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Next May 25th, the period of two years that the European Union provided to companies and Public Administrations to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ends. This Regulation affects any company or organization that manages...

The open data group from the Local Entities Network for Transparency and Citizen Participation, included in the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces of Spain (FEMP), create a task force to continue its work of identifying datasets that facilitate...

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mark a before and after in the rights of citizens with respect to the governance of personal data and citizens’ privacy. This Regulation updates the Data Protection Directive created in 1995 and obsolete...

For the sixth consecutive year, ASEDIE (Multisectorial Information Association) has presented a new edition of its report on the infomediary sector. Its objective is to favor the opening of databases and to know the real economic and social value that...

In recent years, the opening of geographic data has allowed citizens and companies to better understand their environment, through maps and visualizations such as those included in the SignA portal of the National Geographic Institute or the digital...

Although the concept of open government dated to several decades before, it is now, with digital world revolution, when open government development is being facilitated. Citizens demand a more active role in political life, which is leading governments...

We have already written several times before about the future of open data, the need to keep our personal data under control, the increasing relevance of algorithms in the decision-making processes that affect various aspects of our lives and, as a...

The information regarding the purchases of services or supplies, or the information about public works contracts carried out by the administrations in the exercise of their competencies are probably two examples that do not generate a big debate...

One of the main implications of Open Government refers to citizens’ participation in public authorities’ decisions making. This requirement acquires a special importance in the elaboration of regulation, hence, after the reform of the administrative...

Currently, most of the data opened in Europe are stored in portals and national catalogs that facilitate the search, location and reuse of such information. For this reason, it is essential to ensure the sustainability of these repositories that connect...