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The role of data in driving autonomous vehicles
Just a few days ago, the Directorate General of Traffic published the new Framework Programme for the Testing of Automated Vehicles which, among other measures, contemplates "the mandatory delivery of reports, both periodic and final and in the event of incidents, which will allow the DGT to assess…
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…
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…
Open data in the Spanish mobility strategy
Open mobility data plays a key role in transforming current transport networks and systems, promoting their digitization and improving their sustainability and efficiency. The European Union is aware of this situation, and for this reason it has not only included mobility data among the categories c…
Open data in the era of sustainable and smart mobility, according to European strategy
More than two years ago we started 2019 very hopeful about the progress that was being made in Spain regarding the openness of data related to transport and mobility, after a few years in which there had not been much progress. Although there is still room for improvement, especially in the availabi…
The search engine Linknovate and the virtual library Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes, Aporta Awards 2017
The innovative search engine Linknovate and the virtual library Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes have been the two winning projects of the first edition of the Aporta Awards 2017. An initiative promoted by the Secretary of State for the Information Society, Red.es and the General Secretariat o…
Is innovation in the provision of services and public procurement an opportunity to boost of open data?
The public procurement reform that has taken place in Europe has incorporated innovation as a new public policy that must be promoted through contractual tools. Although innovation can be understood as a concept that is difficult to pinpoint, the Directive 2014/24 / EU has incorporated a legal defin…
The deadline for submitting innovative projects developed with public data to the Aporta Awards, in the final stretch
On 12 September, the deadline ends for companies and entities that have developed projects with public data to submit their projects in the first Aporta Awards in 2017. These awards are focused on divulging and recognising professionals who have opted for reusing open data and innovation as a drivin…
