Analytics for a Better World Award

dinsdag, september 19, 2023 | Headlines, Prijzen

The Foundation for the Dutch Data Science Awards and KHMW announce the Analytics for a Better World Award.

Nominations closed.

The Analytics for a Better World Award will be presented annually to an individual or organization that has applied analytics with a high social and/or societal impact that contributes to the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Analytics for a Better World would like to invite participants to submit a project for consideration for this award.

The Analytics for a Better World Award is intended for individuals or teams based in the Netherlands working at universities, NGOs, governments, and commercial companies. The award comes with a donation to a charitable organization of €3,000, €2,000, €1,000, for the first, second and third place respectively.

What should be submitted?

• A description of the individual or organization’s project that has applied analytics with a high social and/or societal impact that contributes to the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
• A description, both qualitative and quantitative, of the impact this project has had on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (one or multiple SDGs).
• An external statement in support of why this individual or organization should be awarded the prize from key stakeholders or beneficiaries of the project.

How will the entry be judged?

The prize will be awarded by the KHMW board based on the recommendation of a panel of judges comprising KHMW members. The judges will evaluate the entry based on the project’s application of analytics, the impact towards the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as its originality and scalability. In 2024 the jury consists of Sigrid van Aken, CEO Postcode Lottery Group and Mirjam van Praag, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Leadership, VU Amsterdam.

Entry requirements

• Entries must be submitted by e-mail no later than 14 April 2024, to: prijzen@khmw.nl
• Entries may be in Dutch or in English.
• There must be at least one representative present at the ABW Conference on Tuesday 14 May 2024 to give a short presentation about the project and be able to receive the award.

If you have any questions, please contact either the KHMW secretariat (prijzen@khmw.nl) or the ABW secretariat (hello@analyticsbetterworld.org).

Previous winners

2024

Melissa Koenen MSc: Optimizing diets for affordability, palatability, and environmental sustainability: a multi-objective approach
Meike Reusken MSc: A food bank supply chain model: Optimizing investments to maximize food assistance
Valentijn Stienen MSc: Analytics for Humanitarian Networks in Uncertain and Data-Scarce Environments

THE ANALYTICS FOR A BETTER WORLD AWARD IS SUPPORTED BY: