How to apply to ODINE
- 1. Elena Simperl, University of Southampton, UK @ODincubator
- 2. 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 2
- 3. • 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 3
- 4. • Call open until end of August 2016 • Submissions reviewed by external experts every 2 months • Projects of 6 months • Online submission 4
- 5. • 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 5
- 6. • 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 6
- 7. • 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 7
- 8. • 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 8
- 9. Negotiations Successful applicants sign contract with ODINE, including milestones and deliverables 9
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- 11. • 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 11