#EUdatathon 2020: innovating for Europe with EU Open Data
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#EUdatathon 2020: innovating for Europe with EU Open Data
The fourth edition of EU Datathon, the open data competition, has been launched on 19 February. This is your chance to demonstrate the potential that open data present in today’s society and, of course, your creativity and talent! It is also your chance to claim your share of the total prize fund amounting to EUR 100 000.
To take part, you should propose the development of an application that links and uses open datasets, of which at least one from the thousands made available by the EU institutions, agencies and bodies. For more detailed information, see the rules of the competition.
Your application is expected to showcase opportunities for concrete business models or social enterprises. It is also expected to find suitable new approaches and solutions to help Europe achieve important goals set by the European Commission through the use of open data. Therefore, it should fit into one of the following thematic challenges:
Challenge 1: ‘A European Green Deal’
Challenge 2: ‘An economy that works for people’
Challenge 3: ‘A new push for European democracy’
Challenge 4: ‘A Europe fit for the digital age’
Submit your proposal with a short description by 3 May.
Twelve winning teams (i.e. three teams per challenge) will be shortlisted. If you are among them, you will be invited to develop your application and present it on 13-15 October during the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels, an event that attracts more than 9 000 participants. [+]
Hoy se cumple un año desde el inicio de SELFIE (Autorreflexión sobre el aprendizaje efectivo mediante el fomento de la innovación a través de la tecnología educativa), herramienta gratuita en línea de la Comisión Europea que ayuda a los centros de enseñanza a evaluar y mejorar cómo utilizan la tecnología para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje. Más de 450 000 alumnos, profesores y directores de centros de enseñanza de cuarenta y cinco países han utilizado la herramienta hasta la fecha, y se prevé que esta cifra supere los 500 000 antes de que finalice 2019.