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One of the main objectives of Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules for fair access to and use of data (Data Regulation) is to promote the development of interoperability criteria for data...

The European Drug Report provides a current overview of the drug situation in the region, analysing the main trends and emerging threats. It is a valuable publication, with a high number of downloads, which is quoted in many media outlets...

The cross-cutting nature of open data on weather and climate data has favoured its use in areas as diverse as precision agriculture, fire prevention or the precision forestry. But the relevance of these datasets lies not only in their direct...

Spain, as part of the European Union, is committed to the implementation of the European directives on open data and re-use of public sector information. This includes the adoption of initiatives such as the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/...

The transformative potential of open data initiatives is now widely recognised as they offer opportunities for fostering innovation, greater transparency and improved efficiency in many processes. However, reliable measurement of the real impact of these...

The European Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 sets clear guidelines for public bodies on the availability of high-value datasets within 16 months from 20 January 2023. These high-value high value datasets (High value datasets or HVD) are...

The recent Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules for fair access to and use of data (Data Act) introduces important new developments in European legislation to facilitate access to...

Last November 2023, Crue Spanish Universities published the report TIC360 "Data Analytics in the University". The report is an initiative of the Crue-Digitalisation IT Management working group and aims to show how the optimisation of data extraction and...

Data is a key part of Europe's digital economy. This is recognised in the Data Strategy, which aims to create a single market that allows free movement of data in order to foster digital transformation and technological innovation. However, achieving...

The growing importance of data goes beyond the economic and social spheres at state level to a multinational dimension that raises the challenges, opportunities, threats and uncertainties surrounding the development of the Data Economy to a global scale...