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Language corpora and Text Encoding Initiative(TEI)

Open standards for documented linguistic knowledge Language corpora have become a foundational infrastructure for linguistics, natural language processing, and contemporary artificial intelligence. The term corpus does not merely denote a collection of texts but implies deliberate selection, structuring, and documentation according to explicit design criteria. Within this context, the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines provide a … Read more

Synthetic Data, Real Risks: Why AI Must Be Trained on High-Quality Open Data

A seductive solution with hidden dangers Synthetic data is often presented as a clever fix for three persistent challenges in machine learning: data scarcity, unfair training distributions and privacy restrictions. At the same time, some argue it could democratise AI development by reducing dependence on large proprietary datasets held by a few dominant companies. But … Read more

We are opening the WeatherXM cell modelling to the world

Our mission at WeatherXM is to create the largest decentralised weather station network. A significant challenge in this direction is how our weather stations should be distributed around the world. The challenging part has to do with Earth’s surface, which is not uniform (a good thing in so many other aspects of our life!). Each … Read more

ODEON: Open Data for European Open iNnovation Newsletter n.5

Odeon project – Open Data for European Open iNnovation – which started two and a half years ago, is about to end (on 31 December 2020). The Interreg Mediterranean programme, approved in 2017 Odeon project presented by the Veneto Region with an important partnership made up of Padua Chamber of Commerce , Chamber of Economy … Read more

Study and survey on the impact of Open Source Software and Hardware in the EU economy

Fraunhofer ISI and OpenForum Europe are conducting a study for the European Commission which shall investigate in detail the economic impact of Open Source Software (OSS) and Open Source Hardware (OSH) on the European economy. The study should identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of open source in relevant ICT policies. The Open Source impact … Read more

4th ODEON Newsletter – The Odeon Platform- OpenDataHubs.eu now available online!!

ODEON platform is the result of the capitalization of past MED projects integrated with EU platforms dealing with Open Data and Linked Open Data. The collaboration between these platforms assures a constant flow of data in the three thematic areas of the project, together with the national/regional e-government platforms. The platform hosts open data freely … Read more

A Call to Open Budgets, Join us to shape an equitable future

Government decisions about how public money is raised, allocated and spent are moral choices – reflecting a nation’s values and priorities. A nation’s budget determines what services are available and to whom – including schools for children, medicine for the sick and support for the unemployed. To assure that public budgets, and the use of … Read more

Open Innovation in Medical Technology Will Save Lives

Experts from the world’s top engineering programs have come together to share knowledge about medical technology, hoping to make life-saving treatments more widely available. Importantly, they’re ensuring that patents, copyrights, and other legal restrictions don’t get between that knowledge and the people who need it most. Open Licenses Provide Life-Saving Technology in a Crisis The … Read more