Deadline: 09-Oct-2020
The Government of Ireland has announced the 2020-2021 competitive Open Data Engagement Fund. This fund is designed to raise awareness of Open Data and to promote the reuse of open data on the national Open Data portal. The portal is a repository of open government datasets and currently links to over 10,000 public service datasets in open format.
Promoting usage of data on the Open Data Portal is a key theme in the national Open Data Strategy 2017-2022. The Open Data Engagement Fund is designed to promote awareness and provide support towards improving the usage of public sector data on the Portal. It is a competitive fund which encourages applications from any organisation or individual including public bodies, SMEs, students and academia.
The Open Data Engagement Fund (totalling up to €30,000) has been developed in conjunction with the Open Data Governance Board (ODGB) which provides leadership in implementing Ireland’s Open Data Initiative and this is the fourth year in which the fund has been made available. Promoting reuse of the data on the open data portal is a key theme in the national National Open Data Strategy 2017-2022 .
Funding Information
- A minimum funding allocation of €200 and maximum of €5000 will apply.
Criteria
- Applications can be made by any organisation or individual (in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). This includes inter alia a public body, business, research body, university, school, college, civil society group.
