The Analytics for a Better World Award!

The Foundation for the Dutch Data Science Awards and KHMW (Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities) announce the Analytics for a Better World Award.

The Analytics for a Better World Award is 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.

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.

Analytics for a Better World would like to invite participants to submit a project for consideration for this award.

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 and 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).

KHMW (the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities)

Established in 1752, the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (Royal Dutch Society of Sciences and Humanities, KHMW) is the oldest learned society in the Netherlands. The organization has 550 academic members and 400 societal members. The KHMW aims to promote the sciences and build a bridge between academia and the society at large. The organization does so, among other things, by awarding prizes and organizing lectures and symposia.