Big Data and protection of cultural heritage – criminological perspective Cover Image

Ochrona dziedzictwa kulturowego a działania na dużych szybkozmiennych zbiorach danych – perspektywa kryminologiczna
Big Data and protection of cultural heritage – criminological perspective

Author(s): Szymon Michał Buczyński
Subject(s): Cultural history, Criminology, Financial Markets, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: big data; data mining; knowledge discovery in databases; cultural economics; art market analysis; Digital Criminology; Big Data Criminology; econometric;

Summary/Abstract: Recent technological revolutions in data and communication systems enable us to generate and share data much faster than ever before. Sophisticated data tools aim to improve knowledge and boost confidence. That technological tools will only get better and user-friendlier over the years, big data can be considered an important tool for the arts and culture sector. Statistical analysis, econometric methods or data mining techniques could pave the way towards better understanding of the mechanisms occurring on the art market. Moreover crime reduction and prevention challenges in today’s world are becoming increasingly complex and are in need of a new technique that can handle the vast amount of information that is being generated. This article provides an examination of a wide range of new technological innovations (IT) that have applications in the areas of culture preservation and heritage protection. The author provides a description of recent technological innovations, summarize the available research on the extent of adoption on selected examples, and then review the available research on the each form of new technology. Furthermore the aim of this paper is to explore and discuss how big data analytics affect innovation and value creation in cultural organizations and shape consumer behavior in cultural heritage, arts and cultural industries. This paper discusses also the likely impact of big data analytics on criminological research and theory.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 5-22
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish