Every year, the Open Thoughts blog poses a pertinent, universal question of interest for society. A question that captures the concerns and motivations of a research group at the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) within the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). A question that will also be addressed by leading figures from all over the world throughout the year.

The 2015 edition is focus on Big Data and Analytics, under the question “Are Big Data & Analytics shaping a smarter society?”. Julià Minguillón, a research member of  OSI, is one of the Open Thinkers leading this project. You can read Minguillón’s contribution here: The importance of context.