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The 5 most common strategic problems to plan an open data initiative
Recently we have reviewed the five most common technical problems when open data are published through the results of the third edition of the Open Data Barometer. Now, let’s check the most significant strategic problems according to the Barometer methodology to carry out a complete o…
Objetivos globales, datos abiertos y estadísticas oficiales
Hoy en día, las agencias estatales de estadística son, en mayor o menor medida, los organismos públicos responsables de establecer normas, implementar métodos, recopilar, publicar y difundir datos oficiales. De forma paralela, en los últimos años, muchos países se han comprometido, a través de proye…
eGovernment reform, an opportunity for open data
Only a few weeks ago, the Laws 39/2015, Common Administrative Procedure, and 40/2015 on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector, both of October 1, came into force. Through them an important reform has been materialized which especially affects the use of electronic media both in the internal manageme…
Data leaks: opportunity or obstacle for open data sector
The revelations by Snowden, the Falciani list or, more recently, the dissemination of Panama Papers by ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists) are examples of the open publication of critical data that has had a great impact on socio-economic spheres worldwide. But... Do such le…
Guidance and guarantees in the process of personal data anonymisation
Recently, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has launched a guide to promote the re-use of public sector information whereas the privacy of citizens is guaranteed. In order to provide some guidelines that help the implementation of these techniques, the AEPD has also published the document en…
Guidance on data protection in the re-use of public sector information
Law 18/2015, of 9 July, amending Law 37/2007, of 16 November, on re-use of public sector information, provides that the authorities and public bodies have a clear obligation to authorize the re-use of their information, including those institutions in the cultural field such as museums, archives and…
Common Directory content (DIR3) published in open and reusable format (RDF-XML)
The Common Directory of Organic Units and Offices -also known as Common Directory or DIR3- provides a unified and common inventory of more than 77,000 organic units and 5,900 Offices of the State, Regional and Local Administration and Universities. Its main goal is to facilitate the co-distributed i…
The value of open corporate data, case examples in IODC16
The openness of public sector information is already a reality, although more international efforts are still needed to bring this movement to all corners of the planet, as it is drawn from the conclusions of the last Open Data Barometer. However, the values of open philosophy have not been taken on…
Open data and health, conclusions from IODC16
One of the sectors where open data have a greater real impact is health and medical diagnosis and care. The benefits of reuse in this field are widely known and, nowadays, many public and private institutions are working on indicators and repositories of health information, languages for representin…
Encuentro Aporta 2016 - Coordination and harmonization as key success factors in data publication
The big open data week has started with the sixth edition of Encuentro Aporta 2016, the annual event for the open data community in Spain. This time, the event was divided into three different sessions designed to analyse the most important aspects of the sector from the point of view of public enti…
