This document discusses applications of open data in Italy and Latin America. It outlines Italian best practices in open data and applications developed through initiatives like Apps4Italy. OpenStreetMap is discussed as an example of an open data ecosystem, where users collaboratively map the world and create tools like Haiti's crisis mapping platform. The document also discusses the Group on Earth Observations and its Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), which shares environmental data between countries. Through GEOSS, the eHabitat model provides data on biodiversity to help protect habitats ranging from Venezuelan forests to plains.