This document summarizes the key aspects of an open data incubator program. The incubator provides resources like funding up to €100,000, computing resources, introductions to mentors and investors, and training to help projects make use of open data and develop businesses or services. It accepts applications on a rolling basis and projects are selected every two months for six month incubations. The goal is to help facilitate the commercialization of open data and data-driven businesses through various supports.

1. Elena Simperl, University of Southampton, UK
@ODincubator

2. • Not consumed through use
• Enables data sets to be joined together
• Great platform for collaboration
• Can cross geographic boundaries
• Not just public sector
McKinsey estimate ~$3 trillion from open data
worldwide
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3. • 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
• Publishing open data to show integrity
• Publishing open data to facilitate
collaboration
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8. Personalized training and
advice
Matchmaking with business
mentors
Introductions to VS and
business angels
ODI Summit
European Data Forum
Meet-ups and peer pairing
Access to data sets
Technology
Computing resources
Via the Guardian and ODINE
channels
Up to €100,000, 0% equity
Global footprint via
internationalization
Offers/perks up to €100,000
Space at a cost
Accountability Training &
Advice
Mentors
Networking
Infrastructure PR & Comms Grant
Others
Performance measurement
Progress reports every 2 weeks
Briefings and milestone reviews
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9. • Call open from May 2015 to August 2016
• Submissions reviewed by external experts every 2 months
• Projects of 6 months
• Up to €100K per project
• Online submission
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10. • Promote your data sets
• Help you understand the value of your data
• Advise on data provision
• Curate and integrate existing data sets for further reuse
• Advise on tool support
• Test technology and infrastructure
• Create a greter awarness of the data-driven businesses
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11. • Help you gain early awareness of an emerging market
• Introduce you to young talent and promising companies
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12. • Facilitate transfer of open data research into commercial
environments
• Students secondments and placements
• Networking and relationship building with open data
businesses
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13. Align efforts on open
data outreach towards
the public and private
sector
Collect and publish joint
– data value chain case studies;
– open data success stories;
– business models guidelines.
Promote your data sets and
technology
Promote your training
activities
Support your
commercialization activities
Free open data webinar
series Innovation fairs
Promotion through the
Guardian’s open data
economy site
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https://opendataincubator.eu/incubator-partner/

14. • 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
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