Aplicação de big data ao setor público: estudo de caso da plataforma DataViva

Abstract

The term "Big Data", which refers in literal terms to the large amount of data - structured and unstructured - has been found to have a major impact on relations, processes and the business of organizations. Despite its growing popularity, the term is still misunderstood, with no consensus as to what Big Data really is and the underlying technologies that support it. This paper aims to present a Big Data initiative developed by the Government of Minas Gerais: the DataViva platform. Its development model, following a process of Collaborative Governance, is similar to the so-called "Data Ecosystem", which will be presented as a potential facilitator for similar initiatives, dealing with government involvement in the active and transparent management of data and information. It presents concepts related to Big Data, Decision Making, Data Quality, Open Data, Cloud Computing, and general aspects of the Public Sector and the case of Minas Gerais according to the specific context that culminated in the DataViva Project. At the end of the research we presented the final considerations about the case study as well as about Big Data initiatives are contextualized some of their potentialities and challenges.