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Clean air is crucial for us, however, the significance of it will rise in the future Air is essential for our daily survival - it is more important than food or water for us. As urbanisation processes, more and more people and industries are moving into…

Digital Transformation is the increasing adoption of digital tools and technologies by any organisation to fundamentally enhance both its internal and external processes and functions. It consists of three key areas every organisation needs to focus on:…

The EU Member States are making visible progress with regard to their Open Data transformation journey, with many Open Data initiatives as well as portals being launched each year. However in order to ensure such data infrastructures remain relevant over…

Through its series of eLearning modules as well as interactive Open Data materials, the European Data Portal has put together a comprehensive companion for all Open Data 'aficionados', that covers the main aspects of Open Data - from its definition and…

Not all Open Data has the same potential for re-use. A total of thirteen data categories can be found on the European Data Portal, but certain data categories are more likely to be re-used than others. On a European level, the European Commission has…

On the 4th and 5th November 2017, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), one of Germany's 16 federal states, held the 3rd annual hackathon in a row. The annual #NRWHack is a successful and one of a kind platform bringing together the Open Data community and…

Open Data Maturity report 2018 On 19 November 2018, the European Data Portal published their fourth annual report "Open Data Maturity in Europe 2018: New horizons for Open Data driven transformation". The report measures the state-of-play of open data in…

The latest EDP report on Open Data maturity reveals that governments across Europe have not only prioritised Open Data more strongly in 2017, but are actually engaging in a race to the top. Having measured the level of Open Data maturity across Europe for…

Where do the 28 European countries plus Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (EU28+) stand with regard to the deployment of Open Data? An overview of the most important findings of the Open Data Maturity Assessment, including Open Data Readiness and…

Introducing the Open Data Maturity 2018 Report's Top Three Performers The European Data Portal's (EDP's) recently published analytical report on Open Data best practices in Europe's Top Three Performers offers a practical guidebook for policy makers and…