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New European strategy on open source software 2020-2023

Have you ever stopped to think about how much open source software you use in your day-to-day life without even being aware of it? From most of the apps on your smartphone, to your connected home devices, to the software running in your car. In all of these programs, much of the code is partly based on open source software.

New features of the European Data Portal

The European Data Portal has published its 2.0 version, with a more user-friendly and intuitive design, which provides new contents and features.

New functionalities of the Datos.gob.es portal

New funding call: 2.5 million to innovate with Earth Observation data

Earth Observation data have great potential to create new innovative products and services, an issue that the European Union wants to promote.

New geospatial data capture techniques: innovations for more efficient data governance

Geospatial data capture is essential for understanding our environment, making informed decisions and designing effective policies in areas such as urban planning, natural resource management or emergency response.

New IGN teaching materials available in English

In order to continue with the dissemination of geographical knowledge in society and to encourage the study of Spanish geography and the interaction of young people, the National Geographic Institute (IGN) has created a series of educational materials

New initiatives to open and harness data for health research

In recent months there have been a number of important announcements related to the construction and exploitation of infrastructures and datasets related to health research. These initiatives aim to make data a vital part of a health system that is currently not extracting the maximum possible value from it.

New, open and reusable BNE datasets are available

Within their strategy framework to promote the reuse of digital heritage, and with the support of Red.es, the Spanish National Library (BNE) has developed a specific data analysis, opening and publication work in the last year.

New open data work plan of OGP

The open data working group in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) has as its main task identifying and sharing best practices that help OGP member governments alliance achieve their commitments with open data and develop more ambit

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