5 reasons to join EU Datathon 2022
Every year, EU Datathon [https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon] calls
for innovators from around the world to come up with new ways of using
open data to address important societal and environmental challenges,
with the condition that they use at least one of the thousands of data
sets published on data.europa.eu [https://data.europa.eu/en].

Over the five years of its existence, the competition has generated
dozens of practical apps and propelled new start-up enterprises.

This year´s edition of EU Datathon is now open for submissions of
ideas. Here are five reasons to join in. 

 	* GET INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY FOR YOUR INNOVATIVE IDEAS: EU
Datathon and its finalists are promoted by the European Commission and
its representations in the EU Member States and further afield. The
teams selected for the finals will pitch their apps at a highly
followed final event with strong international participation. 

 	* WIN YOUR SHARE OF EUR 200 000: Money isn´t everything but it
can help you build a start-up enterprise or materialise your other
open data projects. This year, the finalists can win up to EUR 25 000
and the Public Choice Award. 

 	* MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Unlock open data to tackle some of the top EU
priorities. This year´s challenges feature: (1) The European Green
Deal; (2) Transparency in public procurement; (3) EU public
procurement opportunities for young people; (4) A Europe fit for the
digital age. Your success in addressing these challenges will be a
success for all! To jog your inspiration, see the EU Datathon site
[https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon] for winning apps of the
previous editions. 

 	* EXPAND YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK: EU Datathon finalist teams never
walk alone; they get support during the design phase of their
applications and an opportunity to meet other open data experts.  

 	* COMBINE BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE: EU Datathon opens doors to
creativity. Use your skills to transform raw data into tools of
business, education, entertainment and a lot more. 

To join EU Datathon 2022, submit your idea for an open data app by 31
MARCH. For detailed information, see the rules of the competition
[https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon]. 

EU Datathon 2022 is organised by the Publications Office of the
European Union and contributes to the European Year of Youth 2022 that
features events and activities dedicated to young people all around
Europe. 

To find out more, visit the EU Datathon website
[https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon] and follow the competition on
[https://twitter.com/EU_opendata] Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/data.europa.eu] and LinkedIn
[https://www.linkedin.com/company/publications-office-of-the-european-union]
and Twitter, with the hashtag #EUDatathon.   

Publication Date/Time
2022-03-23T07:45:20+00:00
The annual EU open data competition is still open for submissions