European open data portals: Region Piemonte leading open data
initiatives
Since 2011, the Piemonte Region, in the north of Italy, has been very
active in country's open data landscape, enacting a regional law
[http://arianna.cr.piemonte.it/iterlegcoordweb/dettaglioLegge.do?urnLegge=urn:nir:regione.piemonte:legge:2011;24@2024-02-20&tornaIndietro=true]
on the publication and reuse of public data via the internet. With
1256 datasets and 14 themes, Piemonte’s Open Data Portal's
[https://www.dati.piemonte.it/#/home] success reached national
attention [https://www.dati.gov.it/notizie/online-open-data-piemonte],
positioning it as a model for other Regions. 

Thanks to a cloud-based initiative to enhance data sharing and use,
Piemonte was awarded for the best project for digitalisation in the
public sector. The open data portal provides for a wide array of
data, and is integrated with the Yucca-Smart Data Platform
[https://yucca.smartdatanet.it/intro/#/], which enables a single
access point to all the informational assets of public
administrations.

Currently, the platform hosts over 500 million Internet of
Things-related data points, such as noise, air quality, and traffic
data, in addition to the open data from the Region and municipalities.
A notable success story from this portal is the project DEAS
[https://www.dati.piemonte.it/#/storie/35] - Data Economy Alps
Strategy, aimed at stimulating participation, competitiveness, and new
business in the Alpine Space. The project involves five countries,
with Piemonte enhancing project components, leveraging experience from
Yucca platform, to guide local open data policies and their industrial
impact. DEAS aims to benefit sectors such as climate change,
environmental protection, tourism, and mobility, with innovative
services tailored to citizens' needs.

Piemonte's innovative approach is set to inspire collaborative
practices within the Regions and contributes to open data innovation,
setting a benchmark for data-driven governance and economic
development. Would you like to learn more about their activities? Read
more on the Piemonte open data portal
[https://www.dati.piemonte.it/#/home].

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Publication Date/Time
2024-03-04T09:00:00+00:00
A pioneer in the Italian open data landscape with their cloud-based
platform