ICT Researcher and Consultant
Assistant professor and researcher in the field of data economics at the ICT Group of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and Regulatory & Strategy Consultant. Previous experience as Researcher at IMDEA Networks, as Principal at Axon Consulting, as Senior Manager at Deloitte, as Project Manager at Telefónica I+D.
Led +110 consulting projects on regulation & public policy, strategy, and operations. Clients have been telcos, regulatory authorities and governments in +25 countries in EMEA and Latin America. Received:
- A PhD in Telematics Engineering by Univ. Carlos III de Madrid (2023)
- A Master of Arts in Economics by Univ. Nacional de Educación a Distancia (2012)
- A MSc in Telecom Engineering from Univ. Politécnica de Madrid (2001)
Published relevant papers related to the data economy in top venues like IEEE ICDE, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Internet Computing, ACM SIGMOD Record, and ACM SIGSPATIAL.
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So long, IMDEA! Howdy, ETSIT!
Spending my last day at IMDEA Networks Institute today. I am starting a new position as a postdoctoral professor at ETSIT UPM, where I will join the ICT Group. Not only will it be an honor to guide young BSc…
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What’s the price of my data?
The first prototype of my data pricing tool is ready! Are you a data owner willing to know the value of your assets? Are you a data consumer sizing a sourcing operation? The data pricing tool estimates the market price…
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‘Pay or okay’ and the Value of Personal Data
As a response to EU regulations (GDPR and DMA) Facebook proposed a paid subscription to Facebook and Instagram (by paying 9,99 €/month + 6€/month for each extra account of yours in Meta Account Center). These subscribers will enjoy ad-free services…
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ITU Workshop on Personal Data Usage
Insightful presentations and exciting discussions in the Joint Workshop of Q4/1 and Q6/1 on Personal data usage. It has been an honor to participate in sectoral discussions at the International Telecommunications Union. I’d like to thank Prof. Emanuele Giovannetti and…
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ITU Panel on personal data usage
Excited to be participating next week in the Joint Workshop on Personal data usage: regulatory and economic aspects at the International Telecommunications Union. The event will take place at ITU’s headquarters in Geneva next Wednesday April 17th. Digital transformation processes…
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Try Before You Buy to bootstrap data markets
Bootstrapping data intermediation service providers (DISP) is far from straightforward. This is because of the chicken-and-egg problem stemming from Arrow’s information paradox. On the one hand, buyers have trouble deciding whether acquiring a dataset makes sense before they have tested…
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EU initiatives to unlock the value of data
Data and AI are becoming increasingly important for the economy. Even though predictions about the size of future data and AI markets differ [1,2,3,4], they are meant to act as tailwinds to propel economic growth in the coming decades [5].…
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AI to Regulate AI
Executive Summary Data and data-driven services are having a profound impact on the economy. Most countries have long been regulating personal data protection, and the EU recently approved regulations to address the failures of data and digital service markets, such…
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Happy 2024!
Back to work and fully charged after some restoring holidays enjoying family and friends in my hometown, Cuenca, Spain. Welcome 2024. I wish you all a meaningful, healthy, prosperous, and very happy new year.
Santiago Andrés Azcoitia 