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AI Data Readiness: Preparing Data for Artificial Intelligence
Over the last few years we have seen spectacular advances in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and, behind all these achievements, we will always find the same common ingredient: data. An illustrative example known to everyone is that of the language models used by OpenAI for its famous ChatGP…
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…
Open data to drive energy efficiency and sustainability
The promotion of energy efficiency and sustainability is one of the priorities of the European Union and Spain, as reflected in the European Green Pact. The availability of open data related to energy production, distribution and consumption allows governments, businesses and citizens to access…
The importance of Critical Minerals: Where to locate data of interest?
The energy transition is also a transition of raw materials. When we imagine a sustainable future, we conceive it based on a series of strategic sectors such as renewable energies or electric mobility. Similarly, we imagine a connected and digital future, where new innovations and business models re…
Open data for AI: UNESCO recommendations on open data
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a United Nations agency whose purpose is to contribute to peace and security in the world through education, science, culture and communication. In order to achieve its objective, this organisation usually est…
FAIR principles: the secret of the data wizards.
Books are an inexhaustible source of knowledge and experiences lived by others before us, which we can reuse to move forward in our lives. Libraries, therefore, are places where readers looking for books, borrow them, and once they have used them and extracted from them what they need, return them.…
Hot OSM: Collaborative mapping to coordinate emergency response
The humanitarian crisis following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 was the starting point for a voluntary initiative to create maps to identify the level of damage and vulnerability by areas, and thus to coordinate emergency teams. Since then, the collaborative mapping project known as Hot OSM (OpenS…
Trends in open data around the world
In view of the series of current and future trends around the future of open data indicated in our report, we wanted to check to what extent these - or similar - trends are already present in the global open data community. To this end, we have verified the current activities and future plans of sev…
Open data and the reuse of public sector information in the IV Open Government Plan
The IV Open Government Plan 2020-2024 represents a new step in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals promoted by the United Nations within the framework of the 2030 Agenda adopted by its General Assembly. Specifically, for the achievement of number 16, related to Peace, Justice and S…
