LLMs are notoriously bad at answering quantitative questions. The Italian open data community is using them as natural-language based interfaces to authoritative data sources.

This is made possible by the diffusion of standards for publishing data and metadata: SDMX for statistical data, DCAT (typically published via CKAN platforms) for open metadata.

Huge kudos to @aborruso and @matteofortini for their work on this!

http://www.cottica.net/2026/06/02/the-open-data-centaurs-interacting-with-data-via-llm-assisted-structured-queries/

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London Data Store Relaunch

https://programming.dev/post/51413051

London Data Store Relaunch

It has been sixteen years since the launch of data.london.gov.uk. Back then, it was a trailblazer as one of the first major cities to release Open Data in this way. Now, over a decade later, it is more than a mere repository; it is a celebration of Open Data and the way it can improve Londoners' lives.

So, time for a refresh front and back. As well as a bunch of back-end updates, the front-end has been spruced up which should make it easier to find the data you're looking for. I particularly the way they're now highlighting the licence under which data are available.

You can check it out right now at https://dfl.london.gov.uk/

If you spot any bugs, send them to [email protected]

The most important thing you can do is use your library! Just like any other library, it lives or dies based on how much use it gets. Rummage around in those datasets, build interesting things, and convince your local area to send data to it.

This is a brilliant resource and I'm glad to see it get the love it deserves.

🆕 blog! “London Data Store Relaunch”

It has been sixteen years since the launch of data.london.gov.uk. Back then, it was a trailblazer as one of the first major cities to release Open Data in this way. Now, over a decade later, it is more than a mere repository; it is a celebration of Open Data and the way it can improve Londoners' lives.

So, time for a refresh front and back. As well as a bunch …

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/06/london-data-store-relaunch/
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