{"id":21682,"date":"2024-06-07T08:33:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T08:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=21682"},"modified":"2024-06-07T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T14:45:19","slug":"call-for-applications-to-participate-in-datathon-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=21682&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications to Participate in DataThon 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The AIS organization, a promoter of Open Data for Albania, in collaboration with the OSCE Presence in Albania, <strong>invites you<\/strong> to apply to be part of the Marathon for Open and Transparent Data, <strong>DataThon 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s Open Data Marathon is dedicated to young people and will focus on state budget data and public finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will be held in Tirana in the early days of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite and welcome applications from young people who wish to empower themselves in <strong>financial education<\/strong> with principles and models of <strong>open budget<\/strong> and <strong>participatory budgeting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who can apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Young people aged 20 to 30 years old<\/li><li>Students, professionals, economists, lawyers, activists, researchers, or data enthusiasts<\/li><li>Young people who wish to participate and contribute to awareness and civic activism<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<center>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"746\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-07-161648.png?resize=746%2C371\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21693\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to apply:<\/strong> Fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf-w6V0YvqJBzQoGMBnFVnSsvFbPRMfRxF_jzhwbq163dWbhQ\/viewform?pli=1\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf-w6V0YvqJBzQoGMBnFVnSsvFbPRMfRxF_jzhwbq163dWbhQ\/viewform?pli=1\">Application Form<\/a> with information related to your identity, education, profession, and engagement. Don\u2019t forget to provide your contact details and a reason why you wish to be part of DataThon Albania 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How much time do I need to commit?<\/strong> In the upcoming weeks, successful candidates will be invited to a kick-off event, and two workshops or info sessions. During these Startup-style events, the topic selection, group division, monitoring, database presentation, data collection, and analysis will take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <strong>final DataThon event<\/strong>, each participant will present graphs, visualizations, analyses, and civic viewpoints on a topic related to Transparent and Participatory Budgeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What happens after the Marathon?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The best works will be published on the AIS project page &#8216;FollowtheMoney.al&#8217;<\/li><li>The most outstanding participant will be engaged at AIS\/OpenDataAlbania as an analyst staff with a 3 to 6-month contract<\/li><li>Promotion and Creativity for participants<\/li><li>Networking with young data enthusiasts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Background<\/em><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DataThons<\/strong> are open, creative, motivating, useful, and awareness-raising events. The word DataThon comes from Data+Marathon. DataThons can be organized anytime by groups with a desire and passion for data and interest in a topic or sector. In Albania, the first DataThon was held in December 2011 by the AIS, promoter of OpenDataAlbania. Since then, AIS has organized open marathons every year, such as DiploHack, DataThon, and Hackathon with the most recent one was in April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions, email <a href=\"mailto:info@ais.al\">info@ais.al<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join the most Creative and Intelligent Marathon!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<b>#DataThonAlbania2024<br>\n#OpenBudget<br>\n#YouthFinancialEducation<br>\n#ParticipatoryBudgeting<br>\n#OpenDataAlbania<br><br><\/b>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AIS organization, a promoter of Open Data for Albania, in collaboration with the OSCE Presence in Albania, invites you to apply to be part of the Marathon for Open and Transparent Data, DataThon 2024. This year&#8217;s Open Data Marathon is dedicated to young people and will focus on state budget data and public finances. The event will be held in Tirana in the early&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-07-161648.png?fit=746%2C371&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23150,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=23150&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":21682,"position":0},"title":"Empowering Fact-Based Journalism - A DataThon with Investigative Journalists. 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