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Open data and AI: A symbiotic relationship for progress
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are complex mathematical models trained on data. These systems are designed to process and analyse large volumes of data with the purpose of recognising patterns and making predictions. AI systems are becoming increasingly accurate and sophisticated due, in part, to advances in the techniques and algorithms used for AI, access to greater computer processing power, and the wider availability of data. With these technological developments, the use of AI is becoming more common across sectors in Europe. Figure 1 shows how in 2021 the percentage of enterprises

Experiment with data in public administration supported by the EU
On Thursday, April 20, the European Commission and the Slovenian Ministry of Digital Transformation hosted a webinar for the country’s civil servants, aiming to promote the use of more and better data in policymaking and public administration. The event specifically highlighted the support available from the European Commission to Member States, including the Big Data Test Infrastructure (BDTI) service. Data is vital to provide better services to citizens and drive innovation. However, the public sector faces challenges related to data skills and technology which hinder their capabilities. The

Discover the data.europa academy: Fourth course, ‘Creating your business with open data’
The fourth course of the restructured data.europa.eu academy, titled ‘Creating your business with open data’ explains the ways in which data can strengthen your business. Through webinars, e-learning and reading materials you will learn how to use open data to create a new product or service or develop it and take it to the next level. The course consists of nine lessons, starting with ‘What is the value of data?’. This lesson explores how open data creates value for governments, businesses and individuals. Following that, the lesson ‘How useful is my data?’ provides information and tools to

World Environment Day: Open data on plastic pollution
Today is World Environment Day, dedicated to raise awareness on plastic pollution. The accumulation of plastic products in the environment causes significant problems for wildlife and their habitats as well as for human populations. Approximately 7 billion out of the 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic produced from 1950 to 1917 ended up as waste in nature. Therefore, systematic change in the way we produce, use and dispose plastic is crucial. Changing the way we reuse, recycle, reorient and diversify plastic is proposed by the UN environment programme in their report ‘Turning off the Tap: How the
