The BiscayTIK Foundation and the Biscay Provincial Council are organising the BiscayAPP challenge, whose the main aim is to reward the best proposals for web or mobile applications that provide some kind of service for organisations and citizens through the use of open data. The additional purpose of this challenge is to disseminate the resources of the Council as vectors for the attraction and promotion of Biscay.

What requirements must be met?

Any natural or legal person may submit one or more proposals, regardless of their residence.

The main requirement for is to use at least one dataset offered by the Provincial Council of Biscay and/or the local councils of Biscay. This dataset may be combined with datasets from other institutions.

If you wish to participate using a dataset that is not yet offered in open format, you can request its opening. The only requirement is that it must comply with the powers of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia or the local councils.

What are the registration deadlines?

As described in the rules, the deadline for submitting your concept project is October 31st, as described in the rules.

Those who have registered before 30 September will have the opportunity to participate in possible events taking place in October, which will be determined by the circumstances.

What are the stages of the challenge?

• Registration phase for natural or legal persons interested in participating: between 18 September and 30 September 2020, those registered will be informed of possible events taking place during October, which will be determined according to the circumstances.
• Project registration phase using the form available on the website: between 1 and 31 October 2020, participants who have not registered for the registration phase (18 to 30 September) may register at the same time as they present their project in this phase.
• Jury's selection of the ten best applications: this selection will involve the positive or negative communication of each application and, if selected, an invitation to the presentation day. The communication will be made through the email address indicated in the registration no later than November 15th.
• Presentation to the jury and award ceremony: at an event organised for this purpose, the authors of the selected projects will be able to present them and answer questions from the members of the jury. At the same event, the jury will choose the winners and award the prizes. Participants must attend the jury presentation in person or through a person expressly authorised to do so. These authorisations will be processed via the organisation's e-mail address. During this event, each participant may provide an explanatory dossier and an explanation of the potential application or website in the municipalities of Bizkaia.

What prizes can you win?

The winning entries will receive a cash prize and support from the BiscayTIK Foundation to present their projects in the local area of Biscay, in addition to the commitment to open the datasets associated with the project whenever possible. These are the prizes assigned:

• First prize: 6,000 euros
• Second prize: 3,000
• Third prize: 1,500

Finally, it should be noted that all finalist entries will receive a diploma certifying that they have reached the final.