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Data Sandboxes: Exploring the potential of open data in a secure environment
Data sandboxes are tools that provide us with environments to test new data-related practices and technologies, making them powerful instruments for managing and using data securely and effectively. These spaces are very useful in determining whether and under what conditions it is feasibl…
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…
The agreement to provide statistical data to researchers, in the context of the Data Governance Regulation
The European Union has devised a fundamental strategy to ensure accessible and reusable data for research, innovation and entrepreneurship. Strategic decisions have been made both in a regulatory and in a material sense to build spaces for data sharing and to foster the emergence of intermediar…
Peeling the onion of open data governance
One of the key actions that we recently highlighted as necessary to build the future of open data in our country is the implementation of processes to improve data management and governance. It is no coincidence that proper data management in our organisations is becoming an increasingly complex and…
The gender gap: inequality is also in the data
Today, 8 March is the day on which we commemorate women's struggle to achieve their full participation in society, as well as giving visibility to the current gender inequality and demanding global action for effective equality of rights in all areas.
However, the data seem to indicate that we still…
Laboratories for innovation in data management
Current approaches to public policy-making that respond quickly to changing trends in technology are too often unsuccessful. Policy makers are often pressured to develop and adopt laws or guidelines without the evidence needed to do so safely and without the opportunity to consult affected experts a…
Open data: the great allies to eradicate inequality
Is it possible to find in the data the necessary help to solve the real problems that our society faces? While it is true that data alone cannot be transformed into food for the most disadvantaged, nor can it make weapons disappear in conflict zones or inequalities in the world, they are very useful…
Open data as a tool to reduce inequalities
The public sector is not only a great provider of open data, but also one of its main users. Open data facilitates contact and direct communication between governments and citizens. This can drive more efficient and effective public policies.
Among other areas, open data has great potential to devel…
