Everything you need to know about the 4th National Open Data Meeting

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May 16 2025

Once again this year, the IV National Open Data Meeting (ENDA) is presented as an essential event for professionals, public administrations and citizens interested in the transformative potential of open data in our society. Under the slogan "Data in the culture of open knowledge", this event will focus on the fundamental role of open culture in the digital society of the 21st century.

Open culture promotes the creation and exchange of content without licence restrictions, allowing its free accessibility and reuse. Open, publicly available data is a fundamental pillar of this concept, as it can be used by any person or entity to develop new applications, analyses and services, thus fostering innovation and collaborative work.

The event will take place on 16 May 2025 at the Auditorio Jameos del Agua, Lanzarote, from 9:30 to 17:00. It is important to note that this is an exclusively face-to-face event, without live broadcasting, with a capacity limited to 100 people.

ENDA's trajectory: a journey through open data

Today, the National Open Data Meeting has established itself as a space of reference for reflection and debate on the use of open data as an engine for development and social progress. Since its first edition in 2022, each meeting has addressed specific themes of great relevance:

  • 2022: use of open data to promote territorial cohesion and combat depopulation.
  • 2023: Dissemination and re-use of data to address the environmental challenge.
  • 2024: boosting the tourism sector through open data.
  • 2025: the culture of open knowledge in the digital society of the 21st century.

Objectives and key data of the IV ENDA

This year's event is organised under the brand Canarias Datos Abiertos by the following institutions: Cabildo Insular de Lanzarote, and these three institutions of the Canary Islands Government: Directorate General for the Digital Transformation of Public Services, Directorate General for Transparency and Citizen Participation and the Canary Islands Statistics Institute.

This year, the main purpose of this meeting is to generate a space for reflection and debate on how open data can contribute to the development and progress of our society, especially in the context of public administrations. In addition, two complementary objectives are pursued:

  1. Competence development: promoting skills and knowledge among public administration staff to maximise the use of open data.
  2. Improving public policies: enriching decision-making thanks to the information generated and shared through these meetings.

Programme: a journey through open knowledge

The Meeting, presented by Marc Garriga Portolà (CEO of DesideDatum Data Company), is structured to offer a complete vision of open culture and data as a catalyst for knowledge:.

Morning

  • 10:00 - Official opening by representatives of the Cabildo de Lanzarote and the Canary Islands Government.
  • 10:20 - Presentation on transforming data-centric organisations using knowledge networks, with the case of the European Railway Agency as a practical example.
  • 11:00 - Round table "Open data for a science at the service of public decisions", with representatives from CSIC, FECYT and the Ministry of Transport.
  • 11:45 - Round table: "Open culture: how data brings us closer to knowledge", with experts from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, the Ministry of Culture and the National Library.

Afternoon

  • 14:00 - Presentation of the IV ENDA challenge.
  •  14:30 - Roundtable: "Unlocking the potential of open data", with specialists from the R Hispano community, OpenStreetMap Spain and the Open Knowledge Foundation..
  • 15:15 - Round table: "Open administrations at the service of citizens", with representatives from different levels of public administration.
  • 16:00 - Conclusions.
  • 16:30 - Official closing.

Who is it aimed at?

The IV ENDA is specially designed for:

  • Data governance managers and managers of open data portals in public administrations.
  • Technical staff and professionals involved in open data management, both in the public sector and in other organisations.
  • Administration staff at state, territorial and local level.
  • Journalists and communication professionals interested in the potential of open data.
  • General public with an interest in transparency and open knowledge.

This meeting offers a unique opportunity to:

  1. Connect with experts in open data and open knowledge culture.
  2. To learn about case studies of data-driven organisational transformation.
  3. Discover tools and methodologies for the efficient management of open data.
  4. Participate in discussions on the application of open data in different areas.
  5. To contribute to the reflection on the future of administrations open to citizen service.

How to participate: registration

Registration will be open from today, 7 April, until 30 April (provisional date). To secure your place in this limited capacity event, you must access the registration form that will be available from today.

The culture of open knowledge is an approach full of opportunities, discover them at the 4th National Open Data Meeting. This meeting aims to be a space for the exchange of ideas, experiences and best practices. Stay tuned to our social networks so you don't miss anything. You can also follow the networks of the Canary Islands Statistics Institute (ISTAC) which will be disseminating all the information related to the event both on Twitter and LinkedIn.

 More information about the event: https://encuentrosdatosabiertos.es/

 

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