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Extending data sharing across entire ecosystems drives transformative benefits in terms of efficiency, collaboration and innovation. While a new concept to many organizations, pioneers are already seeing the advantages of building external data ecosystems - we explore the foundations required, starting with intuitive, centralized data portals.

Successfully harnessing data is at the heart of corporate success, putting the focus on the Chief Data Officer (CDO) to build data-centric organizations. However, CDOs face a wide range of challenges to achieving success. Our blog explains how implementing one-stop-shop data portals helps CDOs demonstrate value, unlock fresh resources and build for the future.

Why do many companies fail to effectively democratize data access? According to new insights from McKinsey it could be due to an overly narrow focus on use cases at the expense of building a scalable data value chain. Our blog explains the key components you need to industrialize data use and unlock greater value.

What motivates organizations to embark on a data portal project? How do they implement data portals? What are the expected benefits of a data portal and what functions should it have?

Around the world, trust levels between government organizations and citizens are dropping. Rebuilding trust relies on greater transparency - we explore the importance of data sharing to the process and outline how municipalities can create effective open data portals to strengthen engagement with their stakeholders.

Data portals are the heart of effective data sharing programs to democratize data. But what features should you look for in your portal to maximize usage and sharing? Our blog explains why success starts with a focus on the user experience.

How can you ensure that your data can be reused by everyone, regardless of their skills or the tools they use? This blog explains how to put in place a framework that enables you to offer interoperable data to all your stakeholders.

How can energy companies in North America meet their challenges around decarbonization, greater customer-centricity and increased electrification? Our latest blog explains the importance of data in enabling transformation and collaboration, outlining how to get started with effective data sharing.

Industry regulator Ofwat is introducing new requirements around data sharing for the UK water sector. We explore the benefits of opening data across the sector and highlight best practice examples of other utilities that water companies can learn from.

How do you ensure your organization gains the benefits of data transformation? Our in-depth blog explains the steps you need to take to become data-driven, from setting strategy to sharing data in accessible, intuitive ways.

Opendatasoft has launched its unique, innovative data lineage feature. Focused on usage, it allows organizations to better understand how their data is used internally and externally, across data ecosystems, while improving the ease and efficiency of data portal management.

Ensuring that all employees have access to the right data to do their jobs is essential to efficiency, innovation and decision-making. Read how the data marketplace approach scales data access and sharing by bringing an ecommerce shopping experience to internal data marketplace.