ALL COMPANIES ARE NOW WELL AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS INFORMATION AND HAVE INCREASINGLY UNDERSTOOD THE POTENTIAL HIDDEN BEHIND BIG DATA AND THE NEED FOR SPECIALISED HUMAN RESOURCES, ABLE TO MODEL, BUT ABOVE ALL TO INTERPRET, DATA, TO EXTRAPOLATE FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKING PROCESSES. THE DATA SCIENTIST PROJECT: BIG DATA AND OPEN DATA WILL THEN PROVIDE THE STAFF INVOLVED WITH AN UPDATE, A SPECIALISATION AND A REDEVELOPMENT THAT WILL ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR CULTURAL AND PROFESSIONAL HERITAGE AVOIDING THE RISK OF EXPULSION FROM THE WORLD OF WORK ON THE OTHER IT WILL ALLOW COMPANIES TO IMPLEMENT NEW MARKET STRATEGIES TO EXPAND THEIR OFFERS TO PRESENT AND FUTURE CUSTOMERS. THE EXPECTED RESULT AT THE END OF THE 120 HOURS PROVIDED FOR BY THE DATA SCIENTIST PROJECT: BIG DATA AND OPEN DATA IS TO HAVE TRANSFERRED THE REQUIRED SKILLS TO THE DATA SCIENTIST OR A MIX OF USEFUL MULTIDISCIPLINARY SKILLS P