The Knowledge Centre Open Data received an Erasmusplus grant for the SPIDER: open SPatial data Infrastructure eDucation nEtwoRk project. In the 3-year project, the Knowledge Centre will collaborate with Bochum University of Applied Sciences, KU Leuven, Lund University and the University of Zagreb. Its overarching objective is to promote and strengthen active learning and teachingRead More…
On October 9th the KCOD as part of the SPIDER project presented the concept of Open SDI and its legal and ethical challenges to students of Wageningen University as part of the seminar Seminar Geodata, Citizens and Ethics. The presentation ‘Open SDI: Restoring the balance‘ addressed issues arising from the increasing amount of open governmentRead More…
The KNAW published on 20 June 2019 the report “Hergebruik van publieke data; Meer wetenschap en beter overheidsbeleid”. The summary of the report reads: “Data uit overheidsadministraties leveren een schat aan kennis op voor wetenschap en overheidsbeleid, maar ze worden daarvoor nog niet ten volle benut. Het gaat om data uit administraties van het Rijk,Read More…
KCOD’s Ploeger and Van Loenen see an important role for the notary public in authorising data and algorithms. On June 25, at the Royal Notaries Association in Utrecht Ploeger and Van Loenen presented their paper “De slimme, open stad: de menselijke maat in de datagedreven stad van 2050”. The paper introduces the concepts of dataRead More…
KCOD’s Bastiaan van Loenen presented the concept of open spatial data infrastructures at the Institute fur Geo-Information (IFGI), University of Muenster, Germany. In his presentation he addressed the most pressing societal challenges and the role open SDIs may play in addressing these challenges. The audience highlighted that the German SDI is in a very earlyRead More…
On Monday 17 June, The Open Data Knowledge Centre organised together with Lund University, University of Zagreb and Bochum University of Applied Science, a workshop ‘Towards an Open SDI’ in Limassol, Cyprus as part of the AGILE Conference. During this Workshop the recently adopted Open Data Public Sector Information Directive was explained and the impactRead More…
The article Scoping Personal Data: Towards a Nuanced Interpretation of the Material Scope of EU Data Protecton Law by KCOD’s Lorenzo Dalla Corte is published in the European Journal of Law and Technology. The concept of personal data – any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person – is a cornerstone of theRead More…
KCOD organises on Monday June 17 the half day workshop Towards Open Spatial Data Infrastructures at the AGILE conference 2019. In this workshop, the concept of Open SDI is introduced to describe characterize the development and implementation of more open spatial data infrastructures. During the workshop the ‘Map of Open SDI in Europe’ will beRead More…
Glenn Vancauwenberghe and Bastiaan van Loenen authored the article Governing Open Spatial Data Infrastructures: The Case of the United Kingdom. In order to facilitate and coordinate the sharing of spatial data, governments worldwide have been developing Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) for many years. Recently, technological, institutional and societal developments have caused these SDIs to shiftRead More…
On the 16th of May, Lorenzo spoke at the panel “European Data Economy and Regulation of Data” about regulatory convergences and recent developments in the EU Data Economy at TILTing Perspectives 2019. The other panellists were Dr. Martin Husovec and Dr. Inge Graef, assistant professors as Tilburg University, Prof. Teresa Scassa from the University ofRead More…