The Generalitat Valenciana organises a course on open data in city councils

The Transparency Portal of the Generalitat Valenciana has just announced the course "Open data in local councils: transparency, data protection and openness of information" which will be held online on 18, 21, 25 and 28 May. The course will introduce open data, its benefits and opportunities, as well as its relation to data protection and transparency.

Who is organising this course?

The Open Data and Transparency Observatory is in charge of organising and delivering this training within the framework of the agreement between the Regional Ministry of Participation, Transparency, Cooperation and Democratic Quality and the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

When will this course be held?

The course "Open data in local councils: transparency, data protection and openness of information" will be offered in webinar format and will have a total of 20 hours spread over 4 sessions in the morning (from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm).

What is the agenda?

The programme is divided into 2 blocks, each of which will be covered in two sessions.

BLOCK I. Transparency and data protection.

• 18 May. The first session will deal with the legal regime of transparency. The principles of transparency and publicity will be explained, as well as how the subjective right of access to information works, among other concepts. The day will end with a series of case studies.
• 21 May. The second session will focus on the protection of personal data. It will begin by analysing the general regulatory framework, to then approach the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679/EU and Organic Law 3/2018, on Personal Data Protection and guarantee of digital rights. Finally, the principles of consent, purpose and fair processing will be addressed through practical cases.

BLOCK II. Open Data.

• 25th May. The third session will consist of an introduction to open data and the opportunities in the reuse of public sector information. The difference between open data and transparency, licences and the 5-star quality model, among other issues, will be discussed. In the section on the publication of data, they will focus on the guidelines set out by the Aporta Initiative and the FEMP.
• 28th May. The last session will focus on the re-use of public sector information. The legal framework will be addressed and practical examples will be shown.

You can consult the full programme here.

What do I have to do to attend?

Registration is completely free of charge. You can do it from this link.

If you find this training interesting, don't forget to consult other activities on transparency organised by the Generalitat Valenciana and other institutions in the agenda of activities on the GVA Oberta transparency portal.