Data Science Award Spain 2016
Synergic Partners, Telefónica Group company specialized in big data, data science and engineering, organizes together with Telefónica the Data Science Awards Spain 2016 to reward the best individual and business initiatives in the field of data journalism and big data.
The awards has been divided into three different categories: the best business big data initiative, which awards the national company which is more innovative and presents the best balance of technology and value created through data; the best Data Scientist in three areas (data scientist, data engineer and data visualization); and finally, the best data journalism article where the clarity of presentation and the data visualization will be valued.
The deadline for proposals is different for each of the awards. In the case of the best business initiative, any entity can participate regardless of its industry until 31st July, the same day for the best data journalism article. Applicants in this category must submit a work based on data research, together with an explanatory dossier on the methodology and impact of the piece of work.
Unlike the two previous awards, the registration deadline for the best data scientist runs until 30th June. Before that date, participants will have to overcome a challenge being selected the best fifty participants who will make a new test in July. The final winners will be chosen among those candidates that have passed the last challenge.
The jury of Data Science Awards Spain 2016 will be formed by science data and big data professionals from business and academic field; a large group of experts from Synergic Partners, Silicon Valley, Telefonica, Columbia University and the Carlos III University, among others.
The jury will be divided into two categories -a technical jury and a business/journalism jury- to evaluate each of the applications according to different criteria: methodologies, innovation and technology to the technical field and originality, accuracy or impact on business/journalistic area.
In early September the names of the winners will be published and the award ceremony will take place where the different stakeholders of science data and big data will gather.
