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Traditional AI vs Generative AI: Understanding Their Differences
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a central technology in people's lives and in the strategy of companies. In just over a decade, we've gone from interacting with virtual assistants that understood simple commands, to seeing systems capable of writing entire reports, creating hyper-realistic i…
Open data to promote healthy ageing
Data on older people can play a crucial role in promoting healthy ageing, assisting the development and maintenance of the physical and mental capacities that enable well-being in old age. This open data can be used for the development of policies to better respond to the needs of older people, such…
Citizen science projects that encourage public knowledge
Citizen science is consolidating itself as one of the most relevant sources of most relevant sources of reference in contemporary research contemporary research. This is recognised by the Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), which defines citizen science as a methodology and a mean…
High value statistical datasets foreseen in the National Statistical Plan 2021-2024
The year 2023 was undoubtedly the year of artificial intelligence. This has brought data, and therefore open data, back to the forefront, as it is the raw material that fuels this technology, which is key to value creation in our increasingly digital economy.
Perhaps that is why 2023 has also l…
How Artificial Intelligence and Open Data can re-imagine the way we design our cities
After months of new developments, the pace of advances in artificial intelligence does not seem to be slowing down - quite the contrary. A few weeks ago, when reviewing the latest developments in this field on the occasion of the 2023 deadline, video generation from text instructions was consid…
Data policies that foster innovation
The importance of data in today's society and economy is no longer in doubt. Data is now present in virtually every aspect of our lives. This is why more and more countries have been incorporating specific data-related regulations into their policies: whether they relate to personal, busin…
User access to data from connected products and related services in the new European Data Regulation ( Data Act)
The adoption of the Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules for fair access to and use of data (Data Law) is an important step forward in the regulation of the European Union to facilitate data accessibility. This is an initiative already…
How young people participate in European politics: An analysis with open data
The active participation of young people in civic and political life is one of the keys to strengthening democracy in Europe. Analyzing and understanding the voice of young people provides insight into their attitudes and opinions, something that helps to foresee future trends in society with…
Open Data for Sustainable City Development
Open data is a valuable tool for making informed decisions that encourage the success of a process and enhance its effectiveness. From a sectorial perspective, open data provides relevant information about the legal, educational, or health sectors. All of these, along with many other areas, utilize…
Data Act, a new initiative in the framework of the European Data Strategy
Updated 02/29/24
At the end of 2021, an agreement was reached between the European Parliament and Member States to push forward the proposed Data Governance Act. The aim was to create processes and structures to facilitate the exchange of data between all relevant actors.
Shortly thereafter, it was…
