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Transparency and re-use of public sector information: two complementary views from the legal perspective?
As has been rightly highlighted, there is a tendency to use in a general manner concepts based on openness and data management and, also to link this to the need to strongly promote transparency and therefore, the democratic character of public institutions as well as the need to inves…
GeoDCAT-AP v1.0, key aspects of the geoespatial extension
GeoDCAT-AP, available on the JoinUp portal, is the geospatial extension of DCAT-AP vocabulary designed for the European data portals, whose first working version was released in late 2015 by the working group belonging to the ISA programme.
Geographic information has always played an especial…
Open Data Barometer, assessment of global open data
Open data has become an essential resource to build effective and responsible institutions, providing at the same time access to information: two of the seventeen global commitments (SDGs) agreed by UN in 2016. Last 21 April, Web Foundation announced the results of the 3rd Open Data Ba…
ASEDIE publishes its annual report on Spanish infomediary sector
ASEDIE (Multisectoral Information Association) has published its report in which components, market behavior and characteristics of infomediary sector in Spain are analysed. To carry out this study, the entity has identified and analyzed 602 infomediary companies (21 companies les…
OD4B: World Bank launches a new open data tool
Nowadays there is not doubt about open data value and potential in business world; in recent times we have seen how several reports carried out by important international agencies such as Gartner or Capgemini show us one after another very revealing indicators of the potential of open d…
National Library of Spain, plan on Re-use of Public Sector Information
Last March, the National Library of Spain (BNE) published its action plan to promote the re-use of public sector information (PSI): a sound commitment to make available to the whole Spanish society the data held by the institution. This plan meets the requirements set by Directive 2013/37/EU of 26 J…
Data journalism: new informative challenges
Technological advances and open data movement have been factors in progress in the journalistic sphere. Nowadays, these professionals combine financial reports, interpret municipal budgets and explore geospatial information to generate stories based on large amounts of data. Data journalism investig…
Omidyar Network, sponsorship of open data projects
Beyond public commitment to open information, numerous independent institutions work and invest in international projects that promote open publication and citizen participation. This is the case of Omidyar Network, a philanthropic organization that since 2004 supports several initiatives around the…
ODI report: open data impact in business world
More and more private entities use open data to reduce risk, address business challenges and improve their competitiveness. These are some of the findings shown in the last report of Open Data Institute in relation to the impact of open data in the business world.
The study "Open enterprise: how thr…
ILDA & The Caribbean Open Institute, working for Open Data in Latin America and the Caribbean
According to the global Open Data Index, carried out by OKFN, and the Open Data Barometer of World Wide Web Foundation, nations from Latin America and the Caribbean continue climbing positions in international open data ranking, gaining prominence in their commitment to openness and reuse; thanks to…
