1. Opening Up 2014
Business Lounge

2. We (Co)Organise and
Support Hackathons

3. During those hackathons we
see a lot of amazing applications

4. And most of the time, they
just stop (being amazing).
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5. Lack of knowledge
Lack of funding
Lack of time
Lack of interest
Rebellious applications
Playthings

6. On one hand, a lot of creativity and know-how exists in Europe
to develop smart applications based on open data sets.
On the other hand, solid business models to bring these apps to
the market and make them viable are often lacking.
— Raf Buyle

8. Remember what the
estimated economic
value for Open Data in
Europe was?
70.000.000.000
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/blog/opendata

9. turning
data into
business
• European support network of organisations and individuals
• Tools for data based business
• 19 partners in 10 different countries.

10. Turning Data Into
Business

11. BikeCityGuide
Recognition:
- Won the Eurobike award
- Won the Fiets Innovation award
Limitations:
- A seasonal based business
- Need in terms of user activation
Successes:
- More than 200 thousand downloads
- Increased the number of available cities from
around 30 close to 50

12. There are 2 ways to
get a ticket to the
i n t e r n a t i o n a l
business lounge
2015 in Manchester

13. Win a local
business lounge 1

14. 4 Teams
4 Members of the jury
5 Minute pitch
5 Minutes of Q&A
1 Winner and finalist for the
international Business Lounge
1 Audience award winner

15. Submit your
application online 2http://www.appsforeurope.eu/c oonntteenntt//ssuubbmmiitt--yyoouurr--aapppplliiccaattiioonn

16. Deadline
december
31st 2014 2 http://www.appsforeurope.eu/
content/submit-your-application

17. And now for the local business
lounge let’s meet the jury.

18. Lisa Pattyn - iMinds
International relations
and Student Programs
Ides Bauwens -
Nazka Mapps
Managing Partner and
winner of the iBL 2014
Audience Award
Wouter Degadt -
Leiedal
Host of Opening Up
Conference and Open
Data Expert
Philip Hellemans -
Start It KBC
General Manager at
KBC / Start It KBC

19. 5
You - the audience
Present at the Opening
- Conference

20. 1. We Open Data
2. Open Sports
3. Publi-City
4. Want-ed