Data stories

From Regulation and Adoption In August 2020, the European Data Portal (EDP) published the analytical report “From Regulation to Adoption: The Drivers of Data Sharing”. The study reviewed policy initiatives, the implementation and regulation of open data…

Sustainability of (Open) Data Portals Infrastructures reports On 6 July 2020, the European Data Portal (EDP) published a series of six reports (plus an executive summary and overview) around the sustainability of (open) data portal infrastructures. The…

The European Data Portal (EDP) recently conducted a user satisfaction survey and round of interviews to learn more about the user experience of the portal. The aim of the research was to gain insights into users’ needs and wishes of the portal to…

European Data Portal v3.0 In March 2020, the European Data Portal (EDP) launched version 3.0 of the website. Several new features were introduced in this version update, including: A new user interface for easier navigation; A new enhanced EDP home…

Over the coming months, all six reports included in the ”Sustainability of (Open) Data Portals Infrastructure” will be summarized into featured highlights. This particular article will focus on the second report: “Developing Microeconomic Indicators…

Open solar energy data Open energy data is one of the European Data Portal’s (EDP) most popular data domains due to its impact on the energy sector, for example. Within this data category, the EDP has a fair amount of open solar energy data. Solar…

Over the last past months, it has become clear that the Coronavirus poses a considerable health threat on a global scale. The virus that causes the illness COVID-19 is called the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus…

Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic instilled fear among consumers, companies, and governments with regards to the magnitude of impact on economies across the world. In previous data stories the European Data Portal has already discussed how the COVID-19…

Open data in Europe Most national governments in Europe have developed an open data agenda and have established open data portals supported by solid open data policies and strategies. In 2019, an overall maturity of 74% was achieved by the EU28 in terms…

The European Data Portal (EDP) facilitated an online workshop on “High value datasets: What are the lessons learned from INSPIRE?”. The online workshop started with an introduction to high value datasets (HVDs). We then moved on to an interactive part…