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PET technologies: how to use protected data in a privacy-sensitive way
As organisations seek to harness the potential of data to make decisions, innovate and improve their services, a fundamental challenge arises: how can data collection and use be balanced with respect for privacy? PET technologies attempt to address this challenge. In this post, we will explore what…
How to present open data accessibly
Open data should be inherently accessible, meaning it must be available for free and without barriers that could restrict access and reuse. Accessibility is a fundamental and complex issue because it means that these data sets should not only be available in reusable formats but also that anyone sho…
Legal implications of open data and re-use of public sector information for ChatGPT
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), and ChatGPT in particular, has become one of the main topics of debate in recent months. This tool has even eclipsed other emerging technologies that had gained prominence in a wide range of fields (legal, economic, social and cultural). This is t…
How to improve the daily lives of people with disabilities using open data
Close your eyes and try to get on without seeing what is around you. Seat you in a wheelchair and determine if it is easy to access public transport and visit your favourite restaurant.
Perhaps you have not tried to live these experiences, but you could imagine the result. Public administrations are…
The role of blockchain in security and data privacy
The imminent application of the recent GDPR (May 25th) modifies the European panorama in terms of security and privacy of personal data. Overall, the GDPR could be considered a "Digital Declaration of Rights". As we saw earlier, this Regulation lists the detailed requirements that any institution or…
The transforming potential of blockchain in the use of data
Most likely, most of us will know, or at least have heard of blockchain technology, because of its relationship with the most popular cryptocurrency nowadays - Bitcoin. However, blockchain is not a technology born solely to sustain this new digital economy, but like many other blockchain technologie…
