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Agriculture is one of the main sectors of economic activity in the Northern Basque Country of France. The Basque Country Agglomeration Community wants to preserve the agricultural quality of the region by preventing deterioration caused by erosion and demographic factors, such as ageing of farm managers. As a result, the Northern Basque municipal community launched the open data portal ZABAL in 2021, which provides open agricultural data from France and can be used to increase the transparency of public action, to encourage innovation, and to contribute to the digital economic development of

From 10 to 12 May, the Data4Good festival invites charities, social enterprises, public sector bodies, funders, and support organisations to share their data stories. The flagship event presents social sector organisations that use data to deliver greater impact, and showcases how these organisations use data to design more effective and efficient products and services. At the event, charities including Citizens Advice, London’s Air Ambulance Charity, Sustrans, Teach First, Cause4, and the British Red Cross will share their data journeys. There will also be several ‘how to’ sessions to gain

The Publications Office of the European Union invites experts to contribute to the EU Open Data Days, taking place from 23 to 25 November 2021. The EU Open Data Days is a collection of events centred around European data and offers a unique opportunity for the open data community to meet, share experience with experts in the field, and discover successful data-driven projects. There are two opportunities where you can participate: 1. As a speaker at EU DataViz This conference on open data and visualisation invites experts from all sectors worldwide to participate, including academia, private

On 21 April, the European Commission put forward new rules and actions designed to support Europe in becoming a global centre for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI). By combining the first-ever legal framework on AI with a Coordinated Plan with Member States, Europe aims to safeguard the safety and rights of citizens, businesses, and organisations, and increase the uptake of AI and inspire investment and innovation across the European Union. The AI legislative framework sets a global standard of proportionate and flexible rules that take the risks that AI technologies pose into account

The European Union Open Data Portal and the European Data Portal are joining forces to become the single access point to open data from Europe and beyond. Data will play a key role in our lives. Sometimes called ‘the new infrastructure’, they form a basis for research and innovation and for the development of new products, services, and powerful technologies. Innovations arising from open data will improve our lives and boost economic growth. Open data is a powerful resource that is freely available for reuse to all citizens. The European Commission encourages cross-border use of reusable data

Soon the European Data Portal will merge with the European Open Data Portal to continue under a new name: data.europa.eu. Under this name, the project will continue on its mission to support European countries in publishing open data, increasing their open data maturity, and promoting awareness of open data’s potential for re-use. The goal of the data.europa.eu project is to improve accessibility and increase the value of public sector information along the whole data value chain. Therefore, the team will continue to operate, maintain, and further develop the data.europa.eu portal, support EU

Doctena is a rapidly growing company that originated from Luxembourg with an application and website that connect patients and doctors across Europe. Patients can use Doctena to book appointments with health specialists, such as medical doctors, dentists, and physiotherapists. Geographical and (anonymised) medical data is used to connect patients with the right health professional. For example, patients can book an appointment with a health specialist based on their geographical location, language, and the displayed waiting times. The user satisfaction for the service is high, as 96% of the

The Dutch Knowledge Center for War Resources now has its own Open Data portal. Over the course of the last decades hundreds of organisations in Europe collected historical information on World War II. The current portal presents 59 datasets, resulting from the joint archive efforts of more than 100 organisations in the Netherlands. The Open Data registry consists of a historical thesaurus, a list of music that was forbidden during World War II, as well as Open Data on current war monuments. In this way, the Open Data portal increases the digital accessibility of war archives and teaches Dutch

On 25 September, the OpenForum Europe (OFE) presented their research Free Open Source Software for SMEs - Policy Recommendations Report for improving the policy environment for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to succeed with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). SMEs are the economic backbone of most regions in Europe. However, currently, many European SMEs are struggling to digitise their business, also due to the lack of necessary skills. Digital skills have a decisive impact on the economic development of a country and the European Commission has recognised this fact by making

On Wednesday 29 January, the Open Data Conference took place in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event was organised by the Information Society Development Committee, Start-up Lithuania, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The event targeted civil servants and attracted around 150-200 participants. The European Data Portal? (EDP) Marit Blank spoke at the event about ?ow to climb the open data maturity ladder: lessons from Europe? In her presentation, she focused on: Open data trends and developments in Europe European countries?maturity in terms of open data Recommendations on how Lithuania can