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Summer Open Data: Featured Apps and Resources
Between ice cream and longer days, summer is here. At this time of year, open information can become our best ally to plan getaways, know schedules of the bathing areas in our community or even know the state of traffic on roads that take us to our next destination.
Whether you're on the move or at…
The impact of open data along its value chain: Indicators and future directions
The transformative potential of open data initiatives is now widely recognised as they offer opportunities for fostering innovation, greater transparency and improved efficiency in many processes. However, reliable measurement of the real impact of these initiatives is difficult to obtain.
From this…
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…
Quantifying the value of data
There is a recurring question that has been around since the beginning of the open data movement, and as efforts and investments in data collection and publication have increased, it has resonated more and more strongly: What is the value of a dataset?
This is an extremely difficult question to answ…
Open data to fight against gender violence
Today, no one can deny that open data holds great economic power. The European Commission itself estimates that the turnover of open data in the EU27 could reach 334.2 billion in 2025, driven by its use in areas linked to disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning or l…
The UK data strategy and its reform
Just over a year ago - and after an extensive process of analysis, research and public consultation - the UK government announced its new national data strategy created in response to the increasingly important role of data in all aspects of our society. The strategy builds on other related initiati…
How do Spanish initiatives measure the impact of open data?
Measuring the impact of open data is not always easy. As we saw a few weeks ago, there are several theoretical models that are not easy to implement, so we have to look for different approaches. In the Aporta Initiative we use a mixed approach, as explained here: a quantitative analysis through indi…
Measuring the impact of open data
The difficulties in adequately measuring the impact of open data initiatives are widely known, as it is a global debate that has been with us practically since the beginning of the first open data initiatives, more than ten years ago. The problem is that it is relatively easy to find isolated exampl…
