Luxembourg among Top 10 European Countries for Open Data

Luxembourg has ranked 6th place in the field of open data in the European Union.

The results of the 2018 comparative Open Data study led by the European Data Portal, an initiative of the European Commission, have shown that Luxembourg remains among the top 10 EU countries in this area. The annual study compares the respective state of play of EU countries regarding open data as measured according to different aspects, such as the political and organisational framework, the impact of open data, the national portal and the quality of this data. 

This year saw the Grand Duchy once again among the leaders in this field. Indeed, experts highlighted not only the quality, functional aspects and utilisation rate of the Luxembourg national portal www.data.public.lu, but also the organisational and strategic arrangements put in place for open data at the national level. 

Different departments share responsibility for the open data project and collaborate in the Digital Luxembourg programme: the Information and Press Service (SIP), the State Information Technology Centre (CTIE), the Geoportal Service of the Cadastre and Topography Administration (ACT) and the Media and Communications Service (MSC).