Open Data Day and Smart City Dublin: A recap of our March sessions
Learn more about our data.europa academy March activities
In March, the data.europa.eu academy celebrated Open Data Day with a webinar that emphasised the importance of data and metadata quality. Additionally, the future of urban management was explored in a session focused on the smart city of Dublin.
The first webinar, 'From data to metadata: enhancing quality across borders', focused on the importance of high-quality data and metadata in cross-border contexts. Global experts, including the CEOs of the Open Knowledge Foundation and Open Data Charter, shared various approaches for ensuring data quality. A live demonstration of the Open Data Editor gave attendees a sneak peek into its capabilities, while a policy officer from the Danish Agency for Digital Government discussed metadata improvements on the Danish open data portal. The session concluded with an interactive panel discussion, where speakers addressed audience questions. The webinar was recorded, and both the recording and slides are now available for viewing.
The second webinar, ‘Smart cities and digital twin technology: the case of Dublin', explored how Dublin is using digital twin technology for urban planning and management. The city’s virtual replica, Smart Dublin, enables real-time monitoring and analysis. Representatives from the digital twin partnership between Smart D8 and the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) presented practical use cases and technical solutions, concluding with an interactive Q&A session. If you missed the webinar, you can watch the recording and access the slides.
As we close the first quarter of 2025, we’re happy to have welcomed over 3200 registrants. We look forward to hosting more insightful and engaging webinars in the months ahead. Keep an eye on the data.europa.eu academy to stay informed on our latest events!
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