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Open-source intelligence
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is the practice of collecting and analysing information gathered from open sources to produce actionable intelligence. This intelligence can support, for example, national security, law enforcement and business…
The acceleration of open data practices in Ukraine
The 2021 edition of the Open Data Maturity assessment has shown peak performances across all European countries, with the EU27 average maturity score reaching 81%, i.e., 3 percentage points more than in 2020. Among the top performers of this edition,…
Open-data portals and filling data gaps that hold back the open data’s potential
Data.europa.eu runs its annual EU Datathon to bring together open-data enthusiasts and application developers in a competition to show how open data can solve real-world problems. In 2021, the Datathon was divided along three “societal challenges”—long-…
Unlocking the potential of open data
Unlocking the potential of open data: European countries make progress
Every year, European countries improve their open data practices
Europe is making progress when it comes to open data. Our yearly Open Data Maturity assessment shows how European…
On a mission to shape our digital future
On a mission to shape our digital future
The first ever EU Open Data Days took place from 23 to 25 November 2021. The event hosted EU DataViz, an international conference on open data and data visualisation, and the annual open data competition, EU…
How open is EU-funded research data?
To make scientific breakthroughs possible and tackle complex issues, we need collaborative and open science. The European Commission’s (EC) programme Horizon 2020 was created to fund projects contributing to scientific openness. How well has it achieved…
The data.europa academy helps you become data literate
Interested in learning the basics about open data? Aiming to step up to the next level of high-quality data publication? Curious about geospatial data, open licences or metadata vocabularies? Or wondering how to become more data literate?
The data.europa…
EU Digital Covid Certificate
In this data story, we look back on the developments that led to the establishment of the Digital Covid Certificate, and on how sharing of minimal data allowed us to regain freedom of movement.
How did COVID-19 impact freedom of movement?
Freedom of…
High-value datasets
On Thursday 30 January 2020, the European Data Portal (EDP) published their latest study titled: High-value datasets: understanding the perspective of data providers . This article is a sneak peek into the study.
High-value datasets: understanding the…
How open data supports water management
This summer, severe floods have affected several European countries
In early July, several countries in Europe have witnessed severe floods, causing serious damage. Multiple river basins in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the …