Open Data for Everybody
The digital transition has created visible gaps in communities’ access to technology and information. Our challenge is to create an innovative solution that leverages open data to address social issues such as education, migration, or democratic participation. Students will have access to publicly available datasets, and their task is to develop a tool, app, or platform that helps local communities, NGOs, or policymakers use data to improve decision-making, transparency, and resource allocation.
- Impact on Society: The solution should directly address one of the following: education (Open Educational Resources), migration, or civic engagement.
- Usability: The solution must be easy to use by non-technical stakeholders (e.g., teachers, NGOs, local governments) and be compliant with the data spaces building blocks;
- Innovation: The use of open data in a creative way to solve problems that haven’t been addressed before.
- Sustainability: Consider how the project could be maintained and scaled over time to ensure lasting impact.
Open Data Platforms:
- https://www.iea.nl/studies/iea/iccs
- https://www.unesco.org/en/education/databases
- https://data.uis.unesco.org
- https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/data/education-database_edu-db-data-en
- https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/global-migration-databasehttps://gmdac.iom.int
- DS4Skills – Data Space For Skills
- https://language-data-space.ec.europa.eu/help/faq/what-data-space_en
Boyle, N., Centeno, E., Dierkes, J., Heyard, R., Kao, J., Lakshminarayanan, H., Pöschel, F., & Seibold, H. (2023). Open Science: Principles and Practices. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7818768
