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Spain is the second country with the highest life expectancy in the world, only behind Japan. Spaniards live 83 years on average. This positive data is stained by a negative one: the low birth rate, which is leading us towards a population aging. This...

Open data is one of the key elements of smart cities. The collection of information, its analysis and its use make possible to address many of the challenges facing cities today, such as the creation of public services that respond to a growing...

In the digital world, data becomes a fundamental asset for companies. Thanks to them, they can better understand their environment, business and competition, and make convenient decisions at the right time. In this context, it is not surprising that...

In the current context of digital transformation, all sectors are adapting to respond to the efficiency and agility improvement needs that society demands today. One of the areas where this change is most necessary is the agricultural and forestry sector...

A few months ago we published a compilation of the main reports, studies, success stories and courses published by the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN). This body seeks the proactive sharing of freely accessible data to make...

The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative, known by the acronym GODAN, aims to support "the proactive sharing of open data to make information about agriculture and nutrition available, accessible and usable." To this end, GODAN...

Blockchain is one of the most popular buzzwords. Every day, several news tell us how blockchain will revolutionize all sectors, from banking to manufacturing, journalism or health. The public sector is also affected by this trend and public organizations...

The amount of data we generate does not stop growing. 90% of the data created in the history of humanity were produced during the last year and a 40% annual growth is estimated for the next decade. These figures highlight the importance of data in today'...

As a result of transparency and citizen participation demand, an increasing number of towns are focus on initiatives that facilitate citizen access to institutions and administrations´ information. However, defining, implementing and documenting an open...

The public sector is not only a large supplier of open data but also one of the largest users and beneficiaries of the opening of government data. The report ‘The value of open data for the Government’ that we published on Datos.gob.es outlines...