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The value of data for the private sector
Businesses are starting to see how data can benefit them. The Open Data Institute (ODI) held a meeting with 13 private organizations from various economic sectors to discuss the challenges and benefits of this new discipline: data in the private sector.
The value of data for society is increasi…
Open Contracting: connecting governments, citizens and companies through data
How much money has your government invested in the latest public service or infrastructure built in your city? What exactly was the money invested in? How was the hiring of the final suppliers decided? Has the successful tenderer duly complied with all agreed services? These are, in principle, simp…
Open data in the private sector: an unresolved issue?
Open data and information reuse policies have traditionally been associated with public sector entities. It is logical that it should be they who encourage this kind of initiative, insofar as they are financed through public funds, if we also take into account that it is a fundamental consequen…
Biodiversity and open data: GBIF, the international biodiversity database par excellence
Biodiversity refers to all living creatures on earth, comprising both the variety of ecosystems and life forms. Given the ecological and economic importance of natural capital represented by biodiversity, in 1999 the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) proposed t…
The FEMP develops an Open Data Guide for municipalities and local entities
On Friday July 7, the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces of Spain (FEMP) presented the "Strategic Guide to Open Data - Minimum Data Sets to be published" which condenses actions, guidelines and recommendations for municipalities and local authorities to publish their data in a useful and eff…
7th edition of the Aporta Meeting: "The value of data in the global ecosystem"
Under the slogan "The value of data in the global ecosystem", the Aporta Meeting this year celebrates its seventh edition. It will take place on 24 October, organized by Red.es in collaboration with the Ministries of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda, a…
New functionalities of the Datos.gob.es portal
Datos.gob.es has been updated to incorporate new functionalities with the purpose of contributing more details, both to publishing agencies and users, about the information and activity generated in the portal, while presenting them graphically for better visualization.
In particular, a new managem…
Ciclo formativo en ciencia de datos en European Data Science Academy
European Data Science Academy (EDSA) es una plataforma de integración de cursos gratuitos que ofrece planes de estudios para la formación en ciencias de datos y en ciencias de la información. En concreto, ha diseñado currículos modulares adaptables, así como recursos de aprendizaje para aquel…
Cursos de verano sobre datos abiertos
Datos abiertos, open data, linked open data, big data, data scientist, data… Lo relacionado con los datos, y especialmente con los datos abiertos en el sector público, está adquiriendo una gran relevancia en los últimos tiempos. La oferta formativa sobre el ámbito de los datos abiertos está creciend…
