IMPROVE delegates from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and North Ireland have taken part in the 'Open Data for digital public services co-production seminar' in Letterkenny.

The main topics discussed in the conference have been the following ones:

• Rural Local Authorities as a provider of Open Data.
• The integration of Open Data in realworld practices.
• Cross border data, visualisations and their role in policy.
• Open Data, transparency and public participation in the Planning sector.

To find out more about the speakers that have taken part in the conference, please visit the Programme.

What is Open Data?

It is about making valuable data held by public bodies available and easily accessible online for reuse. Technology and data are increasingly being used to transform the way services are planned, delivered and managed.