Aragón Open Data will hold a series of online conferences to promote its portal

Aragón Open Data, the Government of Aragon's open data portal, has launched a series of webinars for the next few days aimed at different audiences:

• On July 12th, from 9:30 to 11:00, the online seminar “Aragón Open Data como herramienta de transparencia y rendición de cuentas” (Aragón Open Data as a tool for transparency and accountability) will be held, aimed at public auditors interested in the use and reuse of open data for the development of their activity.
• On June 15th, at the same time, Aragón Open Data como herramienta de transparencia y rendición de cuentas” (The creation of value-added products and services through the use of open data") will take place. In this case, the target audience is professionals with a technical profile, mainly those belonging to the programming and development groups.

Both events will be broadcast via the Zoom online connection platform and will have a dual purpose:

• On the one hand, to make each of these groups aware of the Aragon Open Data project.
• On the other hand, to be able to identify their needs and expectations regarding open data, in order to take them into account for possible improvements.

To achieve these goals, the events will develop a participatory work dynamic in which all attendees can collaborate through different interventions and share their experiences. They will also be able to present their opinions as generators of high-value information for both the business and the public sector. In addition, the event taking place on the 12th will be attended by representatives of Open Data Euskadi del Gobierno Vasco and Datadista, who will talk about good practices in terms of data opening.

To confirm attendance at the conference, it will be essential to send an email to opendata@aragon.es indicating name and position, as well as including the name of the event of interest in the subject of the message.

Aragón Open Data: open data closer to people

The Government of Aragon's open data portal offers companies and citizens data in open format that are managed by the public administration. Specifically, it currently offers more than 2,000 datasets. Among the objectives of this initiative are the creation of economic wealth through the use of data, the reuse of information or the promotion of transparency.

The public openness of the data is a great benefit for the quality of the information as it allows to know and share its use within the administration through different areas. The commitment of Aragon Open Data to this reality has led to the emergence of the Aragon Open Data Focus initiative, a programme that seeks to bring the objectives of the portal closer to users and thus better understand the needs of both open data publishers and the users and groups involved.

To gather this information, apart from events, Aragón Open Data has also launched a survey, which can be accessed through this link.