The deadline to participate and register for the International Conference on Open Data and Re-use of Public Sector Information is now open
The University of Alicante will host the International Congress on Open Data and Reuse of Public Sector Information. The event will focus on the role of open data and its potential reuse to achieve improvements in several key areas for our country, such as tourism and the economy. It will also address the analysis and legal implications of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information.
This conference is part of the Project "Challenges of the Ministry PID2019-105736GB-I00DER: Open data and reuse of public sector information in the context of its digital transformation: adapting to the new regulatory framework of the European Union", whose principal investigators are Julián Valero Torrijos and Rubén Martínez Gutiérrez, and the Transparency Agreement between the University of Alicante and the Department of Participation, Transparency, Cooperation and Democratic Quality 2021.
Timetable and agenda
The Congress will take place on 23 and 24 September 2021 in online and face-to-face mode.
The opening will be given by Rosa Pérez Garijo, Councillor for Participation, Transparency, Cooperation and Democratic Quality of the Generalitat Valenciana, and Amparo Navarro Faure, Rector of the University of Alicante.
Next, Kiko Llaneras will be in charge of the inaugural conference with his speech "Open data and the reuse of public sector information: experiences from practice". Kiko Llaneras is known for his articles on data journalism in El País, where he analyses certain aspects of political, social and economic current affairs based on indicators, statistics and surveys, among other data sources.
The congress will then be based on 4 round tables, titled:
- Open Data in Tourism
- Contracting and the economic value of data
- Open Data and the Environment
- Comparative Law. Open Data and RISP in the EU context.
Each of these round tables will be attended by experts and professionals from the public, private and academic sectors. You can see the full programme here (only available in Spanish).
Do you want to participate in the Congress? There is still time to send your papers
The Congress is open to the participation of citizens and companies that want to share their knowledge and experience. Proposals related to the four round tables can be submitted, although free themes will also be accepted as long as they are in line with the objectives of the congress.
Papers must be submitted before 15 July using this form. The application consists of an abstract of a maximum of 400 words detailing the proposal. On the 21st of the same month, the organisers will send notification of acceptance of the papers, which must be defended publicly.
How to attend?
The event is free of charge, but places are limited. In order to attend, this form must be completed before 20 September 2021 at 23:59 hours. Admitted participants will receive confirmation of their registration by email.
When pre-registering, you must indicate whether you wish to attend in person or virtually. Those who choose the online option will receive an email with the link to the video call platform.
If you have any questions, you can write to cursos.deje@ua.es for administrative matters and to ruben.martinez@ua.es for academic matters.
