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The state of innovation and digital transformation in Spain
Digital transformation has become a fundamental pillar for the economic and social development of countries in the 21st century. In Spain, this process has become particularly relevant in recent years, driven by the need to adapt to an increasingly digitalised and competitive global environment. The…
Openness and data sharing among Parliament's priorities
The European Parliament's tenth parliamentary term started on July, a new institutional cycle that will run from 2024-2029. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was elected for a second term, after presenting to the European Parliament her Political Guidelines for the…
Boosting the promotion of open data through the Sustainable Mobility Bill
The Council of Ministers approved in February this year the Sustainable Mobility Bill (PL), a commitment to a digital and innovative transport system in which open mobility data will play a key role.
Inaddition to regulating innovative solutions such as on-demand transport, car sharing or…
The European Union expands the categories to be considered high-value data
The concept of High-Value data (High-Value datasets) was introduced by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union 4 years ago, in Directive (EU) 2019/1024. In it, they were defined as a series of datasets with a high potential to generate "benefits for society, the environment and…
European webinar on developments in the data spaces of the future
Open data is the highest level of data sharing, as it is freely available and accessible to all. Properly processed and with full respect for the protection of personal data, it can help citizens, businesses and the public sector to make better decisions.
Open data, together with other data, p…
The main justice and society datasets from datos.gob.es
Data science has a key role to play in building a more equitable, fair and inclusive world. Open data related to justice and society can serve as the basis for the development of technological solutions that drive a legal system that is not only more transparent, but also more efficient, helping law…
Data, at the centre of the symposium on justice and law organised by the University of Salamanca and the Ministry of Justice
The University of Salamanca (USAL) hosted the symposium "Justice and Law in Data: The role of Data as a change enabler and driver for the transformation of Justice and Law". The meeting was organised by the University itself, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, with the aim of reflecting…
New regulation on open data and re-use of public sector information under scrutiny
Last December, the Congress of Deputies validated Royal Decree-Law 24/2021, which transposed several European directives, including Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the re-use of public sector information. This directive seeks to broaden the scope of application of the previous regulation,…
European Commission launches public consultation to seek public opinion on its draft High Value Data law
The current Directive 2019/1024 on open data and re-use of public sector information, adopted in June 2019, was established to replace and improve the former Directive 2003/98/EC. Among its objectives was to boost the availability of public sector data for re-use by establishing some minimum harmoni…
The new privacy regulations that will govern our data
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) full entry into force only one year and a half ago. It has been a worldwide revulsion in terms of how to deal with data management and privacy. However, almost three out of four people ask their governments to further increase regulation on big…
