Overview – the European Data Portal’s commitment to open data research and learning is crucial. In this section you will find all of the outputs from the research that the project has developed since its inception, up to the most recent reports and the renowned open data maturity landscaping exercise we perform every year. In addition, we offer a selection of relevant research and papers by other institutions.
A series of indicators have been selected to measure open data maturity across Europe. These indicators cover the level of development of national policies promoting open data, an assessment of the features made available on national data portals and the expected impact of open data.
Explore our informative and inspirational articles based on data from public repositories. Illustrated using data visualisations, they offer insightful perspectives on a wide range of topics, such as the environment, society and the economy.
Read about the latest updates from the world of open data. The articles provide information about recent events, publications, legal and technical developments, research and more.
A monthly summary of the most important news, data stories, events and publications relating to open data.
A collection of papers that discuss various relevant topics relating to open data, such as barriers to working with open data, high‑value datasets and business‑to‑government data sharing.
This section provides insights into the status of open data in European countries. It includes information about countries’ national open data portals, the level of open data maturity, use cases, catalogues, events, reports, news, webinars and interviews about open data.