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Ireland an open data ‘trendsetter’ according to EU annual report

Open Data Maturity Assessment puts Ireland on par with France, Poland, Ukraine and Slovakia
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16 January 2025

Ireland has placed in the top five out of 34 countries, in the EU Open Data Maturity Assessment rankings for 2024. Ireland’s position has improved by four places since the 2023 rankings and the country now sits alongside France, Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia in the top ‘trendsetter’ group for making public sector information available and stimulating its reuse to drive innovation and public service transformation.

The Open Data Maturity Assessment serves as a benchmark to gain insights into the development achieved in the field of Open Data in Europe. It measures maturity against the four open data dimensions: policy, impact, portal and quality.

The survey was conducted by the Publications Office of the European Union and the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology which evaluates the progress of European countries in making public sector information available and promoting its reuse.

In this year’s assessment, the report commended Ireland for its ‘open by default’ approach to government data and equally for its recognition of the importance of privacy and data protection within the context of the national open data policy.

Commenting on the report, Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe said: “Ireland’s high score on the Open Data Maturity Assessment ranking, and recognition as a ‘trendsetter’ in this area in Europe, marks a significant commitment to transparency, trust and improved open data policy in Ireland. Ireland scored an outstanding 95% on Open Data Maturity overall, significantly out-performing the European average of 79%.

“Ireland has been a consistent leader in making public data open and accessible. We plan to keep up this standard in 2025 and continue to deliver on our Open Data Strategy 2023-2027. Open data is important for building trust in government and for driving innovation and public service transformation.”

Ireland’s open data portal currently provides access to more than 20,000 datasets from more than 150 publishers. It also provides information on the supports available to public service bodies in implementing the Open Data Strategy.

Ireland’s national open data strategy, published in 2023, set out a pathway for public service bodies to support Ireland’s ambition to create easy access to high quality government data, promoting trust and stimulating innovation. Open data drives scientific and technological innovation and it is central to the delivery of a whole range of vital public services and societal goals.

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