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Luxembourg’s digital strategy
Imagine a situation where you can access the data that you need, in order to create a new product or service, or to fulfil the aim or your research in a faster and more convenient way. Or that you, as a citizen, when moving from one EU country to another, the health system would already have an understanding of your health condition and could immediately treat you like in your former country.
LNDS works to enable reuse of data through providing data services on both national and international scale.
In Luxembourg, we act as a linking entity, connecting international frameworks for federated data sharing, the European Strategy for Data, high-performance computing and data hosting, in order to enable impact from secondary use of data. On a European scale, LNDS is involved in European level initiatives, to improve and enable the sharing of data cross-border in a trustable manner, similarly to how cross-border movement of people is smooth from one EU country, to another. The enabled connections benefit both the public and private sectors, research and citizens overall, through empowering citizens, improving decision making, and enabling new knowledge and creation of new products and services.
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Together with our various data partners, LNDS is honoured to be involved in over 100 data projects. Out of these projects, 27 projects have already been completed. Find below insights and the impact of some of the data projects and European level involvement, driving impact for Luxembourg.
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Can synthetic data help public institutions share data more safely?
Public institutions collect large amounts of data every day. This can include information related to education, employment, mobility, health or social services. When used responsibly, this data can help researchers better understand societal challenges, improve public services and support evidence-based policymaking. In Luxembourg, it is usually possible to merge these data from different institutions through…
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Transforming data management planning: LIST data project story
Research today involves more data than ever before, and funders, such as the Luxembourg National Research Fund(FNR) and Horizon Europe, want to know how that data will be managed. This is why researchers are increasingly asked to prepare a Data Management Plan (DMP), describing how their data will be handled from start to finish. At…
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Data Maturity Assessment: building data governance foundations for the Environment Agency
The Luxembourg National Data Service (LNDS), has conducted a comprehensive Data Maturity Assessment in collaboration with the Luxembourg’s Environment Agency (Administration de l’environnement – AEV). The project provides AEV with an evidence-based understanding of its current data management practices and a structured foundation for the design and implementation of future data governance. So what did this assessment actually imply in practice?…
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MECO Data Cataloguing Journey: Improving Data Discoverability
Think of a library where every book is neatly catalogued – you can find what you need in seconds. That same principle applies to data. When datasets are clearly described and organised, they become easier to discover and reuse. This shared challenge brought the partners together in a collaborative effort, with Luxembourg National Data Service…
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Improving public transport through improved data quality
Across the public transport ecosystem, timely and accurate data are essential for improving service quality and meeting the needs of travellers. While real-time data show what is happening on the network minute by minute, scheduled data — the official plans for how services should run each day — form the backbone of operational management. Luxembourg’s…
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LNDS and DataThings Join Forces to Improve Access to Weather Data in Luxembourg
Weather data is generated continuously across Luxembourg every five minutes, from dozens of public weather stations, year after year. This data is rich and valuable, and represents an important asset for public as well as private services, for research and innovation. As usage needs evolve, ensuring that this data can be accessed in a uniform…
Communities
Sharing knowledge is a key contribution to value creation and enabling impact from data. LNDS coordinates currently two communities to facilitate exchange of knowledge; the GDPR Working Group and the Data Management National Community of Practice.
Data Management National Community of Practice
To remain competitive in a data-driven world, it is crucial to manage data effectively. Without the right knowledge, organisations can miss out on available resources and best practices.
LNDS has initiated the Data Management National Community of Practice to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and the coordination between Luxembourg’s data management professionals. The community supports converging practices and promotes best practices in data management and stewardship. With quarterly gatherings, the community works together to tackle common challenges that data managers and stewards face in their day-to-day work.
Contact us to join the community and develop data management skills together!
GDPR Working Group
Compliance with Data Protection regulations is a challenging task. Professionals across sectors and in many organisations face similar challenges related to GDPR, however, knowledge often exists in silos at different organisations.
LNDS facilitates a working group where data protection officers, lawyers and data stewards of public organisations engaged in research can exchange about challenges and solutions. The GDPR working group works as a platform where professionals can meet and learn from each other.
LNDS’ focus is on organising the meetings and preparing content for them, as well as providing analyses on recent developments on the regulatory level and supporting knowledge management within the working group.