The recently published Communication on "Building a European Data Economy" (COM(2017)9) clearly highlights the increasing importance of data as a driver for growth, innovation and job creation. It is estimated that by year 2020, the value the EU data economy will increase to EUR 643 billion,...

The European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) aims to address the challenges and priorities of the region in an integrated manner, leading to concrete results and a better future for the region and its citizens. Such integration requires collaboration and the sharing of existing...

The European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) aims to address the challenges and priorities of the region in an integrated manner, leading to concrete results and a better future for the region and its citizens. Such integration requires collaboration and the sharing of existing...

From their inception, digital technologies have had a huge impact on our society. In both the private and the public sectors, they have contributed to, or at times driven, change in organisational structures, ways of working, and how products and services are shaped and shared. Governments and...

From their inception, digital technologies have had a huge impact on our society. In both the private and the public sectors, they have contributed to, or at times driven, change in organisational structures, ways of working, and how products and services are shaped and shared. Governments and...

The use of mobile low cost sensors for regulatory purposes or citizen observatory projects is quickly developing. Although several sensor systems have appeared during the last years, generally developers cannot tackle the whole set of open problems regarding their use and the accuracy of the...

This JRC technical report synthesises the results of our work on using new data sources for policy-making. It reflects a recent shift from more general considerations in the area of Big Data to a more dedicated investigation of Citizen Science, and it summarizes the state of play. With this...

AirSensEUR is an open source platform developed by the Joint Research Centre and LiberaIntentio, a SME specialized in Internet of Things, for monitoring ambient air quality by specialized laboratories, public bodies or citizens using low-cost sensors. All development aspects owned by JRC about...

The EEA Member countries have obligations to report on the assessment and management of ambient air quality on a regular basis. The data sharing obligations are thoroughly defined in the Commission Implementing decision (IPR) of 12 December 2011 laying down rules for Directives 2004/107/EC and...

The INSPIRE Directive sets the minimum conditions for interoperable sharing and exchange of spatial data across Europe as part of a larger European Interoperability Framework and the e-Government Action Plan that contributes to the Digital Single Market Agenda. Article 21 of INSPIRE Directive...