Review of the Aporta 2024 Initiative

As the year comes to an end, it is the perfect time to pause and reflect on all that we have experienced and shared at Iniciativa Aporta. This year has been full of challenges, learning and achievements that deserve to be celebrated.

One of the milestones we want to share is that we have reached almost two million visits on the platform, which is a 15% growth compared to 2023. The interest in data and related technologies has also been evident in social networks: we have exceeded 14,000 followers on LinkedIn (+56%) and 21,000 on X, the former Twitter (+ 1.5%). In addition, we wanted to reach out to new audiences with the launch of our Instagram and Threads profiles, and the redesign of the YouTube channel.

One of our objectives is to promote the openness of data generated by the public sector so that it can be reused by businesses and citizens. The Aporta Initiative provides qualified technical support to help public bodies overcome their challenges and make quality data available to users, through audits, training sessions and advice.  This work has borne fruit with over 90,000 datasets published in the National Catalogue, 18% more than in 202. These datasets are federated with the European Open Data Portal, data.europa.eu.

But it is not only about publishing data, it is also about promoting its use. In order to promote knowledge about open data and stimulate a market linked to the reuse of public sector information, the Aporta Initiative has developed more than 120 articles, 1,400 tweets and 250 publications on LinkedIn with news, events or analysis of the sector. In this sense, we have tried to gather the latest trends on multiple data-related topics such as artificial intelligence, data spaces or open science. In addition:

• Spain is among the EU countries setting open data trends by 2024.
• We have launched a new content format: the pódcasts from datos.gob.es. The aim is to give you the opportunity to learn more about different topics through audio programmes that you can listen to anytime, anywhere.
• We have strengthened the infographics section, with new content summarising complex data-related issues, such as legislation or strategic documents. Each infographic presents detailed information in a visually appealing way, making it easy to grasp important concepts and allowing you to quickly access key points.
• We have created new data science exercises, designed to guide you step-by-step through key concepts and various analysis techniques so you can learn effectively and practically. In addition, each exercise includes the full code available on GitHub, allowing you to replicate and experiment on your own.
• We have published new guides and reports focusing on how to harness the potential of open data to drive innovation and transparency. Each document includes clear explanations and practical examples to keep you up to date with best practices and tools, ensuring that you are always at the forefront in the use of emerging data-related technologies.
• We have expanded the list of examples of applications and companies that reuse open data. In the case of applications, we have already reached 470 solutions (37 more than in 2023) and in the case of companies, 96 companies (6 more than in 2023)..

Thank you for a good year! In 2025 we will continue to work to drive the data culture in public bodies, businesses and citizens.

You can see more about our activity in the following infographic:

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Link to the infographic