Diia.Education — Open Data Basics

Open Data Basics

Learn how to find, analyze, and use open data: from basic concepts to practical application, automation tools, and AI

Experts: Yanina Liubyva, Maryna Ostrenska, Denys Hubashov, +1

"Open Data Basics" is a practical introduction to open data for those who want to learn to find, analyze, and use data for professional, business, and civic purposes. It explains what open data is, how the open data infrastructure works in Ukraine and globally, where to find reliable sources, and how to use them effectively.

The course covers:
• legal foundations of open data and access to public information in open-data format;
• sources of open data in Ukraine and internationally;
• concepts of machine-readability, data structure, and data quality;
• basic methods for data processing and automation;
• hands-on work with open data portals, public registers, and APIs;
• use of artificial intelligence to create, process, and analyze open data.

The educational series was created for the Diia.Education platform by the NGO Data Journalism Agency (Texty.org.ua), in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, within the framework of the interregional project "Promoting Good Governance and a Positive Business Climate in the OSCE Region through Digitalization and the Use of Open Data", implemented by the Office of the OSCE Coordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities.

Format:

Education series

EKTS:

0.1

Languages:

Ukrainian, English

Topic:

Open data

Intended for:

for business and entrepreneurs, for civil servants, for public servants, for active citizens

Skills:

HARD

Analysis and processing of open data

Analysis and processing of open data using AI

Data preparation for analysis

Data visualization

Identification of data sources and formats

Monitoring and oversight using open data

Search and access to open data

Working with APIs

Working with machine-readable data

Program

Start

In this episode, you will learn what open data is, who publishes it, and why it matters. This is your starting point for understanding the entire system.

We explain how open data benefits businesses, government, and citizens in real life — from business analytics to monitoring budgets, the environment, healthcare, and urban development.

In this episode, we talk about the key sources of open data and how they are used.

Invited experts

Yanina Liubyva

Head of the Expert Group on Open Data at the Directorate for State Electronic Systems and Data of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Maryna Ostrenska

State Expert of the Expert Group on Open Data at the Directorate for State Electronic Systems and Data of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Denys Hubashov

Analyst, information auditor and open data policy implementation consultant

Oleksandr Krakovetskyi

CEO DevRain