Elena Simperl, University of Southampton, UK @ODincubator

Open data is the new oil • Not consumed through

use • Enables data sets to be

joined together • Great platform for

collaboration • Can cross geographic

boundaries • Not just public sector

Business models • Cleaning and presenting open

data based insight • Combining open data with

closed to create better service • Using open data to kick start a

new market

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• up to €100 000 equity-free funding per company

• expert advice from business mentors

• peer-networking and support

• high-quality exposure in The Guardian and other media outlets

• introductions to investors

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• Call open until end of August 2016

• Submissions reviewed by external experts every 2 months

• Projects of 6 months

• Online submission

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• Things that matter • Business ideas using open data*

– Possibly in combination with proprietary data, if relevant

• Funds for

– Salaries – Equipment, consumables, travels – Subcontracting to other parties (e.g., marketing, training, legal support) – Indirect expenditure (office space, office infrastructure etc.) – See also Horizon 2020 guidelines

*‘data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone - subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and sharealike’

Open Data Handbook

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• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)* building a business around open data

• Established in EU28 countries or Horizon 2020 associated countries**

*EU Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC & SME user guide

**See Horizon 2020 guidelines

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• Online application – About the applicant: basic information about the SME,

including full legal name, address, and company registration number or VAT number.

– Short proposal (4 pages) • Idea • Impact • Team and requested funding

– Declaration of honor, signed/stamped by the legal representative of the SME

– Confirmation of SME registration with the EC

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• Process – Two external experts – Shortlisted applicants

invited to online interview

– Feedback for all applications

– Notifications within one month from submission

• Criteria – Idea

• Strength and novelty of the idea • Usage and/or creation of open

data

– Impact • Value proposition and potential

scale • Market opportunity and timing • Triple bottom line impact (social,

environmental, economic)

– Team and budget • Knowledge and skills of the team • Capacity to realize the idea • Appropriateness of the budget to

realize the idea

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Negotiations Successful applicants sign contract with ODINE, including milestones and deliverables

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• Subscribe to our mailing list: opendataincubator.eu

• Follow us on Twitter @Odincubator

• Call documentation: opendataincubator.eu/odine-call-announcement/

• Questions about the call: call@opendataincubator.eu

• Online submissions: apply.opendataincubator.eu

• Visit our exhibition stand @Semantics2015 on September 16th

• Join us tonight @SmartDataSolutions Meetup

• Next Information Day: November 2015 @ODI Summit, London , UK

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