Abstract
The European Data Portal is one of the worldwide initiatives that aggregates and make open data available. This is a case study with a qualitative approach that aims to determine to what extent the datasets from the Government and Public Sector, Transport, and Education, Culture and Sport categories published on the portal meet the Data on the Web Best Practices (W3C). With the datasets sorted by last modified and filtered by the ratings Excellent and Good+, we analyzed 50 different datasets from each category. The analysis revealed that the Government and Transport categories have the best-rated datasets, followed by Transportation and, lastly, Education. This analysis revealed that the Government and Transport categories have the best-rated datasets and Education the least. The most observed BPs were: BP1, BP2, BP4, BP5, BP10, BP11, BP12, BP13C, BP16, BP17, BP19, BP29, and BP34, while the least observed were: BP3, BP7H, BP7C, BP13H, BP14, BP15, BP21, BP32, and BP35. These results fill a gap in the literature on the quality of the data made available by this portal and provide insights for European data managers on which best practices are most observed and which ones need more attention.
Highlights
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations
Regardless of the kinds of data, they should be related to metadata, adding value to data mainly in terms of description, management, legal requirements, technical functionality, use, and preservation [3,4]
We try to determine to what extent the datasets from the Government and Public Sector, Transport, and Education, Culture and Sport categories published on the portal meet the Data on the Web Best Practices (W3C)
Summary
The definition of data can vary remarkably between researchers and, even more so, in different knowledge domains. 16) present ten ways for open data portals to evolve to achieve sustainability and added value: “be discoverable, be measurable, promote use, organize for use, be accessible, promote standards, publish metadata, provide linkage data, co-locate documentation, and provide co-location tools”. The DWBP specification assigns each BP one or more benefits, out of the following eight: comprehension, processability, discoverability, reuse, trust, linkability, access, and interoperability. Best Practice 1: Provide metadata—provide metadata for both human users and computer applications This BP provides the following benefits: reuse, understanding, discovery, and processability. Best Practice 33: Provide feedback to the original publisher—on, for example, when and how their data are being reused or aspects of improvement. We try to determine to what extent the datasets from the Government and Public Sector, Transport, and Education, Culture and Sport categories published on the portal meet the Data on the Web Best Practices (W3C)
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
