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Open data is an ideal raw material to launch a business. The information that is offered openly by different public agencies covers the most diverse topics and sectors, from health and education to tourism and the economy, as well as urban...

Data has become the main value of companies. An increasing number of economic sectors are incorporating the capture and analysis of data not only as a fundamental metric to know how their business has evolved, but also to predict how they will behave in...

The recent and important security and privacy problems of a big company like Facebook, which manages the personal data of billions of people, have at least served to finally raise conscience and awareness of privacy in many people. Unfortunately, these...

Summer is coming and, as usual, it is time for holidays. A date marked on our agenda to rest, sightseeing or be with our loved ones. But it is also a good opportunity to improve our knowledge in specific fields, through the different summer courses that...

In 2010, Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web, suggests a system to measure the quality of open data according to their reusability. This system, known as 5 stars, establishes a series of levels, ranging from lower to higher ease of reuse. Here is a...

Recently, the European Commission has published the results of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), the barometer that establishes Europe’s digital performance and tracks the evolution of EU member states in terms of digital competitiveness. In...

The recent entry into force of Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public Sector Contracts last March, has introduced a novelty of great relevance in the Spanish legal system regarding to the reuse of Public sector information. In effect, the aforementioned...

The European Union was created to facilitate commercial transactions between its member states, eliminating barriers and ensuring the free movement of goods, people and services. With the rise of data and the digital economy, the institution had to...

Last week we talked about the activities planning for the Open Gov Week, which takes place around the world from May 7 - 11. One of the objectives of this initiative is to promote and publicize data opening through training, awareness and education...

Public-private collaborations could be defined as long-term contracts between a government agency and a private entity with the objective of providing a public asset or service. The private party assumes a significant part of the responsibility and the...