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OGP's assessment and challenges ahead of the forthcoming Global Summit in Spain
The international open government community is preparing for the 9th Global Summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), which will take place in Vitoria-Gasteiz next October.. For three days, government representatives, civil society leaders and policy makers from around the world will exchange…
What is the value of open geographic data?
Geographic data allow us to learn about the world around us. From locating optimal travel routes to monitoring natural ecosystems, from urban planning and development to emergency management, geographic data has great potential to drive development and efficiency in multiple economic and social area…
Towards an Open Government: A Guide to Transforming Public Administrations
The Open Government Guide for Public Employees is a manual to guide the staff of public administrations at all levels (local, regional and state) on the concept and conditions necessary to achieve an "inclusive open government in a digital environment". Specifically, the document seeks for the admin…
Especificaciones UNE – Guía de Evaluación del Gobierno, Gestión y Gestión de la Calidad del Dato
Motivación
Hoy en día, en un entorno en constante cambio y en el que la generación de datos está creciendo de forma exponencial, es necesario establecer procesos comunes a lo largo del ciclo de vida de los activos de datos de toda organización. Disponer de datos bien gobernados, gestionados y con ni…
The second edition of Asedie's top 3, available in seven autonomous communities
The Multisectorial Association of Information (ASEDIE), which brings together the infomediary companies of our country, once again includes among its annual objectives the promotion of the reuse of public and private information. Thus, and almost in parallel to the beginning of the new year, last De…
AI to improve public tenders and sculptures using open data: we spoke with the Spanish semi-finalists of the EU Datathon 2022
After several months competing, on 20 October the open data contest organised by the EU came to an end. The EU Datathon is a contest that gives data developers and scientists the chance to demonstrate, through their creativity, the potential of open data.
Although in this post you can…
Open data as a digital public good
The Web emerged more than 30 years ago as an open, participatory and inclusive network that encouraged access to and reuse of knowledge through a spirit of collaboration and constant experimentation. This is precisely the same concept and philosophy that the government open data community adopted a…
Hackathons, a new way of attracting talent
Technology is now an essential component of our daily lives. It is no secret that a large number of companies worldwide have been making significant investments in order to digitize their processes, products or services and thus offer greater innovation in them.
All this has led to an increase in th…
What are the advantages of participating in a hackathon or data-related competition like the Aporta Challenge?
Hackathons, contests or challenges related to data are a different way to test your ideas and/or knowledge, while acquiring new skills. Through this type of competition, solutions to real problems are sought, often in multidisciplinary teams that share diverse knowledge and points of view. In additi…
4 examples of harmonisation of datasets
In any project related to data, it is common to have different sources of information. Data is key for companies and public administrations, in decision making or as a basis for the implementation of projects, services or products. But if these data sources display information in a heterogeneous way…