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In this digital era, data visualisation is a critical asset and essential tool that allows people to grasp information in a second. This was also true during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic where open governmental data became crucial to sustaining and improving people’s quality of life. In this webinar, Barnaby Skinner highlightsa spectrum of impactful to less efficient examples of data repositories during the COVID-19 pandemic and shares a set of guidelines consisting of nine recommendations for data sharing policies by governmental bodies.

Furthermore, watch the session on 'The European Drug Report: using an open Data approach to improve data visualisation' where experts from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction discuss their experiences with data-driven approaches. They explore how open data has reshaped their reporting strategies, introducing more interactive visualisations. The webinar will also highlight the challenges and opportunities encountered in becoming a more data-centric organization.

Interested in open environmental data and how they can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals or the EU Green Deal? Our videos showcase what types of open environmental data are available and how they can support public and private sectors reach their sustainability goals. In this lesson, you’ll dive into available open environmental data from EU public institutions such as the European Environment Agency, the European Food Safety Authority, and the European Environment Agency.

Evidence does not speak for itself – it must be communicated. But how can we use visualisation to create instant clarity from complex messages or data?  Citizens, policymakers, and scientists all speak a different language how can we translate messages through powerful visualisations, and innovative communication?  In this webinar, Darren McGarryaddresses these challenges and presents pragmatic solutions based on the knowledge and experience from Joint Research Centre experts, combined with lessons learned through collaboration with visualisation and storytelling experts from various domains.

Opening data may require a change in the culture of your organisation - whether it's in the private or public sector. This e-learning is all about giving you the tools to make a compelling case for open data. You'll learn how to craft the perfect pitch, pinpoint the key benefits, and discover the amazing things open data can do.

Want to go a step beyond data visualisation and connect with your audience? In this webinar, Federica Fragapane shares her process behind creating data visualisations and delves into the relationship between the design and the target audience. You’ll see how she elaborates on the design phase to connect with people and why experimentation is important in the creative process.

Nowadays, data has become a central component of government publications. But how can this data be presented in a way that allows others to easily access, reuse and reference it?
Formatted as an extendable checklist, this guide compiles tips, examples, resources and visual aids into a handy toolbox which will help you with all of the data-related aspects of your publication: writing about data, creating data visualisations, and preparing and publishing data.

Who is the guide for?
Anyone involved in the process of producing and publishing data and public sector information: researchers, policymakers, communications specialists, data experts, IT specialists, publication coordinators, designers, contractors…

What kinds of publication does this guide target?
Any type of published content that contains or references data: reports, studies and books, assessments, briefs and summaries, press releases, leaflets and brochures… – both in print and online. The data could be a primary source (data produced and analysed specifically for this publication) or a secondary source (third-party data that is used as supporting material).

Do you want to learn more about the value of open data in the public sector? This lesson is your key to learn all about the demand for open data and how it can be used to create value. Through webinars and reading materials, you’ll understand how public administrations are measuring the demand of data reuse and delve into different examples to learn about public data resources value creation. You’ll also learn how countries involve potential reusers and promote reuse within governments.

Exploiting the full value of open data can require a change in the culture of your organisation or company. This e-learning is all about change management and how it can be implemented to support open data initiatives. You’ll learn what change management is, how you and your organisation can deal with large cultural changes, and what the key elements of change management in open data are.

Curious to know more about open financial data? Our videos showcase what types of open financial data are available and how they can support in the creation or update of products and services. In this lesson, you’ll dive into available open financial data across Europe from public institutions such as Eurostat, the European Investment Bank, the European Central Bank, and the World Bank.