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API en las Administraciones Públicas: cuáles hay y cómo utilizarlas
La regulación europea de Datos de Alto Valor (HVD, High-Value Datasets), establecida por el Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) 2023/138, consolida el papel de las APIcomo infraestructura esencial para la reutilización de la información pública, convirtiendo su disponibilidad en una obligación legal y…
Service Level Agreements in Open Data Publishing
Since its origins, the open data movement has focused mainly on promoting the openness of data and promoting its reuse. The objective that has articulated most of the initiatives, both public and private, has been to overcome the obstacles to publishing increasingly complete data catalogues and…
European good practices in open data: lessons from the Open Data Maturity Report 2025
The Open Data Maturity Report is an annual evaluation that since 2015 has analysed the development and evolution of open data initiatives in the European Union. Coordinated by the European Data Portal (data.europa.eu) and carried out in collaboration with the European Commission, thi…
Urban digital twins and open data
At the crossroads of the 21st century, cities are facing challenges of enormous magnitude. Explosive population growth, rapid urbanization and pressure on natural resources are generating unprecedented demand for innovative solutions to build and manage more efficient, sustainable and livable urban…
Projects to promote open government in Spain
Last October, Spain hosted the OGP 2025 Global Summit, an international benchmark event on open government. More than 2,000 representatives of governments, civil society organisations and public policy experts from around the world met in Vitoria-Gasteiz to discuss the importance of maintaining…
Science and innovation for public policies: the concept of I+P
In an increasingly complex world, public decisions need more than intuition: they require scientific evidence. This is where I+P (Innovation + Public Policy) initiatives come into play: an intersection between creativity, data-driven knowledge, and policy action.
In this article we will explain…
Benefits and opportunities of public initiatives for open data visualisation
Imagine you want to know how many terraces there are in your neighbourhood, how the pollen levels in the air you breathe every day are evolving or whether recycling in your city is working well. All this information exists in your municipality's databases, but it sits in spreadsheets and technical d…
OGP's assessment and challenges ahead of the forthcoming Global Summit in Spain
The international open government community is preparing for the 9th Global Summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), which will take place in Vitoria-Gasteiz next October.. For three days, government representatives, civil society leaders and policy makers from around the world will exchange…
How local councils drive open data in municipalities
Although local governments are the closest actors to citizens, they often face limitations in terms of resources and capacities to implement open data effectively. The diputations, as intermediate institutions between central government and municipalities, play a key role in coordinating, supporting…
The importance of data training for public sector workers
There is no doubt that digital skills training is necessary today. Basic digital skills are essential to be able to interact in a society where technology already plays a cross-cutting role. In particular, it is important to know the basics of the technology for working with data.
In this context, p…
