Launch of ‘The teams behind the apps’ series: meet TrackMyEU
'The teams behind the apps' is a series of videos made by the
EU Datathon [/op.europa.eu/eudatathon] finalists. Discover the
people and their proposals for apps over nine episodes, once a week,
in a run-up to the final event. At the competition finals
in November the teams will pitch their apps to the jury who will
select the winners.

In the first episode, meet the team behind TRACKMYEU
[https://twitter.com/trackmyeu?lang=en], an app to 'explore EU
policies, track your interests and make your voice heard in Brussels'.
They are competing with two other teams in challenge 3: ‘A Europe
fit for the digital age’.

WHO IS THE TEAM BEHIND THE APP?

Chiara Girardelli and Raphaël Kergueno form the TrackMyEU duo.
Chiara is a self-employed developer and consultant specialising in
front-end and data visualisation. Raphaël is a Policy Officer
working in EU integrity at Transparency International EU. In last
year's EU Datathon
[https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon/2020-edition], we had the
chance to meet to discover their work with another app EU Integrity
Watch [https://www.integritywatch.eu/].

We have recently asked the team how TrackMyEU was born, who it is
intended for and what’s the status of their work.

- HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THIS APP?

_Having worked together for over 5 years in projects closely related
to the EU, we are well aware of how key information is scattered
across multiple EU databases and websites. We thought of a
user-friendly app that would bring all this information together while
targeting a large audience. As a core feature, we designed a visually
interactive dashboard directly generated by citizens’ preference
in any EU policy area. We hope that this very personalised
approach will bring Brussels slightly closer to home and entice direct
participation._

- WHO IS YOUR APP FOR? 

_Our app primarily targets citizens without prior knowledge of how the
EU works, how decisions are taken on their behalf and how they can
make their voice heard. It's the reason why our app has a strong
educational aspect, with a dedicated ‘Explore’ section that
guides users though every step of the EU legislative process and
informs on the top priorities. We also encourage anyone with an active
interest in the EU such as journalists, academics and public affairs
professionals to discover our versatile ‘tracking’ function._

- HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH THE APP? WHAT'S THE STATUS? 

_After an intense summer, we’re happy to report that we already
have a first functional alpha version. We completed the core work on
the main part of the tool: the personal dashboards that allows users
to track any EU policy area and associated legislation as well as all
MEPs and countries involved. We’re particularly pleased that our
algorithms are now capable of dynamically generating interactive
graphs based on the hundreds of searchable criteria. Readers will spot
it in action in our promotional video. While there are still plenty of
additional features to add, so far our app is definitely on track!_

To find out more about TrackMyEU, watch the 1-minute video
[https://youtu.be/oWS8uY7g1AU] in which the team introduce themselves
and present their app. 

Curious to learn more? Discover all teams and apps via
the EU Datathon website
[https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon] and follow updates
on Twitter [https://twitter.com/EU_opendata], LinkedIn
[https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-europa-eu], and Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/data.europa.eu] or via our newsletter
[https://data.europa.eu/en/newsletter]. 

Publication Date/Time
2021-09-17T09:49:30+00:00
Competing in EU Datathon 2021, their app will bring EU decision-making
closer to you