While we keep producing a huge amount of data, we have not yet agreed on a shared set of criteria for making these data accessible in the future. Technology-neutral standards must be established to ensure data availability for future generations. Cooperation and, whenever possible, coordination between statistical agencies, governments, academia and private companies is equally crucial, especially across different jurisdictions.
5.  International cooperation and collaboration  Dealing with big data will require not only further investment from both the public and the private sector but also tighter cooperation between the private sector, which typically owns most of the new nontraditional data, and the public sector, which uses such data for policy reasons and the common good.