For some years now the Reginal Authority of Castilla y León (Junta de Castilla y León) has been keenly supporting the “Open Government” movement as a direct communication channel between the regional government and its citizens, tapping into the new ICTs and abiding by the principles of TRANSPARENCY, COLLABORATION and CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

One of the regional government’s initiatives as part of this ongoing endeavor is to hold the “Open Data Competition”, which rewards projects that supply any type of idea, study, service, educational resource, website or handheld app that draws on the Open Data Portal made available to its citizens by the Junta.

On all the three occasions the competition has been held the Junta de Castilla y León has been supported by GMV, the company thereby showing its ongoing commitment to data reuse and harnessing, the importance of transparency and the support of budding talent. Not only does the company sponsor the prizes but also sits on the jury together with representatives of the regional government.

The competition is open for entries until 10 February. The eight prizewinners will be chosen according to the criteria of usefulness, originality and public value.

Competition terms of reference