Selection Criteria and Judging

Selection criteria

• The application must use at least one open data source that originates in Europe. Combinations with other data sources are allowed. Look at the resource section of our website to find more information on how to find open data sources in Europe.
• Only fully filled out entry forms will be taken into consideration.
• The competition is open to all applications (web, phone, pad, Facebook etc.).
• You can participate individually or as a team. In the latter case, the prize will be awarded to the team leader. 
• Participants may submit as many applications as they want, any application that meets the rules can participate in the contest. 
• The application must at least be a working prototype. 
• All rights concerning the idea and the development of the app remain with the sender.

Judging

All online entries will be judged by the Apps for Europe partners. They will determine who goes on to the International Business Lounge @ FutureEverything and get to meet and mingle with the international investor community. The jury will look at several aspects of each entry:

• Team behind the app, who are you and why can you make this app a success
• Innovative use of open data, are you showing the world the potential of open data
• Business value an opportunity, what is your business model, how are you going to make money
• Originality of the app, are you creating a new application or service
• Potential social value and market, what are you contributing to the improvement of society
• Usability & user friendliness of the app, is your application easy to use

Get an overview of all important competition dates and deadline