Key dates
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Submission deadline for proposals: 22 October 2024
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All participants will be notified of the evaluation outcome in November 2024
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The selected contributors will submit a draft presentation of their speech by 15 January 2025
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The selected contributors will submit a final presentation of their speech by 18 February 2025
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EU Open Data Days conference: 19-20 March 2025
How can you contribute? Conference topics
Contributions will take the form of speeches and/or presentations in a plenary session. Those speeches and/or presentations should last between 20 and 35 minutes (including questions and answers) and will be confirmed once your proposal is retained by the evaluation committee.
Your contribution can be linked to one of these themes:
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Open data ecosystems & governance: presentations in this category will focus on the policy aspects of open data, including data governance, the creation and management of open data spaces (e.g. the European open data space), and the implementation of open data legislation. Your proposal should spark discussions on data strategy and the sharing of best practices on policy implementation and monitoring, such as the regulation of high-value datasets.
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Data reuse & impact: this category covers success stories, best practices, and high-impact reuse examples from government, academia and the private sector. It encourages submissions that reuse open data from the official European data portal, data.europa.eu, and that highlight how open data initiatives support policymaking, enhance transparency, and drive innovation in various domains as well as how AI can be used to analyse open data.
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Data access, quality, & interoperability: submissions in this category will address the technical challenges and solutions related to making open data more accessible, interoperable and reusable. Topics can include overcoming data accessibility challenges, implementing standards for data and metadata quality, best practices for re-using open data to train AI systems and promoting linked open data practices.
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Data visualisation & communication: focusing on the art and science of visualising (open) data, this category is suitable for presentations on successful projects, innovative tools, technologies, and trends in data visualisation. It aims to explore how data visualisation can facilitate communications about complex topics, foster better policymaking and increase citizen engagement.
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Data literacy & community building: aimed at fostering a strong community around open data, presentations in this category will emphasise skill-building and knowledge sharing. This category is suitable for inventive initiatives that promote data literacy and best practices on effective ways to build related skills, especially within the public sector in Europe.
