The European Investigative Journalism and Dataharvest Conference organised by Journalismfund.eu, is the most relevant networking event for investigative and data journalists in Europe. Dataharvest EIJC17 will take place on Friday 19, Saturday 20 and Sunday morning 21 May 2017, with a pre-conference Hack Day on Thursday 18 May.
The five 5 ESI Funds represent over 40% of the EU budget (EUR 454 billion in the period 2014-2020). They are delivered through over 530 national or regional programmes and provide a clear local or national link to the EU's efforts to improve investment and economic, social and environmental development. The multi layered and multi annual nature of these funds make a challenge to present and explain simply! Meet John WALSH from the European Commission (DG Regional and Urban Policy) who will give you a short introduction into the ESI Funds Open Data platform - https://cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/ - and then walk you through the financial and policy achievements provided by the platform (FAQ: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/faq/about_open_data/ )
