- Content:
- 9 lessons
- Format:
- E-learning, Reading, Tools, Videos
- Theme:
- BusinessImpactPolicy
- Level:
- Beginner
- Audience:
- Developers, Private sector
Description
Are you a developer looking to create or update a product or service? Or in a project that needs dataset to create a prototype or application? This is the course for you! Our e-learning modules will highlight the value and benefits of open data and how to exploit its full potential in the digital age. Through webinars and reading materials, you’ll see different business models and examples of initiatives that use open data. By the end of the lesson, you’ll understand how to use open data to create a new product or service or develop it and take it to the next level. Join us and discover the full potential of open data!
Lessons
Want to know how to make the most of open data? This lesson is all about uncovering the hidden value in open data. Through e-learnings, videos and readings, you'll see how open data is helping to transform societies, protect the environment and drive economic growth. You'll learn about the key benefits of open data, like improved transparency and accountability, as well as increased innovation and efficiency. By the end of this lesson, you'll have a good understanding of how governments, businesses and individuals are using open data to create new value.
- Theme:
- Impact
Want to know if your open data is useful and if you can use it for your application or project? This e-learning is all about providing information and tools to determine if you can use and apply your open datasets and in what domain and type of content. You’ll learn the 5 Stars of linked open data, understand how to use it and how to recognise the number of stars in a dataset. By the end of this e-learning, you’ll be a pro at assessing open data usefulness!
- Theme:
- Business
Ready to be an agent of change with open data? This lesson is your key to understanding how open data can drive transformation. From e-learnings to webinars, you'll discover how an open data-friendly culture is vital to unlocking its full potential, why change management is key to successful open data initiatives and learn about the biggest obstacles to working with open data. You’ll also gain insights on how open data plays a role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Theme:
- Impact
Exploiting the full value of open data can require a change in the culture of your organisation or company. This e-learning is all about change management and how it can be implemented to support open data initiatives. You’ll learn what change management is, how you and your organisation can deal with large cultural changes, and what the key elements of change management in open data are.
- Theme:
- BusinessImpact
When we talk about ‘open data’, we mean legal openness, so everybody can access, reuse and distribute it. This lesson is a first introduction to open data licensing, and what it means in practice. Through e-learnings, videos, readings, and the licensing tool, you’ll be able to differentiate between the different licenses, build a machine-readable open license that can be applied to all online content, and use the data.europa.eu licensing tool. By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to select the right open data license for your dataset.
- Theme:
- Policy
Data protection is an essential element to consider before opening your data. Dive into the European data protection landscape and break down the legal basics around open data and data sharing. This lesson delves into open data and privacy, the importance of data governance, and explores the impact current and upcoming legislation, such as the General Data Protection Act, has on the data ecosystem and exchange of data.
- Theme:
- Policy
Interested in what kind of open datasets are available from public institutions across Europe? Our videos dive into available open datasets from European public institutions such as the European Commission, the European Parliament, the World Bank, etc. In this lesson, you’ll discover datasets from these administrations and how to make the best out of them, with hands-on tips and tricks.
- Theme:
- BusinessImpact
Real-time data has demonstrated to have a major impact and value for the society. Through webinars and readings, you’ll understand what real-time geospatial data is and where you can find it, learn about relevant interoperability standards and how it affects the publication and use of data. You’ll also learn how to become aware of you and your projects future needs when dealing with real-time geospatial data.
- Theme:
- Business
Discover how to unleash the full potential of open data with data.europa.eu – a platform specifically designed for data providers. This lesson will take you from open data 101 to the nitty-gritty technical, legal, and practical details, with real-life examples to inspire you. You’ll also learn about the different services offered by data.europa.eu, the official European open data. By the end of it, you'll understand how data.europa.eu can be the perfect solution for your open data needs and have the skills to start publishing and promoting open data for citizens to access.
- Theme:
- Business