Open data portals around Europe: Sweden encouraging and fueling
innovation
Sweden’s data portal [https://www.dataportal.se/sv] is supporting
the ambition for open data to become a strategic societal resource,
which business, society, and the public sector can use. The portal has
reached a total of 17 000 datasets, which are supplied by 335
different organisations, and this number is frequently updated on
their website. These datasets contribute to Sweden’s ambition to
foster innovation power to help society move forward. 

The data portal is divided in 13 different categories, with the
government and public sector being the biggest one (7 000 datasets),
followed by population and society (6 900 datasets). Each dataset
contains information about the frequency it is updated, keywords, and
the publisher. In addition to the mentioned datasets, website users
can find relevant news pieces [https://www.dataportal.se/nyheter]
about the portal and open data. 

Additionally, users are encouraged by Sweden’s data portal to
collaborate and exchange ideas through their community channel
[https://community.dataportal.se/]. This channel facilitates
discussion on different open data topics, which can lead to innovative
ideas or collaborations. The Swedish government is innovating
themselves by prioritising the promotion of public administration’s
ability to use artificial intelligence (AI). The data portal developed
a guide [https://www.dataportal.se/ai-i-praktiken-en-guide] for AI in
practice, and an AI page [https://www.dataportal.se/offentlig-ai] to
inform and inspire the public sector. 

Whether you are a person who wants to share data, or you are working
with data driven development and innovation, Sweden’s data portal
provides support for goals of working with open data. Their portal
displays Swedish examples of using open data and encourages data users
to work together.

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Publication Date/Time
2024-07-01T08:00:00+00:00
How data sharing initiatives lead to more than 17 000 available
datasets