Boas Práticas para Dados na WEB: Desafios e Benefícios

This paper aims to share empirical research on publishing data on the Web and its use. Starting from the use cases compiled by the W3C Data on the Web Best Practices (DWBP) working group, which compiled scenarios of how data is commonly published on the Web and how it is used. These use cases were the basis to set up the main challenges faced by data publishers and data consumers. Following the challenges, a set of requirements was defined, and both guided the development of the Data on the Web Best Practices (DWBP). It also discusses the importance of providing information about the datasets and distributions that may also contribute to data reuse. Finally, it analyses the benefits to engage data publishers in using the Best Practices as well as the use of the best practices to improve the way the datasets are published