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En route' with Open Data
The French government wants to harness the power of Open Data and a great way to facilitate this is to compile and structure the data. A good example of data that can be very valuable but that is very much spread around the country is traffic data. At the moment, information about traffic on county roads is collected and presented on the website of the concerned local authority in the form of maps, tables or hardly reusable files. This leads to a large amount of locations where data about local traffic can be found in a plurality of forms. To overcome the challenges this creates and to make
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Open Data to help fight corruption
The International Open Data Charter is an international multi-stakeholder network promoting the global spread and adoption of Open Data. To realise the full potential of Open Data, the network has formulated six principles in its charter. These principles, such as Open by Default, provide a foundation for governments to either improve existing Open Data policies or to formulate a new Open Data policy. At the moment, the Technical Working Group of this network is coordinating an initiative to develop practical resources focused on the use of Open Data in particular domains. The first domain in
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Barcelona, the matador of Smart Cities?
Barcelona is one of Europe's frontrunners in using technological developments such as Open Data to become a Smart City. In our report on Open Data in cities it was also one of our eight examples to exchange best practices. It is therefore no wonder that Barcelona will again host this year's Smart City Expo World Congress, taking place on 15 and 16 November 2016. A good reason to take a closer look at what defines Barcelona's approach in becoming a Smart City. What characterises the strategy of Barcelona is the citizen centric and environmental approach, going beyond the technological aspects
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What is your ideal Open City?
In the first week of October, the capital of Spain will be all about Open Data. During this week, experts from all over the world will gather for the International Open Data Conference to discuss Open Data and all its facets. Prior to this conference, several pre-conference events will be organised on specific fields or applications of Open Data, for example the Open Cities Summit on 5 October. During the Open Cities Summit, speakers and participants will highlight how Open Data is being used around the world to improve the lives of citizens at a city level. This event will facilitate the
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Today: Release of the source code
The European Data Portal version 1 was released on 18 February. The entire infrastructure of the portal is based on open source code, adjusted or developed by the technical team to fit the needs of the portal. An overview of the portal components and their relation is shown below. Do you want to build your own portal? Or only need a specific component, for example, the EDP harvester? Go to GITLAB and download the EDP open source code package yourself. It includes documentation to guide you through the different components. Read more: http://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/highlights/check-out
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A family tree of 1.6 million persons
In 2014, the Regional Archive of the Dutch city of Tilburg made its genealogical records available as Open Data. By doing so, the archive wants to promote new and stimulating innovative applications for its data. Willem Vermeulen, a student at the University of Amsterdam took up this challenge and used the data for his thesis on the migration movements in the regions of Tilburg and Rotterdam. For his research, he used records on major life events of the citizens such as birth, marriage or passing and combined this with location where the 'act' was registered. Using algorithms, anonymised acts
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Open Energy Days, the power of Open Data
From 23 to 25 September, the Danish Open Data Portal and Danish Business Authority join forces to organise a three day hackathon in Aarhus, Denmark. Students, entrepreneurs and businesses will be challenged to use Open Data provided by Danish municipalities and energy companies to develop innovative concepts, business ideas or other solutions in the field of energy. The participants will be working on current and future challenges for sustaining our energy needs. As this is a multifaceted issue, participants are encouraged to work on the energy question from all possible angles. To present the
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Looking for Europe's top innovator
To stimulate the development of digital innovations, the European Union is funding numerous projects in a broad range of fields. To identify Europe's top future innovators and their innovations, the European Commission has launched a competition to find and celebrate the best among these projects. During the whole month of August, people will be able to vote for their favourite project among 40 nominees. The 40 EU-funded projects come from every part of Europe and range from SME's to university teams, spinoffs and start-ups. With their work they have the potential to create impact in many
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Citymapper explores Istanbul
Ever wondered which London double-decker to take in London? There is a good chance that the application of Citymapper may help you find the fastest route. This application is a showpiece of how releasing Open Data enables innovative companies to make use of information which creates benefits for the people or tourists in a city. When many cities started publishing Open Data on public transport, the company used their experience to quickly expand their service to cities all over the world. This resulted in an expansion to cities across five continents which would not have been possible without
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Europe goes local
Every year, the Committee of the Regions and the European Commission organise the four-day European Week of Regions and Cities. During this event, the local and regional level can showcase its capacity to create growth and jobs, its role in the cohesion policy of the European Union and to demonstrate its importance for good European governance. This year, the headline of the week is ' Regions and cities for sustainable and inclusive growth' and the event will take place from 10 to 13 October, in Brussels. During this European Week of Regions and Cities, the headline will be explored through