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Credit: Alzheimer Europe Luxembourg, 23 February 2021 - At an online European Parliament workshop hosted by Deirdre Clune MEP (Ireland), Alzheimer Europe launched a new report "Data Sharing in Dementia Research", which reviews recent changes in EU research policy and sets out recommendations to improve data sharing in dementia research. In this report, Alzheimer Europe evaluates the legal and policy landscapes that dementia researchers have had to navigate since the launch of Horizon 2020 in 2...

Over the past two days, Westmoreland County added 76 additional cases of covid-19, according to Monday’s report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. It’s the first time the county has had a two-day new case count in double digits since Oct. 7. Of the new cases, health officials report 48

A study by U of T Engineering researchers found Toronto's temporary cycling infrastructure increased low-stress road access to jobs and food stores by...

How open data can help keep Europe’s cities moving At Microsoft, we believe that better data sharing can help us tackle some of humanity’s most pressing challenges. This is the foundation for our Open Data Campaign. One growing area of environmental and social concern is the rapid rate of global urbanization. More than half of the world’s population currently lives in cites – and this is set to rise to almost three-quarters within the next decade. In the EU, around 72% of the population...

Date Time Launceston replicated in Minecraft map Launceston landmarks like Kings Bridge, UTAS Stadium and the Town Clock have been recreated in popular video game Minecraft using 3D LiDAR scans from the City of Launceston’s digital data assets. The Council has used LiDAR – which stands for Light Detection and Ranging – to undertake scans of the city for several years. The scans are used by the Council to create 3D computer models of city projects and new development proposals. Thanks to t...

Wide, fast-moving arterial roads are particularly dangerous for pedestrians. Pennsylvania Avenue by Mike Maguire licensed under Creative Commons. It’s an unfortunate fact about DC that in neighborhoods where car ownership is low, the rate of pedestrian crashes is high. You may have seen this chart making the rounds on Twitter a few weeks ago, showing a strong inverse correlation: Who drives cars: Who gets hit by cars: pic.twitter.com/dAdjC10XnO— Charlotte Lee | 미국아줌마 (@cljack) Jan...

On 25 November 2020 the EC published a Proposal for a Regulation on European data governance, part of a set of measures related to the European data strategy that aims at making the EU a leader in a data-driven society.

Westmoreland County’s coronavirus situation continues to improve — and dramatically when compared to just one month ago. Another 129 cases of coronavirus were reported over the past two days in the county, according to data released Monday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. That total is 6% lower than a

As February hits its midpoint, Pennsylvania is continuing to see its cases of coronavirus decline — along with the number of those hospitalized and dying from the virus. Over the past two days, there were 4,516 new cases of coronavirus reported in Pennsylvania, according to data released Monday by the

The German government wants to create a culture of open data sharing – and is setting a good example. The second Open Data Act, which the cabinet passed on Wednesday (10 February), expands the obligations of public authorities to make their data available to the general public. EURACTIV Germany reports. Like all organisations that provide services, the German government needs to collect data about customers. In this case, that would be the population. This treasure trove of public sector data...