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Data activism: an increasingly relevant practice in the age of platforms
Data activism is an increasingly significant citizen practice in the platform era for its growing contribution to democracy, social justice and rights. It is an activism that uses data and data analysis to generate evidence and visualisations with the aim of revealing injustices, improving peop…
The most popular network analysis tools
Two decades ago they did not exist, but in recent years, social networks have become an important part of our lives. 29 million Spaniards actively use these services, according to data compiled by EPData. On average, users spend almost 2 hours a day connected to them.
This data makes social networks…
What is an interactive display? Here is an example
The visual representation of data helps our brain to digest large amounts of information quickly and easily. Interactive visualizations make it easier for non-experts to analyze complex situations represented as data.
As we introduced in our last post on this topic, graphical data visualization is a…
Open data as a tool to reduce inequalities
The public sector is not only a great provider of open data, but also one of its main users. Open data facilitates contact and direct communication between governments and citizens. This can drive more efficient and effective public policies.
Among other areas, open data has great potential to devel…
