Learn about the key highlights of the data.europa.eu workshop on EYE
'Open Data: Why is it a big thing and what can I do with it?'
On 9 and 10 June 2023, the fifth edition of the European Youth Event
[https://european-youth-event.europarl.europa.eu/en/] (EYE) took
place, bringing thousands of young people together to share ideas on
Europe’s future. Participants interacted, inspired each other and
exchanged views with experts, activists, influencers and
decision-makers.

During the EYE [https://european-youth-event.europarl.europa.eu/en/],
participants had the opportunity to join panel debates, workshops,
artistic activities and stands covering a variety of topics such as
culture, economy and the environment. Given the upcoming European
Elections in 2024, activities related to democracy and participation
were highlighted under ‘Elections track’, while activities related
to climate, environment and sustainability were featured under the
‘Green track’.

The event initiated on 9 June with an official opening, joined by
representatives of the European Parliament and the City of Strasbourg.
Following that, participants then had the chance to engage in
different activities, including networking events such, tours,
briefings about the European Parliament and artistic activities. At
the ‘Ideas Hub’, people could share and develop ideas and
participants could apply to become an EYEdea booster. 

Data.europa.eu [https://data.europa.eu/en] presented ‘Open Data: Why
is it a big thing and what can I do with it?’, where they shed light
on the concept of open data, what you can do with it and how to access
and use the data.europa.eu portal
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets?locale=en&minScoring=0]. Tips on
how to make the most of the portal were given and participants
explored all the content available for use through a hands-on live
demonstration. Furthermore, the EU datathon
[https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon] was explained highlighting
some of the winning applications.

All in all, the EYE
[https://european-youth-event.europarl.europa.eu/en/] offered young
people the opportunity to share ideas, gain inspiration and learn from
experts on a wide range of topics at the heart of European democracy.
  

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Publication Date/Time
2023-06-14T08:00:00+00:00
Explore the workshop of data.europa.eu on the European Youth Event
where ideas were exchanged on a variety of topics in the heart of
Europe