The not yet exploited goldmine of osint: Opportunities, open challenges and future trends

B. OPEN DATA POLICIES AND TRANSPARENCY

OSINT depends on the public data available on the Internet,

among other sources, to be effective. In this regard, apart

from social networks and other open data sources, there

are also authoritative and official sites maintained by state

institutions around the world where public information is

published and, therefore, openly available.

The Open Data Barometer (ODB)

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is a global ranking

system designed by the World Wide Web Foundation that

measures the readiness, implementation and impact of coun-

tries’ open data policies. In Figure 4 is shown the scores of

latest full edition

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.

As we have already done in the previous subsection, we

study the specific case of Spain for affinity. In fact, regarding

the aforementioned ODB report, Spain is ranked in the 11th

position. Besides, according to the European Data Portal and

its official reports

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about Open Data maturity across Europe,

Spain is one of the most advanced countries in transparency

and open data. It has been in first or second position in the

ranking of Open Data Maturity in the last four years. As it is

stated, the Spanish Government has promoted more than 160

open data initiatives and has over 23,800 public information

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https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20100624/53951898847/el-

director-del-cni-anuncia-un-codigo-etico-para-los-agentes-secretos.html

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https://contrataciondelestado.es/wps/wcm/connect/ff96fa82-7fd6-

40bd-be5b-36ef3fd4e65b/DOC_CN2017-498874.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

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www.ejercito.mde.es/en/estructura/briex_2035/principal.html

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http://www.defensa.gob.es/Galerias/gabinete/ficheros_docs/2019/

PACDEF_2019_Documento_Pxblico.pdf

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https://opendatabarometer.org

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https://opendatabarometer.org/4thedition

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https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/dashboard#2018

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J. Pastor-Galindo et al.: The not yet exploited goldmine of OSINT: Opportunities, open challenges and future trends