Big Data Sandbox Options for a Sustainable Future

Considerations

Funding

The current funding model is based on a combination of voluntary financial contributions from organisations (CSO funding ICHEC for hardware), volunteering from partners (ICHEC staff working on the project) and project funding (UNECE paying consultancies for facilitation).

It is necessary to propose a sustainable model for the continuation of the sandbox after 2015 that could support the growth of the platform, and also attract new partners. In particular, the following criteria for the funding model should be met:

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