In the context of the Single Framework Contract Chafea/2018/Health/03 between the EUHealthSupport Consortium and the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (Chafea), a study was conducted with the objective to examine and present the EU Member States’ rules governing the processing of healt...
This case study reports activities performed by Research Data Alliance (RDA), an international grassroots organisation that promotes international collaboration and global sharing mechanisms to remove social and technical barriers to research data sharing and reuse. Drivers, impacts and barriers...
The challenges our society currently faces, ranging from natural disasters to traffic congestion, are of a scale and complexity that traditional policy tools cannot always address. However, today’s digital revolution offers several innovative tools that can be used by governments in providing fo...
Data portals are intrinsically enmeshed with the idea of open data. Before Directive 2013/37/EU encouraged governments to open their public sector information to the public as open data, there was very little need for a place to which they could promote their data, and where prospective users co...
The present report sheds light into the economic benefits and dives deeper into the impact of Open Data at both macro and micro-economic levels. In doing so, it breaks down the broader pool of ‘data’ into Open (Government) Data and privately held data that is of public interest. It looks at the ...
Measuring the value of open data is a broad subject that has generated a lot of research and discussion. This paper is focussed on three key aspects: 1. Measuring the economic impact of open data portals, as opposed to the cultural, social or political 2. Measuring the impact of open data portal...
The impact of Open Data is undeniable. The digital economy revolves around Data, with (Open) Data being the new raw material. In this context, Open Data - as defined by the Open Definition - refers to the information collected, produced or paid for by public bodies and can be freely used, modifi...