The MyData Award is the gold standard for ethical use and sharing of personal data

The MyData Award 2023 is expanding its scope to recognise and celebrate human-centric solutions around the world. 

Applying companies can either receive the MyData in Practice 2023 status if they provide personal data based services to individuals in line with MyData principles, or the MyData Operators 2023 status it they provide a human-centric infrastructure for using and sharing personal data. 

By participating in the award process, companies start or continue their journey towards interoperability as they search for common practices, standards, and technologies.

Previous awardees

MyData Awards span out of the MyData Operator award that ran during 2020-2022. To date, a total of 41 service providers have received the MyData Operator Award.

Awarded organisations were required to demonstrate how they create agency for human-centric data control, and how the data and value flows in their ecosystems. To be considered for the award, these organisations must show how their services have the potential to interoperate with data sources, data using services, and each other.

Why apply?

Receiving a MyData Award demonstrates that a business and its service have an ethical approach to personal data that gives individuals control in line with the MyData Declaration. The benefits for companies and organisations are numerous. As a recipient, your company or organisation will:

• stand out in the sector to both partners as well as users;
• gain an edge when bidding for contracts;
• reassure investors and funders that they are taking a right – a human-centric – approach;
• instil pride in their workforce;
• join the growing MyData movement of ethical personal data companies;
• get ahead of the curve on new legislation and standards;
• become a crucial part of changing the personal data market.

Apply for the Award

You can apply for the MyData in Practice 2023 status, MyData Operator 2023 status or both.

Both categories follow a self-description process, fostering applicants to describe their service offering in line with the MyData principles or the MyData Operator reference model. It is not a certification process.

Eligibility

Your company or organisation must be a MyData Global member or have applied to become one, and you must have signed the MyData Declaration.

Participation fee

Micro organisation	€167
Small organisation	€333
Medium organisation	€833
Large organisation	€1667
(with a 50% discount for non-profits and public sector organisations)

The fee covers the cost of administering the Awards. We will invoice your organisation once you begin the application process.

Timeline

Applications open:	30 January 2023
Application form closed:	27 February 2023 (midnight UTC+0)
Live presentations:	6 – 10 March 2023
Awards announced:	21-23 March 2023

For more information, read the guidance notes, and get in touch with hello@mydata.org for any inquiries or expressing your interest to participate in the awards!