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The importance of data training for public sector workers
There is no doubt that digital skills training is necessary today. Basic digital skills are essential to be able to interact in a society where technology already plays a cross-cutting role. In particular, it is important to know the basics of the technology for working with data.
In this context, p…
Aplicación de la Especificación UNE 0079:2023 de gestión de calidad a los datos abiertos
Continuamos en esta segunda entrega de la serie de artículos con la aplicación de las especificaciones UNE. Antes de nada, recordemos que las Especificaciones UNE 0077, UNE 0078 y UNE 0079 introducen las buenas prácticas en el gobierno del dato, gestión del dato y gestión de calidad del dato con una…
Aplicación de las Especificación UNE 0078: 2023 a los datos abiertos
Este artículo constituye la tercera y última entrega de la serie de artículos dedicados dedicado a la aplicación de las especificaciones UNE de Gobierno, Gestión y Gestión de la calidad del dato a la publicación de datos abiertos. Recordemos que lo estamos realizando, aplicándolo al caso ficticio de…
Technical Standards to achieve Data Quality
Transforming data into knowledge has become one of the main objectives facing both public and private organizations today. But, in order to achieve this, it is necessary to start from the premise that the data processed is governed and of quality.
In this sense, the Spanish Association for Standardi…
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…
How are we addressing the shortage in professional competencies for working with data?
Over the last decade we have seen how national and international institutions, as well as national governments and business associations themselves have been warning about the shortage of technological profiles and the threat this poses to innovation and growth. This is not an exclusively European p…
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…
Education through MooCs
During the second quarter of 2020, humanity was forced to improvise a large-scale experiment in distance education due to the need to close schools at all levels to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other sectors and activities, whose face-to-face formula has been abruptly…
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…