Public administrations have many challenges to address that could benefit from algorithms, but at the same time we are expected to avoid any side effects. For this reason, in 2020, the Generalitat de Catalunya generated a proposal for a framework for algorithm ethics, consisting of a set of principles and organisational measures for the responsible implementation of algorithms.

The data.europa.eu (formerly European Data Portal) team hosted the webinar "Opportunities for Value Creation in Europe: The Economic Impact of Open Data" to discuss the findings of the Economic Impact of Open Data 2020 report. In the webinar, the primary authors of the study - Esther Huyer and Laura van Knippenberg - highlighted the key findings of the report. In particular, they focused on the:

- Efficiency gains of open data

- Economic component and social benefits of open data

- Expected growth of the open data market size and employment

The data.europa.eu (formerly European Data Portal) team hosted the webinar "The Open Data Rural Gap" to discuss:

1. Research into the availability of rural open data and its supply across Europe; and

2. Practical examples and insights into how rural open data is used to overcome the open data rural gap.

The data.europa.eu team (formerly European Data Portal) hosted the webinar "The Open Data Rural Gap" to discuss:

1. Research into the availability of rural open data and its supply across Europe; and

2. Practical examples and insights into how rural open data is used to overcome the open data rural gap.

This free online course, available on the CitybyCity (CxC) Academy, introduces the fundamentals of open data for local authorities. It explains the key principles and best practices that help cities implement open data effectively, drawing on insights and guidance from leading experts in the field.

The data.europa.eu team (formerly European Data Portal) hosted the webinar "Open data best practices in Europe: Cyprus, France and Ireland" to discuss open data best practices from top performing countries of the Open Data Maturity 2019 Report. In this webinar, the primary author of the report - Laura van Knippenberg - highlighted key findings of the report with representatives from Cyprus, France and Ireland along four dimensions:

1. Open data policy

2. Open data portal

3. Open data impact

4. Open data quality

This training session, hosted by the data.europa academy, aims to present and discuss recent evolutions in relation to intellectual property rights (IPR), as described in the research paper “Data sharing as a service: Will data services remove intellectual property rights from the picture, and at what cost?”. Two topics are singled out: the impact of the Open Data Directive on IPR and the shift from static data sharing to Data-as-a-Service.

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has developed a playbook addressing the challenges of 5G network deployment in urban environments. While most European cities already have extensive 5G coverage through existing macrocell towers, growing data demand is straining current infrastructure. The use of mmWave 5G, which could greatly expand capacity, is often impractical with traditional macrocells, making network densification essential.

The Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) network defines Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms (MIMs) as a set of essential, lightweight enablers that ensure a minimal yet sufficient level of interoperability between data, systems, and services within the context of smart city solutions. A MIM offers practical and easy-to-use approaches, encompassing both technical and non-technical solutions, to facilitate seamless collaboration and integration across cities and platforms.

Under the framework of the PoliVisu project, the consortium developed a MOOC hosted on The Open University – OpenLearn Create platform.