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Traditional AI vs Generative AI: Understanding Their Differences
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a central technology in people's lives and in the strategy of companies. In just over a decade, we've gone from interacting with virtual assistants that understood simple commands, to seeing systems capable of writing entire reports, creating hyper-realistic i…
The new European language data space is now available in its operational beta version.
With 24 official languages and more than 60 regional and minority languages, the European Union is proud of its cultural and linguistic diversity. However, this richness also represents a significant challenge in the digital and technological sphere. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and natu…
Artificial intelligence in the EU: projects transforming our society
The European Union is at the forefront of the development of safe, ethical and people-centred artificial intelligence (AI). Through a robust regulatory framework, based on human rights and fundamental values, the EU is building an AI ecosystem that simultaneously benefits citizens, businesses and pu…
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…
Destination Earth: a digital Earth twin for a sustainable future
Today's climate crisis and environmental challenges demand innovative and effective responses. In this context, the European Commission's Destination Earth (DestinE) initiative is a pioneering project that aims to develop a highly accurate digital model of our planet.
Through this digital twin…
Big Data Test Infrastructure: A free environment for public administrations to experiment with open data
The Big Data Test Infrastructure (BDTI) is a tool funded by the European Digital Agenda, which enables public administrations to perform analysis with open data and open source tools in order to drive innovation.
This free-to-use, cloud-based tool was created in 2019 to accelerate d…
User access to data from connected products and related services in the new European Data Regulation ( Data Act)
The adoption of the Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules for fair access to and use of data (Data Law) is an important step forward in the regulation of the European Union to facilitate data accessibility. This is an initiative already…
What can we find in the CRUE report "Data Analytics at the University"?
Last November 2023, Crue Spanish Universities published the report TIC360 "Data Analytics in the University". The report is an initiative of the Crue-Digitalisation IT Management working group and aims to show how the optimisation of data extraction and processing processes is key to the generation…
Data citation, a practice that favours the re-use of data
We are living in a historic moment in which data is a key asset, on which many small and large decisions of companies, public bodies, social entities and citizens depend every day. It is therefore important to know where each piece of information comes from, to ensure that the issues that affect our…
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…
