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Environmental data spaces: key to the success of the European Green Pact
The European Green Deal (Green Deal) is the European Union's (EU) sustainable growth strategy, designed to drive a green transition that transforms Europe into a just and prosperous society with a modern and competitive economy. Within this strategy, initiatives such as Target 55 (Fit for 55), which…
Progress on the state of open data globally
It is now almost five years since the publication of the study on the first decade of open data by the Open Data for Development (OD4D) network and more than 60 expert authors from around the world. This first edition of the study highlighted the importance of open data in socio-economic development…
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 and Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, the UN adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an action plan made up of 17 global goals to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity. This is what is known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In order to measure and evaluate the progress of the SDGs…
The new life of data beyond reporting
Public administrations and international organisations are increasingly using new, more practical and creative approaches to problem solving, focusing on real data and how to better understand people's needs. This will enable them to propose solutions that meet those needs more directly and effecti…
Data and Music
Music is a sensory expression of mathematics. Mathematics and technology are our main tools for data analysis so: music for my data.
(The image on the right belongs to a score by John Andrew Buchanan (lyrics) and Henry Bernard Murtagh, (music) - Oregon Blue Book, Public Domain, https://commons.wikim…
