Recording of the webinar “Data Demand and Re-use in the Public
Sector" already available!
Following the discussion paper on “Measuring data demand within the
public sector
[https://data.europa.eu/sites/default/files/report/Discussion_Paper_Measuring_Data_Demand_Within_the_Public_Sector.pdf]”,
the data.europa academy webinar
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/understanding-public-data-demand-public-sector]
aimed to introduce the importance of open data demand and re-use in
the public sector. You can now watch the recording of the session.

After an introduction of the discussion paper by Charlotte van Ooijen,
associate director and researcher at the Lisbon Council
[https://lisboncouncil.net/], two experts from practice and academia,
Frederika Welle Donker and Antonin Garrone, presented best practices
of assessing data demand and reflected on the impact on open data
supply in a moderated discussion session.

Frederika Welle Donker, associate professor at the Knowledge Centre
Open Data [https://kcopendata.eu/], shared insights on her 2019
research for the Dutch Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Relations on
open data re-use in the public sector
[https://pure.tudelft.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/66602195/Hergebruikers_van_open_data_in_beeld.pdf].
Furthermore, she stressed two important developments since then:
First, the shift from open data as a goal to a means in the digital
transformation of our society and administrations; second, the shift
from data portals to data platforms, which highlights the need for
(open) data ecosystems where all kinds of stakeholders – including
public sector users – are involved.

Antonin Garrone, product owner for data.gouv.fr
[https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/], explained how the French open data
portal measures and incorporates public institutions’ data demand.
He mentioned some best practices to foster data re-use in the public
sector, such as supporting the exchange between stakeholders and
simplifying re-users´ onboarding. Moreover, he highlighted the need
for a dedicated team and constant user support to measure data demand
and the establishment of clear indicators and references to quantify
data usage.

Curious to learn more? You can find the recording
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTd7Ti0aQNA] and the slides
[https://data.europa.eu/sites/default/files/course/20220329_data.europa%20academy_webinar_data%20demand%20and%20re-use%20in%20public%20sector.pdf] on
the data.europa academy [https://data.europa.eu/en/academy].

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Publication Date/Time
2022-04-13T08:00:00+00:00
The webinar introduced the topic of data re-use by public institutions
and the need to measure data demand in the public sector