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This lesson explores the impact of open data reuse on government, society, environment and economy through webinars and examples of European open data and best practices in fields like mobility, journalism, agriculture, and smart cities. You’ll get a better understanding about the importance of monitoring open data reuse and different ways to do it. By the end, you'll understand the potential of open data reuse and be inspired to make a difference.

Interested to see what organisations across Europe are doing with open data? Dive into our Use Case Observatory research to discover ways of monitoring and evaluating the impact of open data reuse. Our webinars and report highlight several interesting use cases of open data-driven solutions and give the floor to representatives to delve into what they are doing with open data and its impact.  

Dive into the world of geospatial data across Europe and discover emerging trends in the community. Listen to experts explain how metadata is harvested from national geoportals across Europe to the European data portal in the webinars and find out what kind of geoinformation can be found on the portal. You’ll learn about the role of the European data portal in the geospatial community, and to grasp the opportunities of geospatial data.

Discover how to unleash the full potential of open data with the European data portal – a platform specifically designed for data providers. This lesson will take you from open data 101 to the nitty-gritty technical, legal, and practical details, with real-life examples to inspire you. You’ll also learn about the different services offered by the European data portal, the official European open data. By the end of it, you'll understand how the European data portal can be the perfect solution for your open data needs and have the skills to start publishing and promoting open data for citizens to access. 

Interested in what kind of open datasets are available from public institutions across Europe? Our videos dive into available open datasets from European public institutions such as the European Commission, the European Parliament, the World Bank, etc.  In this lesson, you’ll discover datasets from these administrations and how to make the best out of them, with hands-on tips and tricks.

Want to know how to assess the usefulness of your open data? This lesson is your key to learning how to assess the formats of the data and how to improve it into richer formats. The e-learning is all about how to use the 5 Stars of linked open data to assess the usefulness of your open data and how to recognise the number of stars in a dataset. By the end of this e-learning, you’ll have a deeper understanding of the formats that may be more useful for your apps.

Being able to assess the usability of open data is a crucial skill in the data collection phase. In this lesson, you'll learn how to evaluate the quality of open data, understand the standards and markers of high-quality open data, and discover guidelines on data and metadata quality. You'll be introduced to a tool that helps you check the quality of your metadata, and through interactive videos and readings, you'll learn how to create high-quality DCAT-AP datasets. By the end of this lesson, you'll have the skills to judge the usability of open data, ensure the quality of your own data, understand the role and application of controlled vocabularies, and apply tools to assess the quality of your datasets.

Exploiting the full value of open data can require a change in the culture of your organisation or company. This e-learning is all about change management and how it can be implemented to support open data initiatives. You’ll learn what change management is, how you and your organisation can deal with large cultural changes, and what the key elements of change management in open data are.