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Altruistic projects to create AI models in co-official languages
Artificial intelligence (AI) assistants are already part of our daily lives: we ask them the time, how to get to a certain place or we ask them to play our favorite song. And although AI, in the future, may offer us infinite functionalities, we must not forget that linguistic diversity is still a pe…
Federated machine learning: generating value from shared data while maintaining privacy
Data is a fundamental resource for improving our quality of life because it enables better decision-making processes to create personalised products and services, both in the public and private sectors. In contexts such as health, mobility, energy or education, the use of data facilitates more effic…
ALIA and foundational models What are they and why are they key to the future of AI?
The enormous acceleration of innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years has largely revolved around the development of so-called "foundational models". Also known as Large [X] Models (Large [X] Models or LxM), Foundation Models, as defined by the Center for Research on Foundation Mod…
How AI is transforming employment
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised various aspects of society and our environment. With ever faster technological advances, AI is transforming the way daily tasks are performed in different sectors of the economy.
As such, employment is one of the sectors where it is having…
The keys to the UNE data specifications
We live in a constantly evolving environment in which data is growing exponentially and is also a fundamental component of the digital economy. In this context, it is necessary to unlock its potential to maximize its value by creating opportunities for its reuse. However, it is important to bear in…
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…
Open data, a key tool for promoting knowledge and education
Open solutions, including Open Educational Resources (OER), Open Access to Scientific Information (OA), Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS), and open data, encourage the free flow of information and knowledge, serving as a foundation for addressing global challenges, as reminded by UNESCO.
The Unit…
The keys to the Law on re-use of public sector information in Spain
The public sector in Spain will have the duty to guarantee the openness of its data by design and by default, as well as its reuse. This is the result of the amendment of Law 37/2007 on the reuse of public sector information in application of European Directive 2019/1024.
This new wording of the reg…
How is open data used in the health and welfare sector?
In the last year, we have seen how decisions on health matters have marked the political, social and economic agenda of our country, due to the global pandemic situation resulting from COVID-19. Decisions taken on the basis of public data on cumulative incidence, hospital bed occupancy or vaccinatio…
Open data use cases to care for the environment and fight climate change
Climate change, air pollution and sea pollution. These are the 3 main environmental problems for Spanish citizens according to the latest Eurobarometer "Attitudes of European citizens towards the Environment", published in March 2020. The survey also highlights that 90% of the Spanish population con…
