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Granular Data Governance Systems for Open Data
This paper explores the concept of data governance, emphasizing the processes and systems involved in managing the availability, usability, integrity, and security of datasets. It discusses the balance between straightforward and complex data governance systems, particularly in the context of the European data strategy and the Open Data Directive. The Directive aims to make public sector information widely available for reuse, fostering open data ecosystems, but also recognizes the need for restrictions to protect sensitive information. The paper highlights the benefits and challenges of implementing these policies, noting the recent Data Governance Act's role in supporting more nuanced data governance decisions.
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Our academy courses that teach about how open data makes an impact
Our data.europa.eu Academy offers a wide spectrum of courses on how open data can help make an impact. Open data can help address public challenges such as healthcare, climate change, and urban planning. It enables informed decision-making and targeted interventions, like with COVID-19 measures. On our Academy page , it is possible to filter per theme, where it shows eight courses on the Impact theme. For beginners, we have developed the courses ‘ Introducing open data ’ and ‘ Introducing data visualisation ’ . With different e-learning lessons and webinars to teach users about how open data
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Discussions on data controllership and mobility data spaces: Learn more from our July sessions
This month, two sessions were hosted by data.europa Academy , where no less than 575 people participated and learned more about the landscape of data privacy and governance, and data sharing. Starting with the first session on 12 July, a panel discussion was hosted by the data.europa team on ‘ Data controllership and anonymisation ’. To get an understanding of the link between non-personal and personal data, a guest speaker from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel provided insights on the General Data Protection Regulation and how personal data is defined. This was followed by a discussion on a
EU Open Data Days 2025
From data to impact – shaping the digital age The dynamic field of open data is changing the way in which we understand, engage with, and shape our world. From fostering transparency and fuelling research to triggering technological advances and informing policymakers, the potential of open data is unlimited. The Publications Office of the European Union is thrilled to announce the 2025 edition of EU Open Data Days, scheduled for 19-20 March 2025 at the European Conference Centre in Luxembourg (ECCL) and online. The registrations will open in December. This event, organised by the team at data
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What does open data reveal about renewable hydrogen?
Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element in the universe and can be a versatile energy source once separated from other elements. It can be produced from many resources, including fossil fuels, nuclear energy, biomass and renewable energy sources. When burned, hydrogen emits only water. However, producing it from fossil fuels like coal and natural gas results in significant carbon dioxide emissions. In contrast, renewable hydrogen, also known as clean hydrogen, is made by using renewable electricity (e.g. wind, solar and hydropower) to split water into hydrogen and oxygen through a
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GovTech in Europe: How technology advancements lead to interoperability
For governments worldwide, the market for increasing the productivity of public services with the use of technology, also known as GovTech , is worth more than 365 billion euro . GovTech shapes the future of government services by enabling governments to operate with innovation and agility by streamlining administrative processes, increasing the quality of public services, and fostering transparency . As part of the Interoperable Europe Act (IEA) that came into force in April 2024, GovTech can support interregional cooperation by providing technical solutions that can be used by multiple
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Discover our Academy’s courses on communication about open data
This week's course highlights of the data.europa.eu Academy are those related to the Communication theme. These courses help users translate their results of working with open data into an easy-to-digest story for their audience. On our Academy page , users can filter by the theme Communication, which shows 4 different courses each containing relevant lessons. The course on ‘ Measuring the impact of open data ’ teaches users how the impact of open data usage on government, society, environment, and economy can be made tangible. Moreover, users can get inspired by the lesson on ‘ Stories from
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Save the Date for EU Open Data Days 2025!
From data to impact – shaping the digital age The dynamic field of open data is changing the way in which we understand, engage with, and shape our world. From fostering transparency and fuelling research to triggering technological advances and informing policymakers, the potential of open data is unlimited. The Publications Office of the European Union is thrilled to announce the 2025 edition of EU Open Data Days, scheduled for 19-20 March 2025 at the European Conference Centre in Luxembourg (ECCL) and online. The registrations will open in December. This event, organised by the team at data
Open data needs for researchers and academics
This report is the first in a series, the overall objective of which is to provide a better understanding of the links between the worlds of open government data, open science and education, which are tightly interrelated but seem to be often disconnected from each other in their current activities and recommendations. In this first report we characterise three types of (potential) users and providers of open data in the research and academic contexts. This characterisation is done by developing three ‘personas’ (a climate change researcher, a lecturer on data journalism and an open data officer).
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Discover our portal’s apps: Useful tools to enhance the accessibility of open data
Data.europa.eu not only hosts and provides a wide range of open datasets, we also foster transparency and collaboration by enabling various stakeholders to develop open data apps . These apps use openly available datasets to create innovative solutions that benefit the public in numerous ways. One example is ANNIF , an open-source toolkit for automated subject indexing. ANNIF integrates several machine learning and AI-based algorithms for text classification, aiding in the tagging of EU Vocabulary properties for datasets. Another useful resource is the Data in Publications Guide , which offers