67 interviews found
Interview with Roberto Magro, coordinator of the FEMP's open data working group
Public sector
The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP, in Spanish acronyms) brings together various local councils, provincial councils, councils and island councils. In total, it represents more than 7,000 bodies, defending the general interests of Local Bodies and promoting cooperation.
We spoke to Roberto Magro, coordinator of the FEMP's open data working group and Head of Interactive Se…
Interview with Adolfo Antón, data journalist
Society and welfare
Data journalism is one of the disciplines that has grown the most in the media in recent years, both within and outside our borders. This form of journalism consists of collecting accurate data, analysing it and making it available to the public through articles and/or graphic and interactive resources, facilitating the understanding of complex issues.
In datos.gob.es we have interviewed Ad…
Interview with Adolfo Sanz de Diego, Hackathon Lovers
Science and technology
Hackathon Lovers is a community of hackathon lovers that holds regular events with a focus on solving technical problems in an innovative way.
In this interview they tell us about the advantages of this format and the challenge of going from face-to-face to online format.
Full interview:
1. Can you briefly explain what Hackathon Lovers is?
Hackathon Lovers is a technology company that organizes…
Interview with Emilio López Cano, R Hispano
Science and technology
R Hispano is a community of users and developers that was born in 2011, within the III Conference of R Users, with the aim of promoting the advancement of knowledge and the use of the programming language in R. From datos.gob.es we have spoken with them so that they can tell us more about the activities they carry out and the role of open data in them.
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1. Can you briefly ex…
Interview with Ainara Zubillaga, COTEC Foundation
Education
Public sector
During 2020 the education sector has been exposed to great changes due to the global pandemic. Homes were transformed into classrooms, which was a challenge for everyone involved in the educational ecosystem.
The COTEC Foundation, a private non-profit organization charged with promoting innovation for economic and social development, closely followed this situation. Already in April, they publish…
Interview with Olga Quirós, ASEDIE
Public sector
The Multi-sector Information Association, better known as ASEDIE, brings together infomediary companies, whose objective is the use, reuse and distribution of information, creating added value products that boost the economy. Its objectives include achieving greater openness of data, fostering public-private collaboration and promoting legislation in favour of access to and reuse of information, a…
Interview with Mariano Nieves, winner of the Aporta 2019 Challenge
Science and technology
Now that the call for the third edition of the Aporta Challenge is open, in this occasion focused on the field of education, we have talked to the winner of the 2019 edition, Mariano Nieves, who won thanks to his Optimacis solution. Mariano explained his experience and gave us some advice for this year's participants.
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1. What does Optimacis consist of?
Optimacis is a project for…
Interview with Julián Moyano, Aragón Open Data
Public sector
The open data portal of Aragon emerged in 2012 and has not stopped growing since then. It currently has more than 2,100 datasets and a large number of applications. During these years it has incorporated new features to adapt to the real needs of citizens, such as its information structure that improves interoperability and homogenises the available data, or the incorporation of applications such…
Interview with Javier Pantoja, Museo Nacional del Prado
Culture and leisure
El Bosco, Tiziano, El Greco, Rubens, Velázquez, Goya ... The Prado National Museum has more than 35,000 works of unquestionable value, which make it one of the most important art galleries in the world.
In the year of its bicentennial, we approached the Prado joint with Javier Pantoja, Head of the Digital Development Area, to know what innovative projects has been implemented to enrich the visitor…
Interview with Nuria Valcárcel: The Copernicus program in Spain
Public sector
Copernicus is the Earth observation program of the European Union. Through 6 thematic services, and the images provided by its satellites, Copernicus provides complete, free and up-to-date geospatial data that helps the monitoring and management of the territory and the planet both at European and worldwide level.
In datos.gob.es, we have interviewed Nuria Valcárcel, Deputy Assistant Director (Obs…
