Open Data Student Award 2020: call for entries

  • Student Award

Open Data Student Award 2020

Open data is an inevitable consequence of digitalisation. That is why the associations Opendata.ch and CH Open decided to endow a student award. This award stands for outstanding applications of open data in teaching and continuing education. SBB, Swisscom, Swiss Post and Netcetera are on board as sponsors.

The award honours a piece of student work, for which the winners receive prize money totalling CHF 1000 (from the companies mentioned above). The award will be presented at the Opendata.ch/2020 Forum on 23 June 2020.

Award criteria

The student work makes exemplary use of open data and/or open government data (OGD) relating to Switzerland. Where appropriate, it uses data visualisation and open standards (file formats, web services).

The result can be a written paper or an application. Ideally it stands for open science, which also includes open source, and is reproducible, including raw data and program scripts. Novelty, creativity, cost-effectiveness, documentation, practical relevance and exemplary use of OD or OGD will be assessed. The author(s) of the work agree to the submission and to the publication of the work and the media (photos and videos).

Eligibility

All students at a Swiss higher education institution are eligible. The following forms are permitted:

  • Coursework at a higher education institution (incl. CAS)
  • Exercise or internship work
  • Semester paper, bachelor’s or master’s thesis
  • Private work by a currently enrolled student

Nomination and submission

  • Short description (one-pager) incl. illustration
  • Study work (PDF and/or link to the app)

Submissions must be made by the students, complete and on time, before 7 June 2020. Submit by email to rahel.ryf@opendata.ch. The award will be presented at the Opendata.ch/2020 Forum on 23 June. Nominees are expected to take part in the online forum. The winner will be notified in advance. No correspondence will be entered into regarding the award.

Jury

Daniel Krebser
Founder/Owner/Managing Partner ATIZO

André Golliez
Co-Founder / Managing Partner Zetamind
Board Opendata.ch

Jannis Valaulta
CH Open board member

Prof. Stefan Keller
Professor of Computer Science, HSR Rapperswil

Kirsten Dolfus
SBB Technology Management / Enterprise Architect