Summary

Supplement 65 to ITU-T Y-3600 series of Recommendations seeks to assess the situation of the use of big data technologies in developing countries based on data collected mainly via a survey that targeted ITU-T members from developing countries.

This Supplement studies the main use cases for big data technologies within organizations from developing countries as well as their requirements, mainly in terms of standards. Challenges for big data deployment as well as the opportunities it can offer, mainly to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, were also identified.