REGIONAL AND URBAN POLICY - Registrations are now open for the 2020 fully online EU Datathon!

12 finalists have been shortlisted for the final competition; join us and discover them! On 15 October 2020, 12 shortlisted teams will compete in the online final of the EU Datathon – the open data competition. The preselection jury had to make this selection from among 121 submitted proposals, the highest number of entries since the first EU Datathon took place in 2017. These 12 finalists are expected to present up-and-running apps that use open data made available by the EU institutions, agencies and bodies. Each app should address one of four key challenges set by the European Commission.

date: 23/09/2020

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Challenge 1: ‘A European Green Deal’
Challenge 2: ‘An economy that works for people’
Challenge 3: ‘A new push for European democracy’
Challenge 4: ‘A Europe fit for the digital age’

Apps contributing to a greener economy, transforming rural areas, fostering transparency, defencing our democracy against disinformation, providing educational tools to adapt to the ongoing digitalisation… these are some of the proposals the finalist teams from all around the world will present in the final event.

Take a minute to learn more about what these teams are developing by watching the ‘Behind the scenes’ videos.

Join us in the final competition!

The final stage of EU Datathon 2020 will take place as part of one of the biggest EU events, the European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek), which brings together various EU and international partners. It will be accessible to everyone, you only need to register!