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Challenges facing the project include the diversity of Asian languages and data formats used by the different states' public and private sectors ... Download FullSize Small Preview Thumbnail ScreenshotfromtheAsiaOpenDataPortallaunchanddataapplicationworkshop,organizedbyAsiaOpenDataPartnership(AODP)atOpenDataDay2021.(Photo:BusinessWire) ScreenshotfromtheAsiaOpenDataPortallaunchanddataapplicationworkshop,organizedbyAsiaOpenDataPartnership(AODP)atOpenDataDay2021.(Photo:BusinessWire) FullSize Small Preview Thumbnail FullSize Small Preview Thumbnail March11,202102:18AMEasternStandardTime TAIPEI,Taiwan--(BUSINESSWIRE)--InconjunctionwithadataapplicationworkshoporganizedbyAsiaOpenDataPartnership(AODP)atOpenDataDay2021,thecurrentAODPsecretariat,TaipeiComputerAssociationannouncedthelaunchofAsia'sfirst,officialopendataportal.AsiaOpenDataPortaloffersasinglepointofaccesstoopendatapublishedbyinstitutions,agenciesandorganizationsinagrowingnumberofAsianmemberstates,signalinganeweraofdatademocratizationacrossAsia. Theportalcurrentlyfeaturesover73.1thousanddatasets,organizedinto20cataloguesand12categories,whichcanhelptosolveproblemssuchaspollutionincitiesandthesourcingofPPE.DataiscollectedfromagrowingnumberofAODPmemberstates,includingSouthKorea,Japan,Taiwan,Philippines,Indonesia,Malaysia,ThailandandIndia.ChallengesfacingtheprojectincludethediversityofAsianlanguagesanddataformatsusedbythedifferentstates'publicandprivatesectors,whichAODPisovercomingwiththeuseofmachinetranslationanddiplomaticeffortstowarddatastandardization. TheAsiaOpenDataPortallaunchanddataapplicationworkshopwaslivestreamedontheDataEconomy.TaiwanYouTubechannel,featuringtalksfromAODPrepresentativesinTaiwan,Vietnam,Japan,India,ThailandandCambodia.Specialpresentationsweregivenbythe3InvincibleAwardwinnersfromlastyear'sAsiaOpenDataChallenge.Firstly,ateammemberfromGliaCloud(Taiwan)introducedherteam’sAIvideocreationplatform,GliaStar,whichanimatesopendatapresentationswithcartooncharacters.Next,ateammemberfromSmartDelivery(Japan)presentedhisteam’sinnovationinlogistics,utilizingopendatatoincentivizeandassistcouriersindeliveringfoodandmedicinetoelderlypeopleinruralJapan.Lastly,ateammemberfromDbdbdeep(SouthKorea)explainedhowhisteam’s“RegionalSocialTurmoilPredictionModel”harnessesopendatatoidentifytheimpactsofinfectiousdiseasesonsociety. AODPwasestablishedin2015withtheprimaryaimoffacilitatingcommunicationandcooperationonopendataanddataapplicationbetweenAsiancountries.AsiaOpenDataPortalwasinitiatedbyOrganizationforData-drivenApplication(Taiwan)in2017,modeledontheEUOpenDataPortal,andofficiallyapprovedbytheAODPmemberstatesin2019.ItsgoalistobolsterAsia’sindustrialdevelopmentacrossallsectorsandemergingtechnologies,suchasAIandIoT. Contacts Press:DanielCunningham,[email protected]+886223117007 ReleaseSummary AsiaOpenDataPartnershipannouncesthelaunchofAsia'sfirst,officialopendataportal,signalinganeweraofdatademocratizationacrossAsia. #Hashtags #OpenData #ODD2021 #OpenDataDay SocialMediaProfiles DataEconomy.Taiwan DataEconomy.Taiwan Contacts Press:DanielCunningham,[email protected]+886223117007 SiteNavigation Home Home SubmitaPressRelease Services News AllNews NewswithMultimedia NewsbyIndustry NewsbySubject NewsbyLanguage Tradeshows&Events Education Overview Blog Distribution&Media Media&JournalistTools SamplePressRelease FindYourNewsOnline DisclosureResources AboutUs Overview BecomeaMember ContactUs Careers BusinessWireNewsroom BusinessWireEvents Search AdvancedNewsSearch AdvancedNewsSearch LogIn SignUp