البيانات الضخمة: ثورة رقمية تشكل مستقبل العالم في الاقتصاد والسياسة

The book starts from the fact that we are living in an era in which the concepts of power and dominance are changing radically, and as we enter this digital age, we find that big data has turned into an essential tool. Rather, it is pivotal in reshaping the rules of the economic and political game, as well as in defining the features of the security challenges facing us. In its six chapters, the book addresses a number of pivotal issues. In the first chapter, ## The Economies of Big Data reviews “[The Data Revolution] Huge](https://futureuae.com/ar-AE/Release/ReleaseArticle/1435/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA- %D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%83%D9 %84-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9% 82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%86#) », and monitors the tremendous technological developments that have made it possible to collect and process huge amounts of data in a way that was unimaginable a few decades ago. The second chapter, “The Economics of Big Data,” discusses how data has become the backbone of the modern economy. Companies today rely on big data analysis to understand consumer behavior, determine market trends, and innovate new products that suit the needs of the future. Big data determines economic growth trends, and gives companies that are good at dealing with it an unparalleled competitive advantage. ## Threats of Big Data and Social Stability. In the third chapter, “Threats of Big Data and Social Stability,” the book addresses how the expanding use of data for political purposes may expose societies to dangerous manipulation of public opinion, and raises questions about the extent to which this data affects the integrity of elections and the health of modern democracies. The fourth chapter, “Big Data and Public Policy Making,” discusses one of the most important positive roles of big data, which is how data plays a fundamental role in improving the performance of governments by formulating policies based on scientific evidence, enhancing transparency and accountability, in addition to its pivotal role in achieving sustainable development goals and creating predictive models in strategic planning to confront disasters. Chapter Five, “Big Data, National Security, and Intelligence,” takes us into the details of the complex relationship between data and security, and how can countries use data to enhance their ability to respond to security crises and predict threats? How is data exploited to enhance military power and serve national security goals? Finally, in Chapter Six, we address “the international competition over big data.” In this era, data has become a strategic resource competed over by major powers, which have begun to view data as an integral part of their national security, and are also seeking to protect their citizens from espionage and hacking. Governments and companies are fighting over who owns the data and who can control it. In the absence of clear international laws regulating this process, the world will be facing more tensions.