The LeMO project has progressed well in meeting its objectives.
Work package 1, Setting the stage on big data is complete. This extensive research revealed a number of meaningful insights to assist transport stakeholders in better understanding the European Big Data ecosystem. Aspects of this research were validated in a workshop in Sogndal, Norway in June 2018.
Work package 2, outlining Institutional and governmental issues and barriers was completed and partners identified practical examples impacting different stakeholders. Analyses of this information confirmed that a number of economic, legal, environmental, social and ethical and political issues are present in the Big Data landscape in Europe and they impact a number of key transport areas, and potentially the Big Data industry as a whole. These findings were validated at a workshop that was held in Vienna, Austria in November 2018.
Work package 3, LeMO Case studies were complete at the close of the first reporting period. Partners conducted case studies, which involved transport organisations actively using big data for specific purposes, to enable LeMO to understand strategies, actions and changes in behaviour associated with big data and identify their resultant merits and demerits.
Work package 4, we uncovered different barriers to the utilisation of Big Data in the transport sector and their characterisation. We extracted a total of 129 barriers from the various aspects and identified 54 from the LeMO project case studies and other relevant projects. Finally, the LeMO roadmap is devised.
Work package 5 on creating shared value commenced with the start of the LeMO project and remained live throughout the duration of the project. LeMO partners established and continued to maintain a user-friendly website to keep stakeholders engaged. Other dissemination activities also conducted. Further clustering activities were intensified under the present reporting period.
Main exploitable findings and outputs include: LeMO research roadmap, LeMO policy roadmap, and LeMO findings about legal, regulatory, ethical, social, economic, and political aspects
Significant dissemination activities:
1. Simultaneous and sustainable value creation for shareholders and the society.
2. Organization of Collaborative Symposium.
3. Organization of the LeMO webinar, within the framework of Transport Research Arena TRA 2020.
4. Organization of 2 surveys with stakeholders
5. Publication of newsletters and research papers/articles
6. Successful collaboration with different projects funded under Horizon 2020
7. Production of 3 LeMO videos and 1 LeMO quiz game
8. Participation in Research and Innovation Days 2020 event organized by EU
9. Continuing engagement with stakeholders on social media
10. Development of graphically enhanced version of D.4.4
11. Organization of the LeMO final event
