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Sharing and reusing IT solutions
From Q2 2016 to Q2 2017, the ISA2 programme of the European Commission, promotes and facilitates European public administrations sharing and reusing their IT solutions. When these IT solutions are more frequently shared amongst administrations, this can reduce their costs and shorten the time to implement innovative eGovernment services. The action entails a number of elements which are all aimed to promote sharing of IT solutions, for example the Share and Reuse Awards contest. This contest however is only one element of the action, what more does it entail? The action defines a common
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International Open Data Roadmap
In October 2016, experts on Open Data from all over the world came together during the International Open Data Conference (IODC) in Madrid. During this event, the Open Data community discussed what happened over the past years and where Open Data is going. Under the theme of "Global Goals, Local Impact", the fourth IODC brought together an ever expanding community of Open Data stakeholders to showcase what is happening around the world, best practices and shared challenges. Based on these discussions and deliberations, the organisers of the conference have written a summary report and action
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What do you know about data?
AppChallenge, one of the showcased companies in the report " Re-using Open Data", was asked by the UK Data Service to come up with a way to make data and statistics more fun for young people. Because of the popularity of pub quizzes in the United Kingdom, AppChallenge decided to tackle this question with a quiz application. The questions and answers of this 'pubquiz' are based on freely available Open Data. Although the application finds its origins in the United Kingdom, it features quizzes about many European countries. By taking these quizzes, players get to know more about countries but
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Building the European data economy
On 10 January 2017, the European Commission adopted the " Building the European Data Economy" initiative. In this package of policy documents, the Commission sets out an initiative aimed at fostering the best possible ways to harness the potential of digital data for the economy and society. In fact, digital data has become an essential resource for economic growth, innovation and broader societal welfare. To facilitate the utilisation of this resource, the European Commission has set out a number of policies aimed to improve the usability of data in Europe. With these policies, the European
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Spatial data on nearly everything
Since January 2017, citizens of the Czech city of Prerov and other interested parties have access to a broad number of geospatial Open Data sets. The subjects vary from parking spaces, the location of judiciary courts to statues or local public administration desks. By making this data available as Open Data, the municipality wants to encourage users not only to consume the maps but also to use their tools in which citizens can make their own maps by combing data in multiple layers. With the publication of the data, the municipality also changed the way it can provide information to its
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How can you improve Zurich?
From 3 to 4 February, the Swiss city of Zurich will host the first MakeZurich hackathon. During this event, the local hacker & maker community and the city's administration will come together to explore new ways of solving problems with the help of open networks, civic tech and Open Data. For the hackathon the administration has selected six problems, called challenges, for which they are looking for new and innovative solutions. These challenges are: Groundwater meter Nightlife noise Bicycle commuter Bicycle tracking Enviromental exploration City gardens For developers who want to explore
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Open Data in science
Also in the field of science, more and more people are starting to embrace Open Data. To explore how Open Data has arrived in this field and how scientific researchers are experiencing working with this resource, a large study was conducted in 2016. For this study, The State of Open Data, over 2,000 researchers were asked about their attitude and experiences in working with data, sharing it and making it open. Based on the study it became clear that, in particular for those working in social sciences, Open Data is already a reality for many scientists. This becomes evident through a growing
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Copernicus Training and Information Sessions
To have a clear understanding of our climate it is of crucial importance to have available up to date and comprehensive environmental information. With this information, scientists can monitor climate change and the role human activities play in these changes. With this understanding, it also becomes clear how these changes can influence our daily lives and how to deal with it. In Europe, Copernicus makes sure the data of the various tools to monitor the earth is brought together and shared in an open format. This data touches on subjects ranging from the earths' oceans to the energy use as
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Germany brings Open Data into law
Just before the end of 2016 the German Federal Ministry of Interior presented the first Open Data act. This act, which amends the E-Government Act, intends to make the publication of Open Government Data an ' Open by default' requirement for the German government. By including Open Data into the legislation, a legal basis for Open Data is provided, making it clearer for both data users and providers what has to be released. With the enhanced legal basis for Open Data, the German Digital Association Bitkom expects to see a multitude of beneficial developments like new products and services
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City Data Exchange Copenhagen
Copenhagen set the ambitious goal of becoming a smart, carbon-neutral city by 2025. To achieve this goal, the city is running multiple Smart City initiatives. For example, the Copenhagen Solutions Lab brings together and accelerates concrete initiatives. One of the projects affiliated with the lab is the City Data Exchange Copenhagen. On this platform, all kinds of data users in the city are brought together to purchase, sell and share their broad range of information. The platform, which is supported by multiple partners, has the objective to take the existing Open Data platforms a step