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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…
Fostering a flexible and capillary data economy: the importance of effective public-private partnerships
The European Union aims to boost the Data Economy by promoting the free flow of data between member states and between strategic sectors, for the benefit of businesses, researchers, public administrations and citizens. Undoubtedly, data is a critical factor in the industrial and technological r…
Open science and information systems for research
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is a European Union initiative that aims to promote open science through the creation of an open, collaborative and sustainabledigital research infrastructure. EOSC's main objective is to provide European researchers with easier access to the data, tools and re…
The dataspace of tourism
Europe is developing a common data space for tourism, aiming to integrate various stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, the private sector, and multiple member states. Spain is among them, where several workshops have already been conducted as part of the process to energize…
The relevance of open data for medical research: The Case of FISABIO Foundation
In the digital age, technological advancements have transformed the field of medical research. One of the factors contributing to technological development in this area is data, particularly open data. The openness and availability of information obtained from health research provide multiple benefi…
Use case development model for data spaces
We live in the era of data, a lever of digital transformation and a strategic asset for innovation and the development of new technologies and services. Data, beyond the skills it brings to the generator and/or owner of the same, also has the peculiarity of being a non-rival asset. This means that i…
Initiatives for training machine learning models with open data
Behind a voice-enabled virtual assistant, a movie recommendation on a streaming platform, or the development of some COVID-19 vaccines, there are machine learning models. This branch of artificial intelligence enables systems to learn and improve their performance.
Machine learning (ML) is one of th…
How to choose the right chart to visualise open data
A statistical graph is a visual representation designed to contain a series of data whose objective is to highlight a specific part of the reality. However, organising a set of data in an informative way is not an easy task, especially, if we want to capture the viewer’s attention and to present the…
Spain, one of countries that is an open data trendsetter
Like every other year, the EU Open Data Portal has just published the results of its report Open Data Maturity 2022. It is a study that assesses the maturity of European countries in the field of open data and it provides an overview of the good practices followed in Eu…
