Open Data Portal v2 Goes Live

The administration unveiled version 2 of the Open Data Portal, rebuilt around an API-first architecture and clear quality signals for every dataset. Visitors can browse thematic collections—budgets, transport punctuality, environmental readings, healthcare access—and immediately see freshness, completeness, and methodology notes alongside each download. A real-time dashboard layer provides streaming views of key indicators, with historical snapshots preserved for transparent comparisons across months and years. For developers, the portal introduces stable, versioned endpoints, schema registries, and free sandbox keys to test integrations without touching production. Each dataset now ships with machine-readable metadata, sample payloads, rate-limit guidance, and examples in multiple languages so teams can prototype in hours, not weeks. Accessibility and inclusion were priorities throughout: keyboard navigation, color-contrast checks, and plain-language summaries are standard, while a “Help me use this data” guide explains context and caveats to non-specialists. To sustain trust, the portal publishes uptime targets, incident reports, and a public backlog of fixes. Quarterly audits—conducted by an independent panel—will review data quality scores and the deprecation process for older API versions. The release aims to turn open data from a static archive into an everyday utility for residents, researchers, and civic builders.