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* * The world is experiencing a data revolution, or “data deluge”Whereas in previous generations, a relatively small volume of analog data was produced and made available through a limited number of channels, today a massive amount of data is regularly being generated and flowing from various sources, through different channels, every minute in today’s Digital Age.It is the speed and frequency with which data is emitted and transmitted on the one hand, and the rise in the number and variety of sources from which it emanates on the other hand, that jointly constitute the data deluge. The amount of available digital data at the global level grew from 150 exabytes in 2005 to 1200 exabytes in 2010.It is projected to increase by 40% annually in the next few years,which is about 40 times the much-debated growth of the world’s population.This rate of growth means that the stock of digital data is expected to increase 44 times between 2007 and 2020, doubling every 20 months. * “ Because privacy is a pillar of democracy, we must remain alert to the possibility that it might be compromised by the rise of new technologies, and put in place all necessary safeguards. ” “Although much of the publicly available online data (data from the “open web”) has potential value for development, there is a great deal more valuable data that is closely held by corporations and is not accessible for the purposes described in this paper. “ The question “what is the data really telling us?” is at the core of any social science research and evidence-based policymaking, but there is a general perception that “new” digital data sources poses specific, more acute challenges. It is thus essential that these concerns be spelled out in a fully transparent manner. * Big data Do you know? Taobao search definition definition Characteristics: Volume : data size Velocity :speed of change Variety : different forms of data sources Big data is t