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Organising Europe’sbiggest open data competition
Jonathan GrayThe Open Knowledge Foundation
Twitter: @jwyg / Email: [email protected]
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Europe’s biggest open data competition to date
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60 days€20,000
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430 entries24 member states
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Partners and supporters
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Four categories
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Winners announced by European Commission
Vice PresidentNeelie Kroes
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Publicity and coverage
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20+ outlets10+ countries
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Full details at:opendatachallenge.org
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Behind the scenes
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February 2011: MootedMarch 2011: Started
April 2011: AnnouncedJune 2011: DeadlineJuly 2011: Ceremony
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Equivalent of1 full time person
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1. Concept
Who is this for?What are objectives?
Different streamsOne sentence pitchOne page proposal
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2. Judges
High profileConscientious
Geographical spreadSectoral/domain spread
Public face of competition
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3. Prizes
Multi-level sponsorshipIncentivising quality
Prize structureRules and guidelines
Logistics for ceremony
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4. Website
Brief pitchPrizes
JudgesRules
Entry form
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5. Launch
Media partnersPress release
Support from judgesCompetition partners
Local outreach
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6. Countdown
‘X days left’Continuous coverage
Email and social mediaMonitoring entries
Close loop with partners
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7. Evaluation
Keep it simpleTwo phase process
Pick 5 in order of preferenceFilter hundreds to dozens
Quotes and comments
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8. Announcement
Post-competition publicityQuotes from judges
Short video on entriesAll winners on website
Prize ceremony
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9. After
Big ‘thank you’ to all involvedVirtual ribbons for winners
Processing prizesWebsite as archive
Feedback for next time
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Lessons
Keep it simpleToo many cooks
Partners, partners, partnersManage expectations
Don’t take stuff for granted
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Jonathan [email protected]://twitter.com/jwyg
Open Knowledge Foundationhttp://okfn.org
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