Data stories

The long awaited open source code of the European Data Portal version 1 is now available on GitLab. The accompanying documentation provides a comprehensive overview of all the different components of the portal, guidelines and installation manuals. Important note: Only the source code for the updated or modified open source components is provided. There are no installers / installation programmes...

Digital Transformation is the increasing adoption of digital tools and technologies by any organisation to fundamentally enhance both its internal and external processes and functions. It consists of three key areas every organisation needs to focus on: customer experience, operational process and business model. In order to study the relation between Open Data and Digital Transformation, more...

The rise in the number of Chief Data Officers emphasises the growing importance of data. But what skills are really needed to work with Open Data? What so-called e-skills? Interviews were held with people with different backgrounds to discuss whether only technical skills are required to work with Open Data and explore what other skills matter. Are companies still chasing "Open Data unicorns"...

The Connecting Europe Facility programme supports a Digital Service Infrastructure on Open Data €4.5 M available in a call for proposals for generating value through the re-use of Public Sector Information. Proposals can be submitted until 19/1/2016. The European Union launched on 30/10/2015 a call for proposals making EU funding available under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) through grants...

The Open Data Incubator for Europe (ODINE) has awarded a total of €1.7m to the eighteen businesses selected for its first and second cohort. The startups and SMEs Sickly, Thingful, Pikhaya Smart Streets, CommoPrices, InSymbio, Instats, BikeCitizens, openlaws, OpenResort S/I-as-a-Service, IBeacons Living Lab, Open Data based Fire Risk Assessment, Farm Dog, Plume Air Cloud, DataPress, OpenGazettes...

Where do the 28 European countries plus Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (EU28+) stand with regard to the deployment of Open Data? An overview of the most important findings of the Open Data Maturity Assessment, including Open Data Readiness and Portal Maturity. Where do European countries stand with regard to Open Data? What key policies have been set up? What are the key features of...

The European Union has adopted legislation to foster the re-use of Open (Government) Data. The expected impact of this legislation combined with the development of data portals, is to drive economic benefits and further transparency. Economic benefits are primarily derived from the re-use of Open Data. Value is there. The question is how big? The economic benefits have been largely outlined by a...