Open data: Applications in social care and health

Authors

  • Carlotta Galeone Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan
  • Rossella Bonzi Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26398/IJAS.0032-008

Keywords:

open data, linked data, open government

Abstract

The recent emergence of the open data movement and its rapid spread across the world are creating new challenges in the health and pharmaceutical field. The present study aimed at providing an overview of open data and their application in social and healthcare. We provided a definition of open data, and we discussed the current state of play in the world. Finally, we focused on the Italian situation pertaining to open health data.

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Published

2020-09-18

How to Cite

Galeone, C., & Bonzi, R. (2020). Open data: Applications in social care and health. Statistica Applicata - Italian Journal of Applied Statistics, 32(2), 125–139. https://doi.org/10.26398/IJAS.0032-008

Issue

No. 2 (2020): Vol. 32, Number 2

Section

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