Open data portals around Europe: The central open data catalogue of
Portugal
With close to 10 000 datasets, dados.gov [https://dados.gov.pt/en/] is
the open data portal of the Portuguese Public Administration that
provides access to many different topics. As an open portal, any user
can choose to upload a dataset, for personal use or from a business
perspective. With this initiative, the Portuguese government wants to
motivate data reuse so citizens, businesses, and researchers can
leverage public data to create impactful solutions. 

On their portal, an extensive collection of datasets can be found,
covering diverse categories such as healthcare, transportation,
environment, and education. The portal has a user-friendly design,
with search filters on the organisational source, formats, and
licenses. The datasets are published by more than 7 200 unique users
from 159 different organisations. The dados.gov homepage displays
featured topics [https://dados.gov.pt/en/pages/temas-em-destaque/] and
news [https://dados.gov.pt/en/posts/] regularly published about hosted
webinars or relevant open data events in Portugal.  

Dados.gov promotes data reuse by displaying cases where open data is
reused [https://dados.gov.pt/en/pages/temas-em-destaque/] on their
platform. More than 80 cases on different topics inspire users to
create their own data visualisations with the help of datasets. For
example, a user has created a dashboard on the fire distribution
[https://dados.gov.pt/en/reuses/statincendios/] on Portugal’s
mainland. The portal offers other users the opportunity to read about
which datasets have been used and start a discussion that stimulates
engagement and collaboration. Another useful resource on their
platform is the API tutorial
[https://dados.gov.pt/en/pages/api-tutorial/], that helps you upload
and modify your datasets. 

By unlocking the potential of public data, dados.gov.pt is paving the
way for a more informed and engaged society. The platform is available
in different languages, allowing you to easily explore data about
Portugal yourself and use it for your research. 

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Publication Date/Time
2024-08-21T08:00:00+00:00
How Portugal’s open data portal facilitates data sharing and reuse