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In October 2018, the seminar ‘Methods for Big Data in Official Statistics’ was held on the Brightlands Smart Services Campus in Heerlen. The objective of the seminar was to bring together researchers from statistical offices and academic scientists in order to exchange knowledge and present the latest methods and techniques in the field of Big Data. In addition, experiences were shared in terms of the use of new data sources and the associated methodological challenges. The seminar was organised by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).