Open data portals across Europe: Slovakia creating value with
high-quality datasets and smart features
Slovakia’s national open data portal, data.gov.sk
[https://data.slovensko.sk/], provides access to over 9 900 datasets,
including more than 800 high-value datasets that support reuse in
areas such as business, environment, and public services. The portal
offers an overview of key data providers, enabling users to identify
the most active institutions and explore local catalogues published
across the country. This structure helps users navigate a
decentralised data landscape and understand the breadth of information
available.

Search and discovery functions are further enhanced through powerful
filtering tools, which allow users to narrow results by legal form,
licence type, keywords, update frequency, and more. A
dedicated SPARQL endpoint [https://data.slovensko.sk/sparql] allows
for advanced querying of the national catalogue, supporting structured
exploration of metadata and datasets. The portal also offers clear
insight into metadata quality by provider, promoting transparency and
accountability across institutions.

These features contributed to Slovakia’s impressive performance in
the Open Data Maturity Report 2024
[https://data.europa.eu/en/publications/open-data-maturity/2024],
where the country ranked fifth among EU Member States in the
‘portal’ dimension — reflecting the platform’s strength in
usability, accessibility, and functionality. For developers and more
advanced users, the specialised Open Data MFSR portal
[https://opendata.mfsr.sk/en/] — maintained by Slovakia’s
Ministry of Finance — provides detailed API documentation and
supports direct data integration into digital services. One example is
an interactive map that presents a financial overview of how the
public administration budget is spent across municipalities, offering
a practical application of open data for transparency and local
governance. 

Together, these portals play a key role in expanding Slovakia’s open
data ecosystem and enabling data-driven innovation. Explore the
national open data catalogue, discover new datasets, and connect with
trusted providers at data.gov.sk [https://data.slovensko.sk/].

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Publication Date/Time
2025-05-28T08:00:00+00:00
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