever show that you had to take a

LeanCiti nominated After having been nominated for the CODE_n award at this year’s CeBIT, LeanCiti is now nominated for two further awards. LeanCiti is a nominee for the Best of Both Berlin startup award in May and a nominee for the Ecosummit Berlin “Best Smart Green Startup” award. Their nomination for the Ecosummit award

LeanCiti nominated After having been nominated for the CODE_n award at this year’s CeBIT, LeanCiti is now nominated for two further awards. LeanCiti is a nominee for the Best of Both Berlin startup award in May and a nominee for the Ecosummit Berlin “Best Smart Green Startup” award. Their nomination for the

Infogram concluded a first round of venture capital funding. Point Nine Capital, together with Connect Ventures and HackFWD invested €1.3M into the company. Infogr.am is a startup that provides a web platform to easily create info-graphics. The funds will be used for expansion purposes in the US. This announcement by the