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The power of citizen science to generate open data
We live in a connected world, where we all carry a mobile device that allows us to capture our environment and share it with whoever we want through social networks or different tools. This allows us to maintain contact with our loved ones even if we are thousands of kilometers away, but ... What if…
What services and topics should an open data portal include?
When launching an open data initiative, there are many issues to consider: what data I will include, what technical infrastructure I need, which governance model will be developed, how to monitor the activity... and also how to design and development the portal used by citizens to interact with the…
The universities increase their open data offer (II)
Analytical skills, data management, or knowledge of business intelligence tools ... These are just some of the terms that we surely find repeated if we perform a quick search in the most popular job portals.
Data has become a fundamental element of our economy, and it is not surprising that companie…
The National Geographic Institute publishes España en mapas, a compilation of more than 800 maps
Geographical data is the second data category most reused and consulted by EU companies, just behind statistical information. This statement, taken from Reusing Open Data, by the European Data Portal, highlights the high importance of geographic information in our society and economy.
In Spain, the…
Quality public sector information at the service of companies
The 8th edition of the Aporta Meeting was held on 28 November 2018, this year with the slogan “Innovation with public data”. I took part in the round table on Public Data and Business Development; this experience gave me the opportunity to reflect on the role of public sector information…
3 barriers to PSI re-use in the public sector
Improving citizens experience, promoting collective intelligence and social participation or using predictive analysis to spot social trends and societal needs. These are just some of the benefits of the reuse of public sector information (PSI) in the public sector, according to a report elaborated…
The legal framework of infrastructures and geographic information services: a model to encourage reuse
The geographical information generated in any field, and in particular in the public field, has a great interest both for the specific tasks for which it is generated and maintained and for other applications, in many cases not initially planned, and it has a great potential for the development of t…
You can now participate in BNE collaborative platform
A couple of weeks ago, the Spanish National Library (BNE) presented its collaborative work platform, comunidad.bne.es, developed together with Red.es, in an event that brought together dozens of collaborators interested in our cultural heritage.
Since then, almost 200 people have participated in the…
Open data as a governance tool
Nowadays, there is a reflection that goes through the global open data community about whether the current open data model is already exhausted, making necessary to go further with a new generation of openness. According to David Eaves, one of the greatest achievements in this first era of data open…
