Global Geospatial Insights and Open Data Innovation: Explore our
September webinars
This September, after a refreshing summer break, the data.europa
Academy [https://data.europa.eu/en/academy] hosted two insightful
sessions, engaging over 875 registrants who explored the topics of
emerging geospatial trends and advancements in cyber and digital
skills together with experts.  

The first session, titled ‘Emerging Geospatial Trends 2024:
Opportunities for data.europa.eu in the Era of Digital Twins
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events/webinar-emerging-geospatial-trends-2024-opportunities-dataeuropaeu-era-digital]’,
was hosted on 13 September. Participants gained a deeper understanding
of geospatial digital twins and saw examples of their real-world
applications. The webinar also included a discussion where suggestions
could be made by participants on how data.europa.eu can leverage the
trend of digital twins. If you have missed the session, you can
watch the recording [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMX7picK8k] and
access the slides.
[https://data.europa.eu/sites/default/files/course/Slides%20webinar%20Geospatial%20Trends%202024%20Digital%20Twins.pdf] 

The second session, ‘Beyond Europe: Global Perspectives on Open Data
Excellence
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events/webinar-beyond-europe-global-perspectives-open-data-excellence]’,
took place on 20 September. This webinar featured speakers from The
Global Data Barometer [https://globaldatabarometer.org/] and The
World Bank [https://data.worldbank.org/], offering insights into
successful international open data initiatives. The topics of the
presentation and discussion included the evolution of open data tools
used to assess governance, data release, and practices aimed at
serving the public good. Attendees were introduced to the World Bank's
open data products, including the Microdata Library
[https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/home], Poverty and
Inequality Platform [https://pip.worldbank.org/home], SDG Atlas
[https://datatopics.worldbank.org/sdgatlas?lang=en], Statistical
Performance Indicators
[https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/statistical-performance-indicators],
and the Open Data Assessment Tool
[https://opendatatoolkit.worldbank.org/en/data/opendatatoolkit/home].
You can easily find the recording
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCmnIEcOT4] and access the slides
[https://data.europa.eu/sites/default/files/course/Slides%20webinar%20best%20practices%20outside%20EU.pdf]. 

With such an engaging start following the summer break, more exciting
webinars are on their way! Are you interested in joining upcoming
sessions? Keep an eye on our upcoming news pieces
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/news] and events
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events] and explore
the data.europa Academy [https://data.europa.eu/en/academy]. 

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Publication Date/Time
2024-09-25T08:00:00+00:00
Catch up on the latest data.europa Academy webinars focusing on open
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