Data: Includes not only official digital data but also existing data, images, databases, etc., regarding the history, culture, art, literature, economy, and other sectors of Armenia and the Diaspora.
The competition will interest:
- Developers,
- Researchers and data analysts,
- Digital humanities specialists,
- Data journalists and other professionals,
- Students wishing to establish themselves in these fields.
Main goal: To stimulate productive joint/separate work and free exchange of experience between developers and researchers, thereby expanding the use of open data in useful projects within Armenia.
Categories
use AI to create interactive visualizations and data storytelling or to collect databases.
For whom: data and AI specialists, journalists, designers, infographic specialists, and students.
Timeline
It is part of International Open Data Days, an initiative organized by the Open Knowledge International Foundation, supported by several intergovernmental and international organizations, including the United Nations and the World Bank. Events are held in various countries worldwide; information about them can be found at https://opendataday.org.
Updates
You can find the materials we have prepared on our social networks, particularly on our Telegram and Youtube channels.
Rules
- Individuals as well as teams of up to 5 members can participate in the competition.
- Specialists and students interested in the culture and history of Armenia and the Armenian people can participate, regardless of their place of residence.
- Participants can primarily use any sources of open data related to the culture and history of Armenia and the Armenian people.
- All materials provided by participants must be published with open-source code and circulated under a free license (Creative Commons, MIT, Apache 2). Useful links: https://opendefinition.org/guide/ and https://opensource.org/licenses/
- Publications must be maintained online for at least 1 year.
- Participants must submit a brief report including a description of the developed project, methodology, and a list of used data sources.
- All materials must be provided in English (descriptions in Armenian, Russian, or other languages are optional).
Previous year's winners
Cultural Application Winner: The ArmAQI project, which fosters a culture of monitoring air pollution levels. Participants are volunteers who installed air quality monitoring devices in homes, offices, and other locations, with the data collected on the ArmAQI.org website.
Visualization Winner: An interactive storytelling project about Tigranes the Great. Using maps and data, it narrates how Armenia became an empire, its subsequent territorial losses, and the overall impact of Tigranes' reign. The project is accessible at tigranes-great.netlify.app.
Visualization Winner: The Birdwatching in Armenia project. Designed for birdwatching enthusiasts, it maps where specific birds can be spotted. The database includes 2,470 mapped locations covering 359 bird species. The project is accessible at birdwatchingarmenia.vercel.app.
FAQ
Applications can be submitted by anyone over 18 years old, regardless of citizenship or place of residence.
In the event of a win, participants must be able to receive their monetary prize in foreign currency from a legal entity registered in Armenia; potential transaction costs should be taken into account.
Both individuals and teams may participate in the event.
The competition application can be submitted via the provided link by completing the Google Form by March 6, 2026.
- Practical value: The most critical criterion is the project's practical utility. Jury members will evaluate the usefulness and importance of the project for its intended target audience.
- Quality of implementation: This includes the depth and complexity of the project's development (technical and methodological), as well as its degree of completeness and readiness for use at the time of submission.
- Adherence to openness and Open Knowledge principles: This involves the use of open data and the publication of the project's source code on GitHub under a free license.
Where to find Open data
- Data Catalog Armenia https://data.opendata.am/
- WorldPop https://hub.worldpop.org
- Global Forest Watch Open data portal of Armenia https://data-download-gfw.hub.arcgis.com
- World Bank https://datacatalog.worldbank.org
- ArmSIS https://armsis.cas.am
- Institute of Geological Sciences Geoportal https://vgse.geology.am
- World Health Organisations https://data.who.int/countries/051
- Climate Change Indicators https://climatedata.imf.org/pages/country-data
- Global Core Biodata Resource https://www.gbif.org/country/AM/about
- Humanitarian Data Exchange https://data.humdata.org/group/a
- You can find more information about data sources related to Armenia on the Open Data Armenia Telegram channel. https://t.me/opendataam
Partners
Sponsors
Media partners
Organizer
The competition is organized by Open Data Armenia (“Open Data” Development Center NGO), which works to build a sustainable open data ecosystem in Armenia and engage developers and data specialists in creating technology for public good.
Contacts
Contact us via:
- Email: opendata@opendata.am
- Telegram Chat: https://t.me/opendataamchat