Discover the data.europa academy: First course, ‘Introducing open
data’
The restructured data.europa academy
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/news/dataeuropa-academy-discover-our-11-open-data-courses]
consists of 11 courses covering a variety of open data topics to
develop open data knowledge and skills. The first course,
‘Introducing open data’
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/introducing-open-data], will
introduce the concept of open data, help you better understand its
benefits and learn how to unlock its value in the digital age. At a
beginner level, you will fully understand the possibilities that can
be achieved with open data and data.europa.eu.

The course covers 5 lessons, and based on your knowledge and
experience you can choose which one to follow. The first lesson
‘What is open data?
[https://data.europa.eu/elearning/en/module1/#/id/co-01]’ starts
with the basics, providing an explanation of the concept and why it
matters. The second lesson ‘What is the value of open data
[https://data.europa.eu/en/what-value-open-data]’ dives deeper into
uncovering the value of open data to make the most out of it. The
third lesson, ‘Advocating for open data
[https://data.europa.eu/elearning/en/module14/#/id/co-01]’, provides
the tools to make a compelling case for the use of open data.
Following that, the lesson ‘Open data as a catalyst of innovation
[https://data.europa.eu/en/open-data-catalyst-innovation]’ explains
how open data can drive transformation by delving deeper into the role
of culture and change management. The last lesson of this first course
is called ‘Unlocking the benefits of open data with data.europa.eu
[https://data.europa.eu/en/unlocking-benefits-open-data-dataeuropaeu]’,
where you can discover how to unleash the full potential of open data
with data.europa.eu. 

The different lessons include real-world examples, inspirational use
cases and technical and legal advice through webinars, videos,
e-learnings and reading materials. Recordings of data.europa academ
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy]y webinars will be added as
learning material when relevant for the specific lesson, for example,
the webinar on the European Year of Skills and the role of open data
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLJ9_4ePzxU] as part of the lesson
‘Unlocking the benefits of open data with data.europa.eu’. 

Do you want to learn more? Join us
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/introducing-open-data] and discover
the full potential of open data!

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Publication Date/Time
2023-05-15T08:00:00+00:00
Learn what is covered in the first course of the data.europa academy,
introducing the concept and benefits of open data