In the context of WP2 (Exploiting Synergies and Setting the Twinning Initiative) Task 2.2 (SWOT analysis), an action was taken at the beginning of the project with the aim to identify strategic improvement opportunities for the Mihajlo Pupin Institute (PUPIN) as a main beneficiary of the LAMBDA project.

The SWOT methodology is based on four steps:

This deliverable entitled “Big Data Challenges and Analysis of Scientific and Technological Landscape” gives an overview of the Big Data concepts, outlines some of the relevant challenges in this domain and reviews and describes the current state of the art tools relevant to Big Data applications.

This deliverable serves as a tool to help the LAMBDA Project Management Board to plan, manage implementation of, report on, and evaluate the LAMBDA project. It sets out the governance structure (e.g. responsibilities of partners, lead roles, etc.) as well as the mechanisms and tools (e.g. mailing lists, project calendar, reporting etc.) used for the management and administrative coordination of the project.