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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…
Meet the winners of EU Datathon 2022
On 20 October, the EU's open data competition came to an end after several months of competition. The final of this sixth edition of the EU Datathon was held in Brussels in the framework of the European Year of Youth and was streamed worldwide.
It is a competition that gives open data enthusiasts an…
The Data Office moves forward in the development of the Spanish tourism data space with a workshop on use cases
On 25 October, the workshop "Use cases of the Spanish Tourism data space" was held, with the aim of starting the design and deployment of the first interoperable Tourism dataspace at European level, built under the Gaia-X seal.
This activity, organised by the Data Office in collaboration with the Se…
Helpvoice!, Hospital Morbidity Survey and RIAN win the IV Aporta Challenge
The IV edition of the Aporta Challenge, whose motto has revolved around 'The value of data for health and well-being of citizens', has already announced its three winners. The competition, promoted by Red.es in collaboration with the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence,…
Open data ecosystem developments (summer 2022)
There are only a few days left until the end of summer and, as with every change of season, it is time to review what the last three months have brought in the Spanish open data ecosystem.
In July we learned of the latest edition of the European Commission's DESI (Digital Economy and Society Index)…
European Portal addresses how to integrate real-time data into an open data platform
The European Directive 2019/1024 on open data and re-use of public sector information emphasises, among many other aspects, the importance of publishing data in real time. In fact, the document talks about dynamic data, which it defines as "documents in digital format, subject to frequent or real-ti…
Data Spaces Business Alliance (DSBA): How to leverage synergies to boost data spaces
The Data Spaces Business Alliance (DSBA) was born in September 2021, a collaboration of four major organisations with much to contribute to the data economy: the Big Data Value Association (BDVA), FIWARE, Gaia-X and the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA). Its goal: to drive the adoption of…
4 examples of communities related to geographic data and GIS systems
The rise of smart cities, the distribution of resources during pandemics or the fight against natural disasters has awakened interest in geographic data. In the same way that open data in the healthcare field helps to implement social improvements related to the diagnosis of diseases or the reductio…
Spain continues to be ahead of the EU in the digital field, according to the latest DESI report
Since 2014, the European Commission has been monitoring Member States' digital progress through the annual DESI Digital Economy and Society Index. To do so, it analyses four digital performance indicators: human capital, connectivity, digital technology integration and digital public services.
In th…
The main challenges to boosting sectoral data spaces
The Constituent Assembly of the Gaia-X Spain Association, whose headquarters are located in Talavera de la Reina, was held on 18 March. The event brought together more than 150 entities of all kinds, including companies, public bodies, universities and innovation institutions, with the aim of joinin…
