The Open to the Public blog was inaugurated on February 4, 2014 and in a short time it became one of the IDB's most read blogs, with an average of 30,000 visits per month. After ten months, the blog has reached 300,000 visits! Today few doubt the importance of the debate on open data, the transformation of online learning modes and the need to share knowledge to accelerate innovation. In this article we summarize the most successful articles of this year.
IDB open educational resources In first place and with more than 18,000 visits, this article reviews six open educational resources offered by the IDB. Open Ukraine Mobile Number List Educational Resources (OER) are online self-learning tools that seek to improve access to knowledge and include complete courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, videos, exams, software, and other knowledge resources. They have no start or end date and the materials can be reused under a creative commons license.
Data dictionaries are essential for this task, for example: . At data.gob.mx we make the use of DCAT mandatory as a (minimum) documentation standard for open data. 5 Publish in a catalog Finally, it is important to make the data visible in an open data portal, or at least in a standard catalog that allows searching, finding and downloading the data in the most direct and simple way, without access restrictions and under free use licenses. At data.gob.mx we publish with terms , an adaptation of CC-BY 4.0 that allows the use of the data with the only requirement of attribution to the original source.
Seven platforms to take advantage of the MOOC offer This blogpost reached 17,500 visits during the year and describes the seven global platforms for massive open online courses that give access to the majority of MOOCs. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) continue to spread throughout the Internet and offer countless free online training options while allowing the formation of learning communities .For example, if the dataset contains restaurant locations, we could publish it in a geospatial format, such as GeoJSON or even Shapefile, thus facilitating the creation of maps or their incorporation into geospatial information systems.
Another important factor for data usage is easy downloading. If you publish data as static files, it is advisable to join a Content Delivery Network, as it speeds up downloads and diverts traffic from our servers. If data is constantly published, it is recommended to expose the data through an API or web service. Using data should not be confusing for users; It is important to clearly explain its origin, and preferably add additional references where the data generation and transformation process is defined in greater detail.
5 Free courses on big data In third place and with more than 9,000 visits during the year, this article presents five free courses on Big Data that cover business, social and scientific interest issues. A fundamental article for those starting to work with data. Data experts predict the winner of the World Cup in Brazil In the heat of the World Cup in Brazil, this article had more than 8,000 visits and presented a battery of resources and initiatives on the Internet that allowed users to analyze who could win the World Cup. Reality surpassed the statistics and the statistical forecasts were not fulfilled and Germany won the World Cup.
Right or wrong, this article highlighted the potential of open data to analyze historical trends and generate predictions. It seems that it is just a matter of fine-tuning. 4 steps to create your own data visualization in less than 15 minutes This blogpost reached 7,700 visits and is a tutorial that teaches how to use Google Fusion Charts to visualize information available in open data portals. In this case, the library database of the city of Buenos Aires is used as an example. Thanks to portals and new technological tools, viewing data does not take more than 15 minutes, and you no longer even need to know computer science.
3 free platforms for academic and scientific exchange With more than 7,000 visits, this blogpost provides recommendations on how to take advantage of academic social networks such as Mendeley , Academia.edu and Research Gate . 6 open financing platforms for entrepreneurs This article had 6,900 visits and reviews the main open platforms for collective financing of projects or also called “crowdfunding”. It thus provides a general snapshot of the requirements to use, for example , platforms with great visibility worldwide such as Kickstarter or others originating in the region such as Idea.me.