OECD paper on private-public collaboration on geospatial data
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
[https://www.oecd.org/eu/european-union-and-oecd.htm] (OECD) recently
published its 38th Regional Development paper
[https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/urban-rural-and-regional-development/using-private-sector-geospatial-data-to-inform-policy_242f51b8-en]
on governance and economics at urban and rural levels. The paper
mentions the lessons from OECD countries on private-public
collaboration using geospatial data and highlights the potential of
combining traditional and unconventional data from both sources to
facilitate cooperation between data providers and organisations
responsible for public policy.

One of the key findings of the paper is that the private geospatial
data is frequently unavailable due to privacy concerns, thus making
public and private data partnerships challenging. Barriers also arise
from the public's reluctance to share their data and the absence of a
systematic strategy to encourage responsible use. Moreover, private
sector companies usually share only a subset of a larger data pool,
either to capitalize on profit opportunities or because they are
unable to see the mutual benefits of data sharing. Next to that, the
availability of granular and aggregated geospatial data, especially in
uniform units, provides an opportunity to develop consistent
statistical indicators to inform policy. Additionally, the paper found
out that private organizations are developing open-source tools to
facilitate access to data and promote reproducible workflows for
complex datasets."

Based on its findings, the paper suggests that governments leverage
public-private partnerships in geospatial data to develop regulatory
frameworks and to achieve data literacy within their organisations.
Governments could also benefit from promoting open data policies that
encourage individuals and organisations to innovate and collaborate in
new ways. 

Open data platforms such as data.europa.eu [https://data.europa.eu/en]
make public and private data available through data-sharing
partnerships to inform data-based policy making. Read the recap of our
webinars on geospatial data harvesting
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/geospatial-harvesting-dataeuropaeu]
and  geospatial trends
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/trends-geospatial-data] on our
website. Also find our geospatial data and API delivery course
material
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/geospatial-data-and-api-delivery]
on data.europa academy [https://data.europa.eu/en/academy].

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Publication Date/Time
2023-01-25T09:30:00+00:00
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