Discover examples of how open data on education can be used to analyse and address the difference in education quality by enabling citizens, policymakers, researchers, and teachers to analyse and compare these data and make informed decisions. An example of this is the portal from the World Bank, Education Statistics (EdStats), which publishes worldwide education data on topics such as access, policy, learning and expenditures. It also provides tools, like EdStat StatPlanet, a visualisation and mapping tool which allows users to create interactive maps and graphs based on educational…

The “Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture” campaign has been launched by the European Commission and the 27 EU Ministries of Culture have been invited to participate. This campaign aims to promote the adoption of 3D in the common European data space by raising awareness regarding the opportunities and benefits it can bring and to also assist the EU Member States in increasing their capacity of heritage institutions. Currently 57 million cultural heritage assets can be accessed through Europeana, out of which only 0.01% is in 3D. For that reason, the 27 Ministries have been asked to select and…

The European Commission is investing €46 million from the Digital Europe Programme to pilot and enhance the European Digital Identity (EUDI) wallet. This wallet aims to revolutionise how citizens and businesses can digitally identify themselves when accessing public and private services throughout Europe, using their smartphones securely and conveniently. The investment supports 4 pan-European pilot projects that will develop and test the EUDI wallet for various everyday use-cases, covering both national and cross-border interactions. The goal is to prepare for the entry into force of the…