Open data portals across Europe: Denmark connects a decentralised data
landscape through smart monitoring and reuse
Denmark’s national open data portal, datavejviser.dk
[https://www.datavejviser.dk/], plays a central role in navigating the
country’s decentralised data ecosystem. Instead of hosting datasets
directly, the portal acts as a guide, linking users to thousands of
datasets published across platforms such as opendata.dk
[https://www.opendata.dk/] – which focuses on municipal and regional
data – and dst.dk [https://www.dst.dk/da/], the official statistics
portal. This structure reflects Denmark’s coordinated approach to
open data, where multiple platforms serve distinct audiences and
purposes.

To improve usability, datavejviser.dk [https://www.datavejviser.dk/]
monitors how users interact with the portal,analysing search
behaviour, dataset categories, and page visits. These insights help
shape the platform’s development and ensure that users can easily
discover datasets [https://www.datavejviser.dk/katalog], including
data on energy, education and science. Each dataset includes contact
details for the data owner, making it easy for users to request more
information or suggest new datasets through a built-in contact form
[https://www.datavejviser.dk/kontakt].

By guiding users through Denmark’s distributed data landscape,
datavejviser.dk [https://www.datavejviser.dk/] helps lower barriers to
access and encourages reuse. The portal’s technical documentation
[https://www.datavejviser.dk/om-datavejviser] and source code are
publicly available, supporting transparency and collaboration. Data is
presented in formats that work well for both humans and machines,
enabling practical applications in areas such as AI development,
energy planning, and public service delivery.

To explore Denmark’s open data ecosystem and discover how its
portals work together, visit datavejviser.dk
[https://www.datavejviser.dk/] and start your search.

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Publication Date/Time
2025-09-24T08:00:00+00:00
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