April
28
Tuesday
2026
Descripción
In the coming weeks, the data ecosystem will be the protagonist of meetings, conferences and activities that promote innovation around its opening, management and use. Professionals and amateurs will have multiple opportunities to train, share experiences and learn about the latest trends in open data, geospatial information, open source tools, artificial intelligence, etc.
In order to facilitate access to these initiatives, we have compiled some free events and activities, both face-to-face and online, that will take place in Spain and internationally.
Zerve × ODSC AI: Datathon
This 24-hour hackathon, organized by Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) AI and Zerve, invites intermediate and advanced data science profiles to immerse themselves in a real work environment, manipulating large volumes of information and technical metadata.
Participants will be able to work in person or virtually, accessing a prepared cloud environment, live mentoring and an initial repository that allows them to start analyzing without prior configuration. In addition, the event offers access to ODSC conference sessions, networking opportunities, and a $10,000 prize.
- When: April 29 from 9:00 a.m.
- Where: in-person in Boston and online
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Webinar: “Moving from harmful platforms to social technologies”
The Digital Public Goods Alliance is organising this webinar focused on how digital platforms should avoid negative effects on their users and society. The starting point will be a recent report by the Norwegian Consumer Council, which analyzes a phenomenon known as "enshittification": the process by which a digital platform loses quality and usefulness by prioritizing its own profits over the user experience. During the session, the main findings of the report will be presented and explore how to build social technologies that better connect people, strengthen participation and support informed public debate.
It will feature the participation of the Open Knowledge Foundation, as well as representatives of Norwegian and French public bodies, among others.
- When: April 30 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Where: online
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Rise of IA
Although Rise of IA offers paid face-to-face modalities, it also makes free virtual access to its two main stages and to the recordings available to everyone once the day is over. The event will bring together European specialists to analyse how artificial intelligence is evolving and what implications it has for society and the economy. On its tenth anniversary, the conference proposes a journey through the main current debates: from the need for reliable and sustainable digital infrastructures to the challenges of regulation, technological sovereignty and the responsible adoption of systems.
- When: May 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Where: Berlin, with free online possibility
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V National Meeting on Open Data (ENDA)
The city of Pamplona will host this conference, which brings together professionals from public administrations, companies and organisations working on the opening, management and reuse of data. The event, organized by the Government of Navarra in collaboration with the Provincial Council of Castellón, the Provincial Council of Barcelona, the Government of Aragon and Canarias Open Data, focuses on how data can boost education and entrepreneurship, underscoring the need to improve digital literacy and the value of open data to generate innovation and new professional opportunities .
Throughout the day, initiatives developed by different administrations will be presented, current challenges will be discussed and use cases will be shown. The meeting is open to anyone interested in the data ecosystem and seeks to continue expanding the community that works for a strategic, responsible and collaborative use of public information.
- When: May 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Where: Refectory of the Cathedral of Pamplona
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Fira FAIR Data
Fira FAIR DATA is a meeting point for professionals and institutions working on the management and reuse of data according to the FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable). In its fourth edition, the event will bring together universities, research centres and public bodies in Catalonia to share experiences, challenges and progress in the implementation of FAIR practices. The day will also include a session of flash presentations aimed at showing real cases of adoption of these principles.
The event is organized by the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia (CSUC), the Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragona (URV), the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC), the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES), the Catalan Institute for Chemical Research (ICIQ), the Institute for Biomedical Research Southern Catalonia (IRB Cat Sud) and the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology (IRTA).
- When: June 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Where?: Auditorium of the Rectorate of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona).
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OpenSouthCode 2026
This event, which has been organized periodically in Malaga since 2016, seeks to promote open technologies, from free software and hardware to open source projects. It offers two full days of talks, workshops and community activities aimed at promoting collaboration between developers, communities and organizations.
Registration will remain open until the day of the event, which facilitates the participation of anyone interested in the open tech ecosystem.
- When?: June 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and June 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Where?: La Térmica, Málaga.
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Iberian Conference on Spatial Data Infrastructures (JIIDE 2026)
The JIIDE 2026, organized by the General Directorate‑of the Territory of Portugal together with other bodies such as the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Spain or the Spatial Data Infrastructure of Spain (IDEE), will not be held until November, but the deadline for the submission of communications in order to provide content to its workshops is already open, round tables and presentations. Professionals, public administrations, universities and companies are therefore invited to share their progress in the field of geographic information and land management.
The conference, which has established itself as an Iberian meeting point of reference, seeks to bring together contributions that explore new methodologies, innovative applications and practical experiences related to interoperability, standards, data quality and the use of geospatial technologies in decision-making.
- When: The event will be on November 11, 12 and 13, but currently what is open is the deadline to send communications before June 10.
- Where: Porto.
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Together, these initiatives show the vitality and diversity of the data ecosystem, which continues to grow thanks to collaboration between administrations, companies, technical communities and international organisations.
Whether through hackathons, specialized conferences or open conferences, all of them offer opportunities to learn, connect and contribute to a more strategic, responsible and transformative use of data. Staying close to these spaces is a way to continue expanding knowledge and actively participate in building a more open and innovative data culture.
