The Open Data Maturity Report 2021 is out!
The Open Data Maturity (ODM) Report 2021 is out! This annual report
shows the year-on-year progress achieved by European countries1 as
they push forward open data publication and re-use. The ODM report
presents a wealth of best practices from across Europe and in various
industries that can be transferred to other national and
local contexts_._

From the first assessment in 2015, scores on the open data impact
dimension improved the most, compared to the other dimensions. And in
2021 specifically, we see that many Member States are working on the
implementation of the Open Data Directive_ _and_ _the COVID-19
pandemic continues to highlight the value and impact of open data in
society.

According to researcher and co-author of the report, Daphne van
Hesteren:

_“It is interesting to see the countries’ increased focus
on understanding and measuring open data impact as it contributes
to reap the full potential of open data re-use. The numerous open
data-driven dashboards and initiatives related to the COVID-19
pandemic are great examples of how impact can be
created by open data.”_ 

Apart for measuring progress, this benchmarking exercise is also a way
for the European countries to learn from each other and find new ways
to create impact with open data.

_“In fact, the creation of impact with the help of open data can be
considered the ultimate goal of open data efforts across
Europe”, _said researcher and co-author of the report, Laura van
Knippenberg._ “We want to have the right policies in
place, advanced portals available to find data
and foster interaction between publishers and re-users, and we
want this data to be of such a quality that re-use is made easier, so
that in the end, impact - whether social, economic or environmental
- can be created.”_ 

A key part of the assessment is the clustering exercise,
which categorises all countries based on their open data maturity
score - from low to high performance - as beginners, followers,
fast-trackers, and trend-setters. This year for the first time, France
received the highest score of the assessment, retaining their position
as trend-setter. Ireland, Spain, Poland, Estonia, and Ukraine are
also in that group. Interestingly, also participating countries
outside the EU27 show peak performance this year by jumping from
beginner to fast-tracker (Norway) and becoming a trend-setter in 2021
(Ukraine). 
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Have a look at the report
[https://data.europa.eu/sites/default/files/landscaping_insight_report_n7_2021.pdf]
to discover how your country performed in this year’s assessment. 

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_Footnotes_

1: The countries covered by the 2021 assessment include the EU27
Member States, the EFTA countries: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, the
Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries: Georgia and Ukraine, and
Montenegro and the United Kingdom (UK).

Publication Date/Time
2021-12-14T11:00:00+00:00
Discover how European countries are performing in terms of open data