European Big Data Hackathon 2025

Data hackathons, also known as data dives, are intense events where teams of data scientists, IT experts and project managers try to creatively tackle data problems and prototype data analytics products.

Data hackathons last between a day and a week, and they tend to have a specific focus, which can include specific data sources, methodologies, technologies and applications.

The European Big Data Hackathon has three main objectives

• To solve statistical problems, by leveraging algorithms, exploring novel, big and open data sets as potential sources for official statistics, and by engaging with practitioners, developers and data scientists across Europe;
• To devise innovative products and tools, including for data visualisation, to stimulate the use of open data and public use files and to engage with new audiences and users;
• To promote partnerships with research community and private sector, by raising awareness about big data developments in Official Statistics in Europe and by initiating and reinforcing collaboration with the private sector and universities in this field.

The Hackathon will take off on 

6 March 2025 with the announcement of the challenge, and close on 

10 March 2025 with a pitching session at which the teams will present their solutions. 

The winners will be awarded on 

11 March 2025, at the first day of the NTTS 2025, where they will have the opportunity to present their solutions more in detail. 

For points relating to logistics and/or questions on hackathon procedures, please contact our functional mailbox: 

ESTAT-EU-BD-HACKATHON@ec.europa.eu