Highlights from the ADEM Open Data Hackathon
date: 10/01/2025
The Open Data Hackathon, hosted at GovTech Lab, featured introductions by Inès Baer and Gabriele Marconi from ADEM's Statistics Department, and a presentation on the ESCO framework by the European Commission's ESCO team.
The event brought together around 30 experts from various countries, including Belgium and Estonia, representing the private sector, government institutions, public establishments, and academia. Six teams were formed to work on proposals for making better use of the employment portal's data. The teams developed a variety of tools and interfaces using this data to support jobseekers in their search for a new job.
To carry out their proposals, participants had access to datasets from ADEM, ESCO and the Web Intelligence Hub. Some went further afield, for example into the datasets of the Digital Learning Hub in Luxembourg.
The proposals developed by teams were ambitious, and showcased innovative approaches to matching skills with job offers, aligning CVs with the ESCO classification, and optimising CVs for better job search outcomes. Highlights included tools to map in-demand skills to job vacancies, align CVs with EU labour market classifications, and refine CVs with user-friendly interfaces for enhanced visibility and tailored job applications.
The WIH’s data on online job advertisements was particularly beneficial, enabling analysis that extends beyond national borders. This is especially crucial for Luxembourg, which operates within a larger labour market spanning at least four different countries.
Nijat Hajikhanov and Inderpal Singh, who both participated in the Hackathon event, shared their takeaways: ‘The Hackathon was an excellent experience for our team. We became familiar with datasets available on the open data portal and Eurostat, particularly the Grand Région job offer dataset. In the third quarter of 2023, Luxembourg had over 480,000 employees, including 226,000 cross-border workers, according to ADEM. Thus, Eurostat’s dataset was invaluable for discussions on cross-border analysis. Moving forward, we plan to apply these discussion results to further our analysis on a cross-border level. Our aim is to assist ADEM and other institutions in reducing the skills gap and guiding job seekers toward future career paths.’
You can read more about ADEM’s Hackathon event here.