Evaluation of Aporta Initiative in 2018

As every year, it is time to evaluate the activity carried out during the last year.

2018 has been a very positive year for Aporta initiative. On the one hand, our work has been acknowledged, one more year, by the European Data Portal, which consider our country as an open data trend-setter. In addition, published datasets has grown, exceeding the barrier of 21,500 (32% more than the previous year), as well as publishers and user visits (with a growth of 15% and 64%, respectively).

On this year, we have focused on the promotion of reuse companies, highlighting the role of open data as a driver of innovation and entrepreneurship. The new edition of the Aporta Meeting, held on November 28, addressed this topic. During the event, public bodies, start-ups and big companies analyzed the keys to success and the challenges of entrepreneurship linked to data and new technological paradigms. It was also discussed how the opening and reuse of data improve the management of public administrations. The event was a great success of the public and had a notable impact on the media.

In addition, we have continued with our work of dissemination and promotion of open data, reporting both news at national and international level, as well as generating guides and articles that help to launch a greater number of initiatives, promoting openness of information from public administrations. It should be noted that an increasing number of agencies use our advice and support service to solve technical and methodological doubts. In addition, we have reinforced the interview section, giving voice to professionals who have initiated interesting projects.

All the successes achieved have been possible thanks to the open data community, whose effort has driven the achievement of all the objectives. We will continue working in 2019 to further boost the universe of open data in Spain.