Entrepreneurship at the beginning of change managementSKILLS+ project
The document discusses Latvia's ICT infrastructure, e-commerce activities, and public e-services. It notes that while internet usage among companies and households is growing, further improving internet accessibility and e-skills remains a challenge. Regarding e-commerce, the number of companies selling goods/services online and purchasing online has increased in recent years. However, public administration could optimize processes and increase the proportion of e-services provided to improve efficiency. Overall the document outlines challenges around raising ICT infrastructure, e-commerce adoption, e-skills, and access to digital public services in Latvia.
Network of State and Municipal Unified Customer Service CentresSKILLS+ project
This document summarizes the establishment of a network of unified customer service centers in Latvia to improve access to public services. Key points:
1. Latvia previously had a fragmented public service system with over 100 institutions and 947 access points. A new concept aimed to create a unified network of customer service centers providing both national and local services.
2. The network will include 9 national centers, 21 regional centers, and 89 local centers to be established between 2015-2020. Services will be available both in-person and digitally through various channels.
3. An evaluation found the network has increased service delivery and reduced administrative burdens. Expected outcomes of the network include further improved access to services and efficiency in public administration
Presentation by Hamish Goldie-Scot, CoST-Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, UK, on the CoST Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, at the third regional conference on public procurement for ENP East countries, Tbilisi, 6-7 November 2019.
Digital Transformation of Industry and Enterprises: The EU vision, strategy a...Digital Leaders
DLEU Salon presentation from Dana Elefteriadou, Policy Coordinator, DG GROW and the Strategic Policy Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship, European Commission, on the topic of Making Europe's Businesses More Digital.
Digital Government in Latvia "From cables to artificial intelligence, from in...Gatis Ozols
Presentation of the seminar in United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance.
"From cables to artificial intelligence, from individualism to ecosystems: Digital Government in Latvia." 15.05.2018
Latvia is a compact and agile country of 2.9 million people, with two important natural resources – wood and innovation minded people – backed-up by a strong ICT capacity. Latvia is amongst the world leaders of internet speed and uptake of mobile internet, and features a rapidly growing ICT sector. Latvia has gone through times of enormous economic growth, making it one of the fastest developing economies in the EU. Apart from a period of ruthless austerity in 2008-2010, when GDP fell by a quarter, the time to grow has returned again. It is evident that every one of these phases have made a specific impact on government and e-Government development.
Digital government has been seen as a helpful instrument for recovery, growth, more efficient and effective government work and empowerment of citizens. It has been strategically applied to government efficiency, transparency, citizen participation and availability of public services, and now strategically positioned to expand national competitiveness. Currently, knowledge and information products and services play an important and increasing role in Latvia’s economy.
My slides at the API strategy workshop (17-18 October 2018,
JRC, Ispra (VA), Italy) on EU API strategies. Find my video at: https://youtu.be/aDbndTop-_A and all the presentations and videos of the Workshop at: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/event/workshop/assessing-government-api-strategies-across-eu. Enjoy also the presentations of Mehdi Medjaoui, David Berlind, Kin Lane and Mark Boyd!
Presentation by Sébastien Soriano at the OECD Global Conference on Governance Innovation which took place in Paris on 13-14 January 2020. Further information is available at http://www.oecd.org/gov/regulatory-policy/oecd-global-conference-on-governance-innovation.htm.
eLeadership skills for SMEs growth and innovationSKILLS+ project
E-leadership skills are important for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Latvia to grow and innovate. Latvia ranks 19th among EU countries on the EU's Digital Scoreboard, showing progress but still room for improvement. A new project from 2016-2020 aims to provide over 7,000 trainings across Latvia to SMEs on digital technologies, tools, and business process digitalization. The trainings target SMEs in over 250 industry sectors with little prior experience in lifelong learning. The goal is for all participants to introduce at least one innovation in their services, products, processes, or marketing as a result of the training.
Entrepreneurship at the beginning of change managementSKILLS+ project
The document discusses Latvia's ICT infrastructure, e-commerce activities, and public e-services. It notes that while internet usage among companies and households is growing, further improving internet accessibility and e-skills remains a challenge. Regarding e-commerce, the number of companies selling goods/services online and purchasing online has increased in recent years. However, public administration could optimize processes and increase the proportion of e-services provided to improve efficiency. Overall the document outlines challenges around raising ICT infrastructure, e-commerce adoption, e-skills, and access to digital public services in Latvia.
Network of State and Municipal Unified Customer Service CentresSKILLS+ project
This document summarizes the establishment of a network of unified customer service centers in Latvia to improve access to public services. Key points:
1. Latvia previously had a fragmented public service system with over 100 institutions and 947 access points. A new concept aimed to create a unified network of customer service centers providing both national and local services.
2. The network will include 9 national centers, 21 regional centers, and 89 local centers to be established between 2015-2020. Services will be available both in-person and digitally through various channels.
3. An evaluation found the network has increased service delivery and reduced administrative burdens. Expected outcomes of the network include further improved access to services and efficiency in public administration
Presentation by Hamish Goldie-Scot, CoST-Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, UK, on the CoST Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, at the third regional conference on public procurement for ENP East countries, Tbilisi, 6-7 November 2019.
Digital Transformation of Industry and Enterprises: The EU vision, strategy a...Digital Leaders
DLEU Salon presentation from Dana Elefteriadou, Policy Coordinator, DG GROW and the Strategic Policy Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship, European Commission, on the topic of Making Europe's Businesses More Digital.
Digital Government in Latvia "From cables to artificial intelligence, from in...Gatis Ozols
Presentation of the seminar in United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance.
"From cables to artificial intelligence, from individualism to ecosystems: Digital Government in Latvia." 15.05.2018
Latvia is a compact and agile country of 2.9 million people, with two important natural resources – wood and innovation minded people – backed-up by a strong ICT capacity. Latvia is amongst the world leaders of internet speed and uptake of mobile internet, and features a rapidly growing ICT sector. Latvia has gone through times of enormous economic growth, making it one of the fastest developing economies in the EU. Apart from a period of ruthless austerity in 2008-2010, when GDP fell by a quarter, the time to grow has returned again. It is evident that every one of these phases have made a specific impact on government and e-Government development.
Digital government has been seen as a helpful instrument for recovery, growth, more efficient and effective government work and empowerment of citizens. It has been strategically applied to government efficiency, transparency, citizen participation and availability of public services, and now strategically positioned to expand national competitiveness. Currently, knowledge and information products and services play an important and increasing role in Latvia’s economy.
My slides at the API strategy workshop (17-18 October 2018,
JRC, Ispra (VA), Italy) on EU API strategies. Find my video at: https://youtu.be/aDbndTop-_A and all the presentations and videos of the Workshop at: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/event/workshop/assessing-government-api-strategies-across-eu. Enjoy also the presentations of Mehdi Medjaoui, David Berlind, Kin Lane and Mark Boyd!
Presentation by Sébastien Soriano at the OECD Global Conference on Governance Innovation which took place in Paris on 13-14 January 2020. Further information is available at http://www.oecd.org/gov/regulatory-policy/oecd-global-conference-on-governance-innovation.htm.
eLeadership skills for SMEs growth and innovationSKILLS+ project
E-leadership skills are important for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Latvia to grow and innovate. Latvia ranks 19th among EU countries on the EU's Digital Scoreboard, showing progress but still room for improvement. A new project from 2016-2020 aims to provide over 7,000 trainings across Latvia to SMEs on digital technologies, tools, and business process digitalization. The trainings target SMEs in over 250 industry sectors with little prior experience in lifelong learning. The goal is for all participants to introduce at least one innovation in their services, products, processes, or marketing as a result of the training.
Digitalization is having a significant economic impact in Europe. In 2015, the value of the EU's data economy reached 272 billion euros, a 5.6% growth from 2014. As innovative IT products and services are adopted, service industries will change and efficiency will increase across all sectors, improving business competitiveness. The data economy is also expected to create new jobs, such as a forecasted 240% growth in big data specialists in the UK, representing 69,000 new jobs. Latvian companies have increasingly integrated data solutions in recent years to strengthen their competitiveness. ICT solutions can make companies more effective and profitable.
1) The document summarizes the results of using co-creation methods to improve public services in Latvia. Surveys were conducted and co-creation sessions held to better understand citizen needs and challenges with the portal latvija.lv.
2) Workshops and interviews were also held with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development to help shift processes and mindsets towards citizen-centered approaches.
3) A conference was organized to improve knowledge of co-creation across other government institutions in Latvia. Meetings were also held with different ministries to discuss expectations for public service delivery.
How do data flows interact with servicification of the economy? This presentation explains and give the economic underpinning and regulatory incidence of data policies.
Presentation by Paulo Magina, Head of the Public Procurement Unit, OECD Public Governance Directorate, on the new maps: experiences from assessing public procurement systems, Tbilisi, 6-7 November 2019.
Using administrative data to measure public procurement of R&D: Opportunities...STIEAS
OECD expert workshop on the measurement of public procurement of innovation. "Using administrative data to measure public procurement of R&D: Opportunities and Challenges", presentation by Lionel Kapff
EIF and NIFO connecting public administrations, businesses, and citizensOpen Knowledge Belgium
Presentation Miguel Alvarez Rodriguez by at Open Belgium 2018 - http://2018.openbelgium.be/session/eif-and-nifo-connecting-public-administrations-businesses-and-citizens
Scytl is a leading provider of election modernization and online voting solutions. It aims to address challenges with traditional elections like low efficiency, high costs, lack of accessibility, and errors. Scytl's platform offers end-to-end solutions for all phases of the election process from pre-election to post-election. It has a global presence with customers in over 42 countries and offices worldwide. Scytl focuses on security and has over 40 security patents.
This document describes Scytl, a company that provides secure electronic voting and election modernization software solutions. It highlights that Scytl has over 75% market share in online voting worldwide, with 19 out of 21 countries using its system. It also notes that Scytl has the largest patent portfolio in the industry, with 41 patents, and is the most audited and certified platform. The document provides information on Scytl's solution portfolio, management team, global presence and customer references.
What would the Millennium Development Goals look like for digital heritage information? New metrics are needed to understand consumer behavior and improve the social impact potential of heritage information.
This document summarizes two studies conducted by the European Commission (EC) on eAccessibility.
The first study monitored the status and progress of eAccessibility in 12 EU countries and 3 non-EU countries. It analyzed surveys from national experts, technology experts, and policy experts. The study produced annual reports, a website with benchmarking tools, and reports on transposition of accessibility directives.
The second study assessed the economic impacts of improving eAccessibility for web content, digital TV, ATMs and other technologies. It developed a cost-benefit analysis tool for organizations and estimated aggregate economic benefits and costs. The study provided recommendations to policymakers and involved member states in validating outcomes.
Cristobal Guzman gives a presentation on Europe's Digital Agenda at the International Institute of Communications Telecommunications and Media Forum in Brussels April 2010. For further information see http://www.iicom.org
International Journal of Advanced Information Technology (IJAIT) is a bi monthly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of Advanced Information Technology. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Advanced Information Technology . The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on Advanced Information Technology and establishing new collaborations in these areas.
International Journal of Advanced Information Technology (IJAIT) is a bi monthly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of Advanced Information Technology. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Advanced Information Technology . The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on Advanced Information Technology and establishing new collaborations in these areas.
The document summarizes information about the International Journal of Advanced Information Technology (IJAIT), including its scope, topics of interest, paper submission details, important dates, and contact information. IJAIT is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on new results and technical/practical aspects of advanced information technology. It aims to bring together researchers and industry professionals to collaborate and establish new partnerships in these areas. Authors are encouraged to submit papers illustrating research, projects, surveys, or industrial experiences that advance information technology.
BDE SC2 Workshop 3: Building a European Data EconomyBigData_Europe
The European Commission is taking action to unlock the potential of the EU's data economy by addressing current barriers. A communication outlines possible policy solutions for free flow of data, access to and transfer of data, data portability, and liability issues from technologies like IoT. The Commission plans to launch a public consultation, engage in stakeholder debates, and consider guidance, default contract rules, and access rights to make machine-generated data more available and stimulate innovation across the EU digital economy.
Big data in the transport sector presents several economic and legal issues:
1. Transport services can be planned and executed more efficiently using big data, but the transport industry must also address costs of innovation and manage externalities as a big data supplier and user.
2. Both public and private policies affect the big data business ecosystem in transport, but current policies are fragmented.
3. Key legal issues for the transport sector in leveraging big data include privacy and data protection laws, intellectual property rights, data sharing obligations, and questions of data ownership.
The document discusses the Digital Agenda for Europe, which aims to address Europe's economic challenges through digital transformation. It contains 101 actions grouped in 7 priority areas and 13 goals. Progress is measured through an annual scoreboard. Key initiatives include expanding broadband access, boosting digital skills, completing the digital single market, and increasing research funding. The Digital Agenda is supported by programs like the Connecting Europe Facility and Horizon 2020, which fund projects in areas like cloud computing, cybersecurity, and open data.
Session 3 - The DataBench Framework: A compelling offering to measure the Imp...DataBench
This document summarizes the European Big Data Value Forum 2020. It discusses the DataBench framework, which provides benchmarks and tools to measure the business impact of big data technologies. DataBench defines key performance indicators in areas like revenue, profits, costs and efficiency. It collected data through surveys of European organizations to establish benchmarks for these KPIs by industry and company size. The document also summarizes two case studies from Whirlpool and Fill that applied DataBench's methodology and achieved benefits like reduced costs and improved forecasting through big data analytics.
International Journal of Advanced Information Technology (IJAIT) is a bi monthly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of Advanced Information Technology. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Advanced Information Technology . The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on Advanced Information Technology and establishing new collaborations in these areas
Digitalization is having a significant economic impact in Europe. In 2015, the value of the EU's data economy reached 272 billion euros, a 5.6% growth from 2014. As innovative IT products and services are adopted, service industries will change and efficiency will increase across all sectors, improving business competitiveness. The data economy is also expected to create new jobs, such as a forecasted 240% growth in big data specialists in the UK, representing 69,000 new jobs. Latvian companies have increasingly integrated data solutions in recent years to strengthen their competitiveness. ICT solutions can make companies more effective and profitable.
1) The document summarizes the results of using co-creation methods to improve public services in Latvia. Surveys were conducted and co-creation sessions held to better understand citizen needs and challenges with the portal latvija.lv.
2) Workshops and interviews were also held with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development to help shift processes and mindsets towards citizen-centered approaches.
3) A conference was organized to improve knowledge of co-creation across other government institutions in Latvia. Meetings were also held with different ministries to discuss expectations for public service delivery.
How do data flows interact with servicification of the economy? This presentation explains and give the economic underpinning and regulatory incidence of data policies.
Presentation by Paulo Magina, Head of the Public Procurement Unit, OECD Public Governance Directorate, on the new maps: experiences from assessing public procurement systems, Tbilisi, 6-7 November 2019.
Using administrative data to measure public procurement of R&D: Opportunities...STIEAS
OECD expert workshop on the measurement of public procurement of innovation. "Using administrative data to measure public procurement of R&D: Opportunities and Challenges", presentation by Lionel Kapff
EIF and NIFO connecting public administrations, businesses, and citizensOpen Knowledge Belgium
Presentation Miguel Alvarez Rodriguez by at Open Belgium 2018 - http://2018.openbelgium.be/session/eif-and-nifo-connecting-public-administrations-businesses-and-citizens
Scytl is a leading provider of election modernization and online voting solutions. It aims to address challenges with traditional elections like low efficiency, high costs, lack of accessibility, and errors. Scytl's platform offers end-to-end solutions for all phases of the election process from pre-election to post-election. It has a global presence with customers in over 42 countries and offices worldwide. Scytl focuses on security and has over 40 security patents.
This document describes Scytl, a company that provides secure electronic voting and election modernization software solutions. It highlights that Scytl has over 75% market share in online voting worldwide, with 19 out of 21 countries using its system. It also notes that Scytl has the largest patent portfolio in the industry, with 41 patents, and is the most audited and certified platform. The document provides information on Scytl's solution portfolio, management team, global presence and customer references.
What would the Millennium Development Goals look like for digital heritage information? New metrics are needed to understand consumer behavior and improve the social impact potential of heritage information.
This document summarizes two studies conducted by the European Commission (EC) on eAccessibility.
The first study monitored the status and progress of eAccessibility in 12 EU countries and 3 non-EU countries. It analyzed surveys from national experts, technology experts, and policy experts. The study produced annual reports, a website with benchmarking tools, and reports on transposition of accessibility directives.
The second study assessed the economic impacts of improving eAccessibility for web content, digital TV, ATMs and other technologies. It developed a cost-benefit analysis tool for organizations and estimated aggregate economic benefits and costs. The study provided recommendations to policymakers and involved member states in validating outcomes.
Cristobal Guzman gives a presentation on Europe's Digital Agenda at the International Institute of Communications Telecommunications and Media Forum in Brussels April 2010. For further information see http://www.iicom.org
International Journal of Advanced Information Technology (IJAIT) is a bi monthly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of Advanced Information Technology. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Advanced Information Technology . The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on Advanced Information Technology and establishing new collaborations in these areas.
International Journal of Advanced Information Technology (IJAIT) is a bi monthly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of Advanced Information Technology. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Advanced Information Technology . The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on Advanced Information Technology and establishing new collaborations in these areas.
The document summarizes information about the International Journal of Advanced Information Technology (IJAIT), including its scope, topics of interest, paper submission details, important dates, and contact information. IJAIT is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on new results and technical/practical aspects of advanced information technology. It aims to bring together researchers and industry professionals to collaborate and establish new partnerships in these areas. Authors are encouraged to submit papers illustrating research, projects, surveys, or industrial experiences that advance information technology.
BDE SC2 Workshop 3: Building a European Data EconomyBigData_Europe
The European Commission is taking action to unlock the potential of the EU's data economy by addressing current barriers. A communication outlines possible policy solutions for free flow of data, access to and transfer of data, data portability, and liability issues from technologies like IoT. The Commission plans to launch a public consultation, engage in stakeholder debates, and consider guidance, default contract rules, and access rights to make machine-generated data more available and stimulate innovation across the EU digital economy.
Big data in the transport sector presents several economic and legal issues:
1. Transport services can be planned and executed more efficiently using big data, but the transport industry must also address costs of innovation and manage externalities as a big data supplier and user.
2. Both public and private policies affect the big data business ecosystem in transport, but current policies are fragmented.
3. Key legal issues for the transport sector in leveraging big data include privacy and data protection laws, intellectual property rights, data sharing obligations, and questions of data ownership.
The document discusses the Digital Agenda for Europe, which aims to address Europe's economic challenges through digital transformation. It contains 101 actions grouped in 7 priority areas and 13 goals. Progress is measured through an annual scoreboard. Key initiatives include expanding broadband access, boosting digital skills, completing the digital single market, and increasing research funding. The Digital Agenda is supported by programs like the Connecting Europe Facility and Horizon 2020, which fund projects in areas like cloud computing, cybersecurity, and open data.
Session 3 - The DataBench Framework: A compelling offering to measure the Imp...DataBench
This document summarizes the European Big Data Value Forum 2020. It discusses the DataBench framework, which provides benchmarks and tools to measure the business impact of big data technologies. DataBench defines key performance indicators in areas like revenue, profits, costs and efficiency. It collected data through surveys of European organizations to establish benchmarks for these KPIs by industry and company size. The document also summarizes two case studies from Whirlpool and Fill that applied DataBench's methodology and achieved benefits like reduced costs and improved forecasting through big data analytics.
International Journal of Advanced Information Technology (IJAIT) is a bi monthly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of Advanced Information Technology. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Advanced Information Technology . The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on Advanced Information Technology and establishing new collaborations in these areas
Presentation describing the purpose of the European Data Portal project. The launching of the European Data Portal is one of the key steps the European Commission is taking in supporting the access to public data.
Digital transformation offers many opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) if imbalances are addressed. While it lowers barriers and allows scale without mass, it also enables winner-take-all markets that advantage large incumbents. Policy can support more competitive markets and SMEs with potential through funding, advice, and technology support. Examples from Korea, Ireland, Lithuania, and China show how innovation policies have fostered startups and networks. Ensuring innovators are rewarded but opportunities remain for challengers supports inclusive growth.
The survey summary outlines the top 10 measures that could achieve DIGITALEUROPE's vision of a digitally prosperous EU, according to their members. Improving digital skills and simplifying access to the internal market were rated as having the highest potential impact by over 90% of respondents. The other top measures were encouraging investment in digital infrastructure, promoting a data-driven economy, and adopting global ICT standards.
The document introduces the Accenture Digital Density Index, which measures how deeply digital technologies are integrated across various areas of economic activity. It shows that increasing a country's Digital Density score through broader adoption of digital technologies can significantly boost productivity and GDP growth. For example, improving the Digital Density score of major economies by 10 points could increase their collective GDP in 2020 by $1.36 trillion or 2.3%. The Digital Density Index provides a framework to understand, measure, and guide digital strategies and investments to maximize economic returns.
Accenture Digital density index guiding digital transformation 2015polenumerique33
The document discusses a new Digital Density Index created by Accenture to measure how deeply digital technologies are integrated across different aspects of economic activity in countries. The index covers over 50 indicators across areas like digital markets, enterprise operations, sourcing inputs, and enabling factors. The research found that improving a country's Digital Density score by 10 points could significantly boost its productivity, GDP growth, and overall economic competitiveness through 2020. The document advocates that governments and businesses use the index to guide strategic digital investments and transform how they operate to capitalize on new opportunities in the digital economy.
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This document summarizes France's open policymaking efforts from 2011-2014, including establishing Etalab to coordinate open data initiatives, releasing key datasets on Data.gouv.fr, engaging with civil society, and expanding open data efforts to open government through initiatives like joining the Open Government Partnership. It also discusses some of the challenges of using open data and data-driven strategies to inform policymaking, such as lack of government data infrastructure, potential biases in data collection and use, and tensions with existing institutions as data collection becomes more distributed.
Claranet Research Report 2015 - Innovation in European IT (Digital).PDFJames Grisbrook
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- Benelux respondents were most comfortable outsourcing application development and management to third parties compared to other regions.
- They expect to increase outsourcing further, with 71% expecting less in-house application development by 2020 and 31% of their IT estate managed by providers up from 14% currently.
- Primary drivers for using providers were lack of internal skills and cost containment given modest 1% average budget increases, though it could free up time for innovation.
Parallel Session C - Presentation by Lucas PorschOECD Environment
The document discusses measuring innovation for sustainability and the green economy. It describes the NETGREEN project, which analyzed existing indicators for measuring progress toward sustainable development and the green economy. It discusses challenges in measuring eco-innovation, as the effects of innovation on the environment are indirect. Eco-innovation indicators attempt to capture different stages of impact, from inputs like R&D to outputs like patents to outcomes like new technologies and environmental impacts. However, indicators are often misunderstood because their interrelations are complex. There is a need for better access to indicators and explanation of their appropriate uses and limitations.
The document discusses the upcoming European Commission eGovernment Action Plan for 2016-2020. The action plan will focus on three pillars: 1) Digitalizing public administration with ICT, 2) Enabling cross-border mobility with digital public services, and 3) Facilitating participation in policymaking and co-creation of services. It will implement objectives agreed at the EU level and allow citizens to suggest voluntary actions. A stakeholder consultation platform will crowdsource ideas, apply selection criteria, and monitor implementation of actions using data. The overall goal is to modernize public administration and facilitate interaction between governments and citizens/businesses across Europe.
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The document discusses regional digital policy in Europe. It provides an overview of the Digital Agenda for Europe and its goals of improving broadband access, digital skills, and internet usage. Specific targets are outlined around broadband speeds and subscriptions. Challenges are discussed around skills gaps and low rates of e-commerce and internet use in some areas. The role of EU structural funds and regional strategies in meeting these goals is also examined.
The conference report summarizes the SEMIC.EU Yearly Conference 2011 focused on rethinking semantic interoperability through collaboration. The key highlights included:
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- Brand Niemann shared the experience of the Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice in the US and emphasized the importance of knowledge centric systems.
- Dr. Stefan Decker discussed opportunities and challenges of using semantic technologies like linked open data and ontologies to improve government data interoperability and access.
Company Presentation by Peter Bakenecker, Division President Germany & Switzerland at Mastercard at the Axel Springer NOAH Conference 2018 in Berlin, Tempodrom 6-7 June 2018.
Claranet Research Report 2015 - Inovação TI na EuropaClaranet Portugal
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- Average IT budget increase was 3% last year and expected to continue rising.
- Innovation is a priority but IT departments still spend most time (9%) on administrative tasks rather than innovating (12% in Germany, highest in Europe).
- Cloud adoption is established but IT departments must also focus on other technologies and business strategies.
- French organizations seen as most innovative with 97% expecting significant changes, highest digital strategies at 97%, and 12% of time spent innovating.
- German IT departments report no current challenges and spend 12% of time innov
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Global Situational Awareness of A.I. and where its headedvikram sood
You can see the future first in San Francisco.
Over the past year, the talk of the town has shifted from $10 billion compute clusters to $100 billion clusters to trillion-dollar clusters. Every six months another zero is added to the boardroom plans. Behind the scenes, there’s a fierce scramble to secure every power contract still available for the rest of the decade, every voltage transformer that can possibly be procured. American big business is gearing up to pour trillions of dollars into a long-unseen mobilization of American industrial might. By the end of the decade, American electricity production will have grown tens of percent; from the shale fields of Pennsylvania to the solar farms of Nevada, hundreds of millions of GPUs will hum.
The AGI race has begun. We are building machines that can think and reason. By 2025/26, these machines will outpace college graduates. By the end of the decade, they will be smarter than you or I; we will have superintelligence, in the true sense of the word. Along the way, national security forces not seen in half a century will be un-leashed, and before long, The Project will be on. If we’re lucky, we’ll be in an all-out race with the CCP; if we’re unlucky, an all-out war.
Everyone is now talking about AI, but few have the faintest glimmer of what is about to hit them. Nvidia analysts still think 2024 might be close to the peak. Mainstream pundits are stuck on the wilful blindness of “it’s just predicting the next word”. They see only hype and business-as-usual; at most they entertain another internet-scale technological change.
Before long, the world will wake up. But right now, there are perhaps a few hundred people, most of them in San Francisco and the AI labs, that have situational awareness. Through whatever peculiar forces of fate, I have found myself amongst them. A few years ago, these people were derided as crazy—but they trusted the trendlines, which allowed them to correctly predict the AI advances of the past few years. Whether these people are also right about the next few years remains to be seen. But these are very smart people—the smartest people I have ever met—and they are the ones building this technology. Perhaps they will be an odd footnote in history, or perhaps they will go down in history like Szilard and Oppenheimer and Teller. If they are seeing the future even close to correctly, we are in for a wild ride.
Let me tell you what we see.
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1. Best practices in Open Data across Europe
Special focus on Belgium
Heleen Vollers
12 March 2018, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
2. We harvest open data
from
public administrations
across Europe
3. What does the European Data Portal have for me?
We offer metadata, visualisations, quality checks
We train data publishers via eLearning and workshops
We showcase events, news, best practices, reports
We measure open data maturity across Europe
We convene meetings, webinars, events
We collect open data stories, feedback
We share our source code and promote open source
4. The European Data Portal
- facts & figures -
810,000
datasets
Metadata in
24 Languages
34 countries
79 catalogues
5. The categorisation of countries in groups, indicating their maturity
level, illustrates a clear increase compared to previous years
6. Belgium – Open Data fast-tracker
✓Many regional
data initiatives
✓All regional
portals integrated
Χ No national
guidelines
Coordination
✓Policy encourages
to use a Creative
Commons license
✓75-89% open
licensed
✓90-99% free of
charge
Licensing Norms
Open Data Policy
✓Possibility to give
feedback
✓Search data sets
✓Download data sets
✓API accessible
✓70-89% of the datasets
are machine readable
Χ Contribute to portal
Usability
Overview Belgium
▪ Belgium
▪ EU average
Presence Open
Data Policy 77%
Use of
Open Data
68%
Impact of
Open Data
35%
▪ Most downloaded data set: not
known in 2017
▪ Top 5 most consulted domains:
1. Statistics
2. Transport
3. Companies
4. Science and research
5. Education
Top data set & domains
✓Open Data policy in place
✓National 5 year strategy
✓Multiple priority domains
identified
✓Pre-defined approach to
ensure data sets are up-to-
date
✓Between 3-5 events held
annually
✓100% data uploaded
automatically 74%
81% 86%
0
25
50
75
100
7. Examples how to measure Open Data – political impact
France: Publishing of money allocated to Members of
Parliament as Open Data allowing more accountability
Norway: the Grade Calculator helps make sure that a student
can get into the desired study programme without wasting time,
based on chosen subjects and grades attained
8. Examples how to measure Open Data – social impact
Spain: GeoSpatiumLab is a pesticide finder helps agricultural companies
and individual farmers choosing the most suitable pesticides for their
crops avoiding potential risks to human health and environment.
Finland: accessible GPS app developed for the blind and
visually impaired. BlindSquare uses Open Data of services and
places and describes the environment, announces
points of interest and street intersections as you travel.
9. Examples how to measure Open Data – economic impact
Ireland: The Monitor, published
free of charge on-line every
quarter, tracks developments
in the Dublin economy (2017)
Spain: detailed analysis
of the activities and impact
of the infomediary
industry (2017)
EDP: report on the economic
impact of Open Data (2015)
11. Open Data has both a direct and an indirect impact on the
economy
Indirect economic benefits are i.e. new goods and
services, time savings for users of applications
using Open Data, knowledge economy
growth, increased efficiency in public
services and growth of
related markets.
Direct benefits are monetised benefits that are
realised in market transactions in the form of
revenues and Gross Value Added (GVA),
the number of jobs involved in
producing a service or product,
and cost savings.
73%
27%
> € 1.7 Bn in
savings in Public
Administration
> 2,549
hours
wasted finding
parking
> 16% less
energy used
> 25,000 Jobs
created in Open
Data in 2020
Copyright EDP
CC BY
12. Open Data matters because it represents value for businesses,
citizens and public administrations
Geospatial
25.8%
Statistical
27.3%
Companies
19.5%
Top 3 Open Data domains re-used most
Clear popularity of three types of Open Data domains
Domains expected to have the highest economic impact
More data on companies requested most
Transport
Regions & Cities
Environment
Population &
Society
Top 4 combinations of Open Data categories
Regions & Cities data is often combined with the other 3
categories
On average companies use 5 categories of Open Data
36% of the companies aggregate the data, regardless of its
nature
St
13. Businesses see Open Data leading to innovation and efficiency as
well as a source of revenue
Selling services most important source
of revenue
Nearly half of the Open Data re-use is for
selling services
34% of these services are based on
software
25% of these services are consulting
Sources of revenue
Selling products
& services
21%
Selling services
42%
Selling
products
10%
Main benefits of working with Open Data
0% 10% 20% 50%
Innovation
Reduced costs and
increased efficiency
Data harmonisation
15%
47%
26%
6%
Reliability
6%
Enhanced business
model
40%30%
Frequency
14. Barriers for Open Data publishers and re-users
Figure 1: Barriers for Open Data publishers and barriers for re-users of Open Data
Main barriers for publishers:
Financial: main barrier for 71% of EU countries
Legal: 2nd most important barrier for 58%
Technical: 3rd barrier for 52%
Political: 4th barrier for 45%
Other, such as organisational barriers and lack
of awareness
Main barriers for re-users:
Lack of awareness: main barrier for 68%
Low availability: 2nd most important for 42%
Technical: 3rd barrier for 32%
Legal: 4th barrier for 26%
Financial: 5th barrier for 19%
Other, such as political barriers
15. Latest EDP reports
Report: Open Data and Entrepreneurship – February 2018
Report: Ensuring the economic sustainability of Open Data Portals: Understanding impact and
financing – February 2018
Report: The economic benefits of Open Data - December 2017
Report: Open Data maturity in Europe 2017 - November 2017
Report: The future of Open Data Portals - October 2017
Report: Open Data in the EU neighbourhood - July 2017
eLearning: 15 eLearning modules on Open Data – 3 new modules since July 2017 and can be
linked to your own national ODP
Report: Open Data and Cities 2 – June 2017
Report: Barriers in working with Open Data – March 2017
Report: Recommendations for Open Data Portals: from setup to sustainability – February 2017
Report: Re-using Open Data – January 2017
16. Go and try it out.
data.europa.eu/europeandataportal