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Presentations for the 10th International Conference on Public Information Reuse of Asedie are now available
On October 23, the 10th International Conference on Public Information Reuse took place at the headquarters of the Spanish Agency for Data Protection in Madrid. On this occasion, the chosen theme was "Information, an essential resource for economic development".
Since 2009 the main objective of Ased…
Open Data Euskadi: a consolidated and sustainable open data portal
An increasing number of governments support the development of initiatives to favor public information opening, due to its multiple benefits. One example is Open Data Euskadi, the open data initiative of Basque Government.
Open Data Euskadi works jointly with the three provincial councils and the to…
The importance of digitizing our audiovisual heritage
The National Library of Spain has started, with the support of Red.es, their first massive digitization project focused on magnetic audio and video media. The institution plans to digitize more than 650,000 minutes of images and audio, including 4,800 cassettes, 859 cartridges and more than 5,000 VH…
Main conclusions of Open Data Barometer
Last September, the last edition of Open Data Barometer was presented by the World Wide Web Foundation. The report measures how some governments, not including Spain, publish and use open data to facilitate accountability, boost innovation and generate social impact. It should be noted that this yea…
Is intellectual property a barrier to reuse public sector information?
One of the main debates in the Internet legal field is related to intellectual property. Only a few days ago, the European Parliament approved a proposal for a copyright reform in order to adapt the regulation to technological uniqueness of the Internet. This opens a long process that will end with…
How to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship using open data
Open data has direct benefits in the economy, as it contributes to improve income, create jobs and save costs. Thanks to open data, companies can not only acquire a greater knowledge about their environment and make better decisions, but also use open data as raw material for their business developm…
Statistics as a key source of open data
The national statistical agencies are an indispensable element for information system of a democratic society. They are one of the main bodies responsible for producing, collecting, classifying, publishing and disseminating high value data at government, economy and citizens services. That is, offic…
Google launches a new open data search engine
On the internet we can find thousands of data repositories. Those interested in locating certain information have to navigate between multiple sources (national repositories, public organizations or private institutions platforms, digital libraries, specialized web, etc.) with the consequent consump…
The economic power of data
Data has become a fundamental asset to promote our economy and transform our society. In the current economic environment, having up-to-date information at the right time can be a great competitive advantage. Data can be transformed into knowledge that facilitates decision making and allows the gene…
How to measure the impact of open data: the importance of SROI
Traditionally, companies have measured their results based on a simple operation: how much they have earned compared to the expenses they have incurred. However, this question is not so simple. There are many aspects to take into account that are not easily quantifiable, especially when we speak abo…
