0. General Information

Considerations for each category

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Open Software

We accept most types of source code for software solutions, except for developer tools or compiled/ executable apps.

✅ Some examples of acceptable software solutions are:

• Web applications
• Mobile applications
• Desktop software
• User-facing scripts, libraries or packages
• Operating systems

❌ Some examples of ineligible software solutions are:

• Generic libraries, plugins, packages & frameworks
• Firmware, device drivers
• Programming languages, interpreters, compilers, etc
• Protocols

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Open Data

We accept one-off releases of a single dataset, a collection of datasets, or an API.

✅ Some examples of acceptable datasets are:

• Historical or statistical data that can be accessed or downloaded directly through a URL
• Topic or sector-related data aggregation platforms or collections, as long as all data is open
• A public API operating over static or real-time data
• Other open datasets like geographical, public sector, regional, science, education, environmental, or other types of data

❌ Some examples of ineligible data are:

• Graphics or visualizations (static or interactive) without access to the raw data
• High-level aggregated data or single data points
• Any datasets not accessible in open formats

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Open Content

We only accept open content collections and do not accept individual pieces of content.

✅ Some examples of acceptable content are:

• Collections of learning materials or resources
• Collections of publications or academic papers
• E-learning open content that addresses various topics
• Collection of books, guides, manuals, etc.
• Other collections of content like data visualizations/ aggregators, blog posts, infographics, audiovisuals, images, audio, and other forms of digital content

❌ Some examples of ineligible content are:

• Individual pieces of content
• Social media posts
• Single book, article, post, media, etc.

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Open AI Models An AI Model must contain model weights, training code, and data.

✅ Some examples of acceptable AI Models are:

• Scripts, notebooks, and/or code related to the model and the training data
• Packaged model (library or framework) and training data

❌ Some examples of ineligible AI Models are:

• Academic paper (theoretical)
• Software where the usage of the AI model is not the main component (this will fit under the regular software category)