I believe that big data has huge potential to lead to new creations and value-added seeds which are free from prejudice, going beyond the psychological “wall” formed by conventional business customs. I think that such cases are already being seen. In order to maximize the opportunities for such serendipity, positive dialogues among a wide range of stakeholders are critical and indispensable.
A lot of progress has of course already been made on many of these topics, in no small part due to the MaRs efforts. The crisis acted as a wake-up call and spurred a lot of interesting research along the lines I have briefly sketched. But a lot of work is still ahead.