02550nas a2200133   4500008004100000245005900041210005800100260002400158520208400182100001902266700002102285700002002306856009002326       2017                        eng d00aData Science a Game-changer for Science and Innovation0 aData Science a Gamechanger for Science and Innovation  bG7 Academyc03/20173 aDigital technology is ubiquitous and very much part of public and private organizations and of individuals’ lives. People and things are becoming increasingly interconnected. Smartphones, smart buildings, smart factories, smart cities, autonomous vehicles and other smart environments and devices are filled with digital sensors, all of them creating an abundance of data. Governance and health care collect, generate and use data in an unprecedented quantity. New high- throughput scientific instruments and methods, like telescopes, satellites, accelerators, supercomputers, sensor networks and gene sequencing methods as well as large scale simulations generate massive amounts of data. Often referred to as data deluge, or Big Data, massive datasets revolutionize the way research is carried out, resulting in the emergence of a new, fourth paradigm of science based on data-intensive computing and data driven discovery4. Accordingly, the path to the solution of the problem of sustainable development will lead through Big Data, as maintaining the whole complexity of our modern society, including communication and traffic services, manufacturing, trade and commerce, financial services, health security, science, education and policy making requires this novel approach.
The new availability of huge amounts of data, along with advanced tools of exploratory data analysis, data mining/machine learning, and data visualization, and scalable infrastructures, has produced a spectacular change in the scientific method: all this is Data Science. This paper describes the main issues around Data Science as it will play out in the coming years in science and society. It focus on the scientific, technical and ethical challenges (A), on its role for disruptive innovation for science, industry, policy and people (B), on its scientific, technological and educational challenges (C) and finally, on the quantitative expectations of its economic impact (D). In our work we could count on many reports and studies on the subject, particularly on the BDVA5 and ERCIM6 reports.1 aBeltram, Fabio1 aGiannotti, Fosca1 aPedreschi, Dino  uhttps://kdd.isti.cnr.it/publications/data-science-game-changer-science-and-innovation