Take part in the APORTA Challenge 2017 "The value of data for the Administration"

Here at the Aporta Initiative we invite ingenious minds to come up with ideas with the purpose of promoting creative solutions that represent improvements in the efficiency of the Administration through the use of open data. 

This is the objective of Aporta Challenge 2017, an initiative promoted by the Secretariat of State for the Information Society and the Digital Agenda, the Public Business Entity Red.es, and the General Secretariat for Digital Administration.

Our goal is to encourage the direct re-use of public open datasets for the improvement of the public sector, by encouraging the talent, technical capacity and creativity of the participants. 

Phases of the Challenge

The challenge consists of two phases, as described in the Competition Rules. During Phase I, which concludes on June 14, participants are invited to come up with ideas on how reuse of open data is an improvement in efficiency in the public sector. To do so, please fill out the form available on the Red.es website.

The ideas received will be evaluated during the month of July by a distinguished jury composed of professionals from the open data sector, the digital economy, academia and bodies collaborating in the event.

At the end of July 2017 the ten winning ideas will be made public and their authors invited to participate in Phase II of the challenge. As of that date, the authors of the final winning selections will be requested to develop a prototype associated with the idea put forward, which they will present during the seminar prior to the Aporta 2017 Convention, to be held on October 27, 2017 in Madrid at the headquarters of Red.es (Plaza Manuel Gómez Moreno s / n).

The three winning prototypes will be announced during the Aporta Convention which will take place the following day in Madrid in the Auditorium of the State Secretariat for the Information Society and Digital Agenda (C / Capitán Haya 41).

Open Data

In order to put forward ideas and prototypes, participants should take into account the use of open data generated by public administrations, whether national or international, published under an open license, this being mandatory, as well as data from private entities, which is optional

Open to the European Union  

To participate, it is only necessary to have in mind a relevant, useful, quality idea for improving the efficiency of Public Administrations. Any citizen, company or research group of the European Union may participate in the Challenge, as indicated in the Competition Rules of the Challenge.

Monetary awards 

The three best prototypes presented will opt for three monetary prizes according to the following amounts:

• First placed: € 3,000
• Second placed: € 2,000
• Third placed: € 1,000​

Full information from data.gob.es and in the Competition Rules of the Challenge.