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OER: open educational resources
To achieve global sustainable development and intercultural dialogue it is essential to ensure universal access to quality education, according to the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO). To this end, open educational resources (OER) are an opportun…
Methodological guidelines for sectoral open data plans
In order to help the different agents of the national open data community, Iniciativa Aporta elaborates and publishes regularly handbooks and methodological guidelines that address different aspects of the openness and re-use of public sector information. In addition, it periodically reviews and upd…
Resource Center of Open Data Charter
The international network, Open Data Charter, launched on its website a Digital Resource Center, a set of interactive tools that enable governments around the world to implement the principles of the International Charter.
Still under construction, this platform will not be only a complete list of s…
Open data in the extractive industry
Dedicated to exploit the natural resources, the extractive industry has become a relevant sector in many international economies. According to the World Bank’s handbook, The Extractive Industries Sector: Essentials for Economists, Public Finance Professionals, and Policy Makers, the sector accounts…
Exploring the emerging impacts of Open Data in developing countries
Beginning in February 2013, the World Wide Web Foundation, with support from IDRC (Canadian International Development Research Centre) leads a research driven project entitled "Exploring the emerging impacts of Open Data in the developing country" (ODDC). During thirty months, the goals of this init…
Privacy of personal data and Re-use of Public Sector Information
One of the main difficulties that typically arises in addressing a project related to the re-use of public sector information is the impossibility or, at least, the difficulties with the availability of data linked to identifiable or identified natural persons. In fact, regardless of the purpose of…
GODAN Open Data Challenge
Open data can be a really powerful tool to overcome the challenges that currently exist in the areas of agriculture and nutrition. GODAN has organized an Open Data Challenge, an international initiative that seeks innovative ways to unleash the potential of open data in both sectors. Open Data Chall…
Multiple ways to assess and quantify open data
Free and open access to data through the Web provides us the transformative potential to enable citizens to be fully involved in the democratic process, making governments and other development agents more efficient and foster the creation of new services that improve our lives. However, in order to…
Pre events programme of the International Open Data Conference
The global open data community continues to mature since the last International Open Data Conference was held in 2015 in the Canadian city of Ottawa. One year later, it’s time to continue to strengthen coordination between the different open data initiatives and projects in the world with the new ed…
Agenda of the International Open Data Conference 2016
The organizing committee of the International Open Data Conference has published the programme (draft) of the event that will take place during the 6th to 7th October in Madrid. Last March the call for proposals was opened to create the agenda of IODC 2016. During six weeks, hundreds…
