Data Pitch Impact Assessment: our learnings

Data Pitch Impact Assessment: our learnings

At Data Pitch, we understand that data has the potential to create huge value for businesses, that startups and entrepreneurs have the initiative and ideas to create solutions to sector challenges, and that large organisations can unlock hidden potential in their...
Reflecting on Data Pitch startup successes

Reflecting on Data Pitch startup successes

Data Pitch was the first open innovation programme funded by the European Commission to explore how data shared by large organisations, from government bodies to multinational corporations, could be used by startups and innovators to tackle specific company and sector...
Helping data owners embrace innovation

Helping data owners embrace innovation

Data Pitch has worked with businesses and startups to show the value of data sharing for companies of all sizes across Europe. As the programme reaches its final phase, what have we learned about the best, and safest ways for businesses to share their data? Two years...
Data Pitch: what’s next for European data sharing?

Data Pitch: what’s next for European data sharing?

As Data Pitch draws to a close, we ask Programme Director Elena Simperl for her reflections on its achievements and her thoughts on the next steps for the European data ecosystem.  What aspect of Data Pitch are you most proud of as Programme Director?  I’m most proud...
Understanding the legal landscape: how startup programmes can help

Understanding the legal landscape: how startup programmes can help

The Data Pitch programme was one of the first of its kind to encourage large organisations to work with innovative startups, sharing their data with them in order to find new solutions to industry problems.  Sharing datasets between two parties can lead to improved...