Join data.europa.eu’s webinar on citizen-generated data
The private sector often relies on user-provided information to keep
data relevant, particularly in dynamic environments. Crowd-sourced
information from users have helped mapping applications to inform
drivers about traffic jams and help diners find cafés with empty
tables.  

Citizens also produce and collect data to help their communities and
the wider environment, whether to track deforestation
[https://www.globalforestwatch.org/], marine pollution
[https://debristracker.org/], or broken streetlights
[https://www.fixmystreet.com/]. While citizens collect and share a lot
of useful data, open data portals hold very few citizen-generated
datasets, both in absolute and relative terms. Is there a missed
opportunity here? 

Join the data.europa academy [https://data.europa.eu/en/academy]’s
webinar on citizen-generated data and its role on data.europa.eu.
During the webinar, we will discuss and debate 

 	* What is citizen-generated data and who are the people that tend to
provide it?  
 	* What are the challenges and opportunities for open data portals? 
 	* What is an appropriate framework to categorise citizen-generated
data in open data portals? 

This webinar builds on data.europa.eu’s recently published
discussion paper ‘Data.europa.eu and Citizen-generated Data’
[https://data.europa.eu/sites/default/files/report/data.europa.eu_Report_Citizen-generateddataondata_europa_eu.pdf]
and will be hosted on THURSDAY 21 APRIL 2022, 14:00-15:00 CET. To
participate, you can register
[https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Wq6idgCfa0-V7V0z13xNYc-vkAxzK6xNimKM5lComlNUM1RFQVdITEdONzhOOUdJRVZWSDRRU1dWWS4u__;!!DOxrgLBm!SUgQzomzTZhjzQpy6y9mMV0mUZOfjxVGyZwBar72H4oR4-JbU92SkI13JlzEq4aXFyqXA6cw_JxwmIGU$]
your interest to join the session. 

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Publication Date/Time
2022-04-19T11:00:00+00:00
Helping citizens improve their communities with open data