Discover the data.europa academy: Eighth course, ‘Understanding data
governance with open data’
A sustainable data cycle needs a set of principles and practices, as
well as effective data governance. The eighth course of the
restructured data.europa academy
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/news/dataeuropa-academy-discover-our-11-open-data-courses]
called ‘Understanding data governance with open data
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/understanding-data-governance-open-data]’,
dives deeper into how governmental and legal considerations underpin
and influence open data. In addition, the course highlights the role
of data.europa.eu [https://data.europa.eu/en] in different data spaces
and delves into the added value of data governance in the public and
private sectors.

Data governance sets internal standards to improve how data is
gathered, stored, processed, and disposed of. Furthermore, through
data policies, it is governed who can access what kind of data. The
first lesson, ‘The role of data.europa.eu in EU data spaces
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/role-dataeuropaeu-eu-data-spaces]’
provides you with information on the role of data.europa.eu
[https://data.europa.eu/en] in the creation and sustainability of data
spaces in Europe. You will further grasp how the contents and
capabilities are able to help tackle the growing demands in data
spaces. 

The second lesson, ‘Understanding public data demand in the public
sector
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/understanding-public-data-demand-public-sector]’,
looks at the value of open data in the public sector and how this can
be created. It highlights how public administrations measure the
demand of data reuse and emphasises different examples around public
data resource value creation. Finally, the third lesson, ‘Data
Governance Act implementation
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/data-governance-act-implementation]’,
focuses specifically on a prime example of a data policy. It focuses
on the requirements within the Data Governance Act
[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32022R0868]
for national single information points and the European single access
point. It informs countries how to approach data harvesting, by
providing technical requirements and information on how to use
supported and preferred interfaces. 

Are you curious to know more about governance surrounding open data?
Join the data.europa academy [https://data.europa.eu/en/academy]
course ‘Understanding data governance with open data
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/understanding-data-governance-open-data]’
and discover the full potential of data governance.

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Publication Date/Time
2023-07-10T08:00:00+00:00
Learn how governmental and legal considerations underpin and influence
open data