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The 4th National Open Data Meeting reaffirms the role of open culture in the knowledge society
On 16 May, Lanzarote became the epicentre of open culture and open data in Spain with the celebration of the IV Encuentro Nacional de Datos Abiertos (ENDA). Under the slogan "Data in the culture of open knowledge", this edition brought together more than a hundred experts, professionals and open dat…
This is how the EU Open Data Days 2025, the European leading open data event, went
Once again this year, the European Commission organised the EU Open Data Day, one of the world's leading open data and innovation events. On 19-20 March, the European Convention Centre in Luxembourg brings together experts, government officials and academics to share knowledge, experience and progre…
Data ecosystem developments in Spain: second half of 2024
Researchers and students from various centers have also reported advances resulting from working with data:The last days of the year are always a good time to look back and assess the progress made. If a few weeks ago we took stock of what happened in the Aporta initiative, now it is time to compile…
Conclusions of the II Forum of the Government and the Autonomous Communities on the data
On 28 November, the 2nd Forum for the Government and the Autonomous Communities to meet around data was held in Seville, organised by the State Secretariat for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (SEDIA), in collaboration with the Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA) and…
European webinar: how to ensure cybersecurity of open data
As part of the European Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the European data portal, data.europa.eu, has organized a webinar focused on the protection of open data.This event comes at a critical time when organisations, especially in the public sector, face the challenge of balancing data transparency a…
Spain to co-chair the Open Government Partnership: the central role of open data
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is an initiative that brings together government leaders and civil society representatives to promote more transparent, participatory and inclusive governance.
The presidency of the project, which already involves more than 75 countries and more than 100 local g…
European webinars: recommendations for opening up high-value data through real use cases
The European open data portal (data.europa.eu) regularly organises virtual training sessions on topical issues in the open data sector, the regulations they affect and related technologies. In this post, we review the key takeaways from the latest webinar on High Value Datasets (HVD).
Among oth…
Data ecosystem developments in Spain: first half 2024
It seems like only yesterday that we were finishing eating our grapes and welcoming the new year. However, six months have already passed, during which we have witnessed many new developments in the world, in Spain and also in the open data ecosystem.
Join us as we take a look back at some of the mo…
Main conclusions of the III National Meeting on Open Data
The III National Open Data Meeting (better known by its acronym ENDA) took place on 31 May 2024 in the Gothic Hall of the Papa Luna Castle, in Peñíscola. The event was organised by the Diputación de Castellón, with the collaboration of the Diputación de Barcelona and the Government of Aragón. This T…
The regional data offices join forces to formulate joint strategies and policies to lay the foundations for the digital future
Navarra has been the chosen venue to bring together, for the first time, representatives of the Data Offices of the autonomous communities around the centrality of data in public management. The meeting, promoted by the Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (SEDIA) and th…
