Iniciative #13 – Data Available for Everyone

Rationale

The European Strategy for Data states that 80% of data remains unused, representing a valuable potential that can transform the public sector's responsiveness and innovation capacity, while also creating excellent opportunities for the private sector.

The implementation of a common model and efficient data management in the Public Administration is crucial for applying the "only-once" principle, which prevents citizens and businesses from having to provide the same information repeatedly to different bodies.

The Public Administration's adoption of a robust data management culture ensures strategic use of information and a more effective response to society's and the economy's needs.

Details

The creation of a common data model applicable to the Public Administration. The model will establish clear rules and standards for data hosting, curation, processing, sharing, and analysis, ensuring that data usage is conducted securely and responsibly.

The establishment of a systematic framework is essential for unlocking the value of data within the Public Administration sector. This framework must include specific scenarios for data enhancement and repurposing.

The national interoperability framework is to be reassessed, with a view to facilitating simplified access and efficient use of data across different systems and entities.

The creation of secure data-sharing spaces in strategic areas such as Transport, Sea, Agriculture, Health, and Climate Transition, in coordination with ongoing European efforts in this area (especially in health), is essential. These spaces will facilitate collaboration between the Public Administration, the private sector, and academia, stimulating innovation and the development of new products, services, and business models.

The new format of dados.gov.pt has been refined to better serve as a central repository for open data, while ensuring effective reuse and value creation from the data provided.

The implementation will be carried out in coordination with the Data Governance Working Group, which was established within the framework of the Council for Digitalisation in Public Administration (Conselho para o Digital na Administração Pública, CDAP).