Castilla y León announces the sixth edition of its Open Data Competition
For yet another year since 2016, the Junta de Castilla y León has opened the deadline to receive the most innovative proposals in the field of open data. The sixth edition of the competition of the same name aims to "recognise the development of projects that provide any type of idea, study, service, website or application for mobile devices, using datasets from the Open Data Portal of the Junta de Castilla y León".
With this type of initiative, Castilla y León seeks to showcase the digital talent present in the autonomous community, while promoting the use of open data and the role of reusing companies in Castilla y León.
The deadline for submitting applications has been open since 5 August and will end on 4 October. When submitting projects, participants will be able to choose between the in-person or digital option. The latter will be carried out through the Electronic Headquarters of Castilla y León and can be processed by both individuals and legal entities.
4 different categories
As in previous editions, the projects and associated prizes are divided into four different categories:
- “Ideas" category: This category includes projects that describe an idea that can be used to create studies, services, websites or applications for mobile devices. The main requirement is to use datasets from the Junta de Castilla y León's Open Data portal.
- "Products and Services" category: Includes those that provide studies, services, websites or applications for mobile devices and that use datasets from the Open Data portal of the Junta de Castilla y León, which are accessible to all citizens via the web using an URL.
- “Didactic Resource" category: This section includes the creation of new and innovative open didactic resources (published under Creative Commons licences) that use datasets from the Junta de Castilla y León's Open Data portal, and serve to support teaching in the classroom.
- “Data Journalism" category: Finally, this category includes journalistic pieces published or updated (in a relevant way) in any medium (written or audiovisual) that use datasets from the Junta de Castilla y León's Open Data portal.
Regarding the awards of this sixth edition, the prizes amount to €12,000 and are distributed according to the category awarded and the position achieved.
Ideas category
- First prize €1,500
- Second prize €500
Products and Services category
- First prize €2,500
- Second prize €1,500
- Third prize €500
- Student Prize €1,500
Didactic Resource category
- First prize €1,500
Data Journalism category
- First prize €1,500
- Second prize €1,000
As in previous editions, the final verdict will be issued by a jury made up of members with proven experience in the field of open data, information analysis or the digital economy. Likewise, the jury's decisions will be taken by majority vote and, in the event of a tie, the jury will decide who holds the presidency.
Finally, the winners will have a period of 5 working days to accept the award. If they do not accept the prize, it will be understood that they have renounced it. If you want to consult the conditions and legal bases of the competition in detail, you can access them through this link.
Winners of the 2021 edition
The 5th edition of the Castilla y León Data Competition had a total of 37 proposals of which only eight of them won some kind of award. With a view to participating in the current edition, it may be of interest to know which projects won the jury's attention in 2021.
Ideas Category
The first prize of €1,500 went to APP SOLAR-CYL, a web tool for optimal sizing of photovoltaic solar self-consumption installations. Aimed at both citizens and public administration energy managers, the solution aims to support the analysis of the technical and economic viability of this type of system.
Products and Services Category
Repuéblame is a website aimed at rediscovering the best places in which to live or telework. In this way, the app catalogues the municipalities of Castilla y León based on a series of numerical indicators, developed in-house, related to quality of life. By winning the first prize in this category, it received a cash prize of 2,500 euros.
Data Journalism Category
Asociación Maldita contra la desinformación won the first prize of €1,500 for its project MAPA COVID-19: see how many cases of coronavirus there are and how busy your hospital is.
Finally, after the jury decided that the entries submitted did not meet the criteria set out in the rules, the "Educational Resource" category was declared void and, therefore, none of the participants were awarded a prize.
If you have any questions or queries about the competition, you can write an email to: datosabiertos@jcyl.es.
