Denmark has a long tradition of registering and reusing high-value data of importance for both the public and private sector. A growing focus on data sharing across Europe has also had an impact on the work with public data in Denmark.
Denmark has invested in the availability and quality of public data for years. Users are therefore able to access a wide range of public data. Examples are Basic Data (key registries and datasets) on The Danish Data Distribution Platform, environmental data on the Danish Environmental Portal and many other types of data offered by the public authorities (e.g. meteorological data and statistical data).
Each of these different platforms match specific needs from the users of the particular data types. Some public datasets are published as open data, while others are only shared with some user groups for particular purposes, and some are only available for re-use by other public authorities. Users can search for available data on the Danish Data Portal, where descriptions of many of the available datasets are published.
In November 2023, the Danish Government published a new Strategy of Digitization that includes the next investments in the quality and availability of public data.
Visit the national Danish Data Portal at datavejviser.dk (in Danish)
Read more about the Danish Environmental Portal at miljoeportal.dk
Read more about meteorological data at govcloud.dk
Title: Head of Division
Area: Division for Technology and Data
Email: niktro@digst.dk
Phone: +45 2175 1895
