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Open Data Editor: discover the free and open source tool for processing data
How many times have you had a dataset in your hands that you needed to analyze, but you've run into errors, inconsistencies, or formatting issues that have caused you to lose hours of work? The reality is that, although we have more data available every day, we do not always have the necessary tools…
Thinking Out Loud: Prompts to Simulate Human Reasoning with AI
In the usual search for tricks to make our prompts more effective, one of the most popular is the activation of the chain of thought. It consists of posing a multilevel problem and asking the AI system to solve it, but not by giving us the solution all at once, but by making visible step by step the…
Evaluate to trust: the key role of validation and open data in generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence is beginning to find its way into everyday applications ranging from virtual agents (or teams of virtual agents) that resolve queries when we call a customer service centre to intelligent assistants that automatically draft meeting summaries or report proposals in…
Benefits and opportunities of public initiatives for open data visualisation
Imagine you want to know how many terraces there are in your neighbourhood, how the pollen levels in the air you breathe every day are evolving or whether recycling in your city is working well. All this information exists in your municipality's databases, but it sits in spreadsheets and technical d…
AI tools for research and a new way to use language models
AI systems designed to assist us from the first dives to the final bibliography.
One of the missions of contemporary artificial intelligence is to help us find, sort and digest information, especially with the help of large language models. These systems have come at a time when we most need to mana…
Open data for navigating cities
Open data can transform how we interact with our cities, offering opportunities to improve quality of life. When made publicly available, they enable the development of innovative applications and tools that address urban challenges, from accessibility to road safety and participation.
Real-time inf…
Citizen science projects that encourage public knowledge
Citizen science is consolidating itself as one of the most relevant sources of most relevant sources of reference in contemporary research contemporary research. This is recognised by the Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), which defines citizen science as a methodology and a mean…
Safe rooms in Spain: What kind of data can researchers access?
There are a number of data that are very valuable, but which by their nature cannot be opened to the public at large. These are confidential data which are subject to third party rights that prevent them from being made available through open platforms, but which may be essential for research that p…
IMPaCT-Data, medical data integration to boost precision medicine
IMPaCT, the Infrastructure for Precision Medicine associated with Science and Technology, is an innovative programme that aims to revolutionise medical care. Coordinated and funded by the Carlos III Health Institute, it aims to boost the effective deployment of personalised precision medicine.…
Health research and data groups: examples at the forefront of the field
In the medical sector, access to information can transform lives. This is one of the main reasons why data sharing and open data communities or open science linked to medical research have become such a valuable resource. Medical research groups that champion the use and reuse of data are leading th…
