Concept

Open data

Open data is data published under an open licence that anyone can use, modify and share for any purpose.

How it connects

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Connects to

Open data is part of Open science. Open science includes open research data.

Related to

Open data relates to CARE Principles. Asks that opening data also respect collective benefit and control.
Open data relates to CKAN. Built to publish, share and use data openly.
Open data relates to Data management plan. In a Chilean funder's policy the plan exists to guarantee public availability of data.
Open data relates to datos.gob.cl. Publishes public-sector data for reuse in apps and research.
Open data relates to FAIR. FAIR data does not have to be open; openness is a separate decision.
Open data relates to Open Data Charter. Principles for releasing government data openly.
Open data relates to Open Definition. Defines what makes data open.
Open data relates to Research data management. A data management plan sets out how and when research data will be made public.

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Description

The Open Definition says knowledge is open if anyone is free to access, use, modify and share it, subject at most to conditions that preserve provenance and openness. Open data is not the same as FAIR data: FAIR data need not be open, and open data need not be well described.

Attributes

Attributes of Open data
url	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data
identifiers	wikidata: Q309901
status	active
governance	Not applicable
prominence	core
type	Concept
Tags	openness: open content, region: global

Sources

https://opendefinition.org/od/2.1/en/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309901(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12)

Last reviewed: 2026-11-12

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