Open data hackathons and competitions are hosted all over Europe in
2022
2022 promises to become a year full of open data events hosted
throughout Europe. During these events, you not only learn about open
data topics, but also learn how to effectively re-use open data. The
data.europa.eu event calen
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events]d
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events]ar
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events] collects these upcoming
open data-related events throughout Europe. There are limitless
possibilities to learn about and re-use open data, for example by
participating in hackathons and other competitions. The following
upcoming events offer a glimpse of these possibilities.

NORDIC AI & OPEN DATA HACKATHON
The Nordic AI & Open Data Hackathon [https://www.nordicopendata.com/]
aims to demonstrate how digital solutions can help the Nordics to
become a leading region in digitalisation, AI and responsible use of
open data. Participants will work on pre-defined challenges, related
to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
[https://www.who.int/health-topics/sustainable-development-goals#:~:text=The%20United%20Nations%20Sustainable%20Development,achieving%20by%20the%20year%202030.],
which offer great opportunities to apply AI in combination with open
datasets. 

The event will take place on 18 and 19 March 2022. What is special
about this hackathon? It will take place at two different locations as
well as virtual at the same time. You can join the event
[https://www.nordicopendata.com/] from Denmark, Sweden or online.

EU DATATHON
The 2022 edition of the EU Datathon
[https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon] offers a chance for open data
enthusiasts and application developers from around the world to
demonstrate the potential of open data. The participants get
international visibility for their innovative ideas and compete for
their share of the total prize fund of €200.000 and the Public
Choice Award.

The finals of the EU Datathon will take place on 20 October 2022 and
registration is still open until 31 March 2022. You can register by
proposing an idea for an application that uses at least one open
dataset from data.europa.eu and addresses one of the four pre-defined
challenges. For more information, see the rules of the competition
[https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon#rules].

EU CODE WEEK
The EU Code Week [https://codeweek.eu/] aims to make programming more
visible and accessible. It hosts many activities
[https://codeweek.eu/events] to show young, adults and elderly how
ideas can be brought to life using code. The initiative is run by
volunteers and celebrates creativity, problem solving and
collaboration through programming. 

The EU Code Week will take place between 8 and 23 October 2022. You
can join the EU Code Week either by participating in one of the many
activities or by organising a coding activity
[https://codeweek.eu/guide] yourself. 

Do you know of any upcoming open data-related events? Feel free to
reach out [https://data.europa.eu/en/feedback/form] and we will make
sure to include it in our regularly updated event calendar
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events].

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Publication Date/Time
2022-02-25T09:00:00+00:00
Three examples to demonstrate the limitless possibilities of open data
re-use