DataStoryteller: addressing challenges in the use of data through educational innovation
The project DataStoryteller aims to address challenges related to the use of data in Europe through the innovation of higher education. Big data is considered crucial for economic development and innovation, but Europe faces various challenges, including an insufficiently data-driven approach, the dominance of big tech companies over global data, issues of personal data security, and a lack of skills in data literacy and data communication.
To tackle these challenges, the project aims to develop practical skills in the academic and startup sectors by integrating big data-related competencies into the curricula of European universities. This will be achieved through a project consortium involving universities and startups from different European countries.
The project aims to achieve two main objectives:
1. Innovate higher education through digitization and partnerships with various economic sectors (public and private).
2. Introduce new digital skills (21st-century skills) to enhance job opportunities for young people.
To achieve these objectives, the project is organized into various work packages, including project management, communication and dissemination, creation of a big data set repository for open training, design and delivery of webinars on big data storytelling and visualization, and the creation of a research document on big data for tourism and cultural heritage.
Expected outcomes include the organisation of open webinars on big data storytelling and the publication of a research paper on the use of data in tourism and cultural heritage. Access to these results will be open, with the aim of providing educational resources to university students and society at large.
DataStoryteller aims to fill the skills gap related to big data communication in European higher education, promoting innovation, youth employability and data awareness.
