Denmark announces the Public Data In Play competition winners!
Source: Digitaliser.dk
Vinderne af projektkonkurrencen ’Offentlige Data I Spil’ er fundet
Copenhagen: 5 February 2010
The Danish Minister of Science Helge Sander announced the winners of the Danish Public Data in Play Competition to develop applications that re-used public sector information. The prize winners have been given financial support to now bring their winning ideas to reality.
The press release states:
“De tre vindere af Videnskabsministeriets projektkonkurrence ’Offentlige Data I Spil’ er netop kåret ved en konference om adgang til offentlige data. Vinderprojekternes fokus spænder vidt fra energioptimering af parcelhuse over politiske data, som kan understøtte demokrati og åbenhed, til lokalisering af offentlige toiletter. Vinderne får hver op til 100.000 kroner i støtte til at realisere deres projekter.
Projektkonkurrencen er et element i initiativet ’Offentlige Data I Spil’, som fokuserer på, hvordan offentlige datasæt kan gøres tilgængelige som råstof for innovation og udvikling af nyttige digitale tjenester. På konferencen offentliggjorde videnskabsminister Helge Sander vinderprojekterne, som er udvalgt af et eksternt dommerpanel af eksperter i web 2.0, innovation og forretningsudvikling.
Husets Web - energioptimering af parcelhuse
Den første vinder blev virksomheden Husets Web ApS, repræsenteret ved direktør Rudi Kragh, som havde indsendt en projektidé om energioptimering. Dommerpanelet fremhævede blandt andet, at der var tale om Grøn IT, og at projektidéen var baseret på en økonomisk analyse og gav forretningsmæssig mening.
Politisk Data API - adgang til data om politik
Den anden vinder var Michael Friis, som havde stillet med en idé til et system, som indsamler politiske data og hjælper andre med adgang til data. Dommerne lagde vægt på, at systemet kunne skabe mere transparens og tilgang til faktuelt materiale om det politiske arbejde og dermed ville kunne styrke demokratiet. Desuden bemærkede dommerne, at projektet måske også kunne tiltrække yngre mennesker, som ikke interesserer sig for den etablerede politiske debat, men som kan lokkes af muligheden for at kommentere via nettet.
Find nærmeste toilet - hvor er de offentlige toiletter?
Den sidste vinder var Tine Müller, som havde indsendt en idé om visning af alle offentlige toiletter på et søgbart kort. Dommerne fremhævede, at dette projekt udmærkede sig ved at have taget et tabubelagt område op, som ikke desto mindre er relevant for i princippet alle mennesker. Samtidig understregede de også, at der var tale om et ægte ildsjælsprojekt.
Både virksomheder og privatpersoner vil bygge tjenester med offentlige data
Bredden og kreativiteten i de indkomne projektforslag i konkurrencen viser, at offentlige data kan bruges til nyttige tjenester inden for et utal af genrer, og at det både er virksomheder og privatpersoner, som har de gode idéer.”
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Approximate English translation:
“The three winners of the Ministry of Science contest 'Public Data In Play' is precisely cut by a conference on access to government data. Winning projects focus ranging from energy optimization of the houses of political data to support democracy and openness to the location of public toilets. The winners will each have up to 100,000 dollars in support to realize their projects.
Project Competition is an element of the initiative 'government data in Play', which focuses on how public data sets can be made available as raw material for innovation and development of useful digital services. At the conference, announced Minister of Science Helge Sander winning projects, selected by an outside jury of experts in Web 2.0, innovation and business development.
House Web - energy optimization of detached houses
The first winner was the company house Web ApS represented by director Rudi Kragh, who submitted a project idea of energy optimization. The panel of judges highlighted among other things, that there was talk about Green IT, and that the project idea was based on an economic analysis and gave the business sense.
Political Data API - access to data about politics
The second winner was Michael Friis, who moved with an idea for a system to collect political data and helping others with access to data. The judges emphasized that the system could create more transparency and approach to factual material about the political processes and thus could strengthen democracy. Judges also noted that the project may also attract younger people who are not interested in the established political debate, but can be enticed by the opportunity to comment online.
Find the nearest toilet - where are the public toilets?
The last winner was Tina Muller, who had posted an idea about the display of all public toilets in a searchable map. The judges emphasized that this project was distinguished by having taken a taboo area up, which nonetheless is relevant to the principle of all people. At the same time they also stressed that there was a real fiery project.
Both businesses and individuals to build services with public data
Bank and creativity in the proposals received in the competition shows that public data can be used to useful services in a myriad of genres, and that both companies and individuals who have good ideas.”