The data portal is a central data point for the public. It provides citizens with high-quality open data of the region, bringing it closer to the general public in user-friendly formats, in the form of map outputs. It is an innovative solution of the Hradec Králové Region for sharing and visualizing data from publicly available sources and data of the region. It ensures transparency, openness and accountability of public administration.
Country: Czech Republic
BI Project
Comparing the impact of positive, negative, and graded sustainability labels on purchase decisions
An online experiment with EU consumers was run to assess the relative effectiveness of three sustainability labelling approaches: (1) positive labels - only identifying products with the best sustainability performance, (2) negative labels - only identifying products with the worst sustainability performance, and (3) graded labels - conveying the relative sustainability of all products. Results suggest that graded labels are the most effective to steer consumer toward more sustainable purchase…
Covid-19 Response
FreMEn contra Covid – collecting and sharing data about the busyness of public places
FreMEn Adviser is an app that will advise users when to visit public places to avoid, for example, regularly crowded shops, parks and playgrounds. Based on data on human concentration, the app will recommend to their users when public places are under-visited, and therefore with a potentially lower risk of infection. The principle of application is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation on social distancing and is based on revolutionary artificial intelligence…
Covid-19 Response
Data visualisation dashboard with open government data about COVID-19 in the Czech Republic
Dashboard and visualisation of COVID-19 cases in the Czech Republic by the The Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic. Open data are also provided to support its reuse from these particular sets of information: Total (cumulative) number of tests performed - datasets with incremental and cumulative daily numbers of COVID-19 tests performed according to laboratory reports.
Total (cumulative) number of persons with proven disease by Regional Public Health Offices…
Covid-19 Response
Data against Covid: A joint initiative of technology experts and skilled volunteers COVID
“Data against Covid”: A joint initiative of technology experts and skilled volunteers to help government – COVID.CZ
Number of locally based IT companies and enthusiasts joined a “COVID19.CZ” initiative with the goal to help the government to deal with a new pandemic situation as effectively as possible. Experts and skilled volunteers provide modern technology; assist with data analysis and communication toward citizens and health care workers. Key projects are implemented under pro…
A new feature on the travel app Maps.cz tells whether our movements overlapped with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.
During the nationwide quarantine in the Czech Republic, a private company Seznam.cz introduced an app to help stop the virus. The solution compares user's GPS coordinates history with location data of people who tested positively for COVID-19. The system is based on self-reporting. More than 1M volunteers have already given their consent to share their location. The…