Main data and new technologies events in 2019

A new year begins and it is time to write down all those appointments that we want to attend during the next 12 months. There are all-kind event: large international events, contests and hackathons, workshops... all designed for data and new technologies lovers that want to be aware of new trends and challenges related to these areas.

As in previous years, our country will host several big events. Barcelona will be the world technology headquarter with 3 unavoidable appointments: Mobile World Congress (February, 25-28), IOT Solutions World Congress (October, 29-31) and SmartCity Expo (November, 19-21). Data have a fundamental role in all these technologies: Smartphones, IoT devices or smart cities sensors generate a huge volume of information, whose analysis is critical for decision-making. Therefore, it is not surprising that we find spaces dedicated to data management or analytics in each of these events. For example, at the Mobile World Congress, datathons and conferences focused on how to drive a data-driven future will be held. The agendas of IOT Solutions World Congress and SmartCity Expo are not yet available, but we do not doubt that both will remain along the same lines as last year.

Madrid, meanwhile, will host the Digital Enterprise Show, known as DES (May, 21-23) or the South summit (October, 2-4), which last year edition brought together more than 100 start-ups wanting to innovate. Also in Madrid will be the Open Expo Europe (June, 6), a professional fair on Open Source, Free Software and Open World Economy (Open Data and Open Innovation), and T3chFest 2019 (March, 14-15), a computer and new technologies fair held at the Carlos III University where, among other issues, speakers will talk about data science, developments and open formats.

Other appointments to consider are Greencities (March, 27-28 in Malaga), focused on urban intelligence and sustainability, and Alldata 2019 (March, 24-28 in Valencia), an international conference on Big Data, Small Data, Linked Data and Open Data.

The good moment of the open data is also evident in the large number of contests and hackathons that are expected during the next months. The registration period for the Open Data Competition of Castilla y León is currently open.

In addition, the Data Journalism workshop, organized by Medialab Prado, will be held from March 25 to 29. Under the title, “follow the food”, the workshop will focus on the food and its relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The call for projects was closed last January 9, and now is time for those who want to participate to sign up as collaborators.

Another workshop, related to Open Data Management, will be held in the city of Burgos on February 13. It will address the legal and ethical framework of open data and the tools to make research data accessible, among other issues

In addition to these examples, new appointments and events related to data world will be released during the year. For example, there will be a new edition of Aporta Meeting. And do not forget that next March 2 is the Open Data Day, a framework made up of various activities that will gradually be published on its website.

From datos.gob.es we will inform you of all these news, so you do not miss any appointment.