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The importance of licences in the digital environment: an approach accessible to all
In an increasingly digitised world, the creation, use and distribution of software and data have become essential activities for individuals, businesses and government organisations. However, behind these everyday practices lies a crucial aspect: licensingof both software and data.
Understanding wha…
Global principles of AI journalism
General ethical frameworks
The absence of a common, unified, ethical framework for the use of artificial intelligence in the world is only apparent and, in a sense, a myth. There are a multitude of supranational charters, manuals and sets of standards that set out principles of ethical use, although…
The data sphere we live in: the interconnected data system
As technology and connectivity have advanced in recent years, we have entered a new era in which data never sleeps and the amount of data circulating is greater than ever. Today, we could say that we live enclosed in a sphere surrounded by data and this has made us more and more dependent on it. On…
Open data reuse in journalism: a window to new business models and communities
We recently reflected on the rise of data journalism in the media, a discipline that is becoming increasingly important. Through technologies and tools linked to data, this journalistic modality makes it possible to offer readers more documented, attractive and comprehensible information. To this en…
The rise of data journalism in the media
More and more media outlets have articles on their pages linked to so-called data journalism. This form of journalism uses the technologies and tools related to to data to provide readers with more documented, easier to understand and more engaging information.
In this article we explain what data j…
Creative Commons licenses and general conditions for the reuse of public sector information in Spain
In the more traditional conception of the right of access and transparency of public sector entities, obtaining information requires, in advance, the processing of an administrative procedure that ends with the corresponding resolution by which the requested information is granted or denied. However…
Factors that define open data impact
The final impact that can be obtained through an open data initiative will ultimately depend on multiple interrelated factors that will be present (or absent) in these initiatives. That is why the GovLab of New York University has analyzed these factors thanks to the study of the several use cases c…
