ESIC inks data sharing partnership
Integrity body secures link-up with esports data giant Esports Charts to bolster presence
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has put pen to paper on its first-ever data sharing partnership.
The regulatory body has partnered with global esports data provider Esports Charts in a move which will allow the pair to collaborate across industry data trends.
Under the remit of the agreement, Esports Charts will provide ESIC with access to its data, as well as publish joint periodic reports on integrity and industry risk.
The pair also plan to create data case studies for academic use, giving accessibility to academics who are interested in esports.
Esports Charts collates data from more than 1,300 esports tournament organisers and provides consultancy services, as well as producing independent reports on the industry.
Stephen Hanna, ESIC director of global partnerships, said: “ESIC is happy to have Esports Charts join ESIC as a data partner. This partnership with Esports Charts will allow ESIC to tap into reliable data which will help ESIC stay informed about the industry trends relevant to its operations.
“Further to this, ESIC is looking forward to working with Esports Charts in order to augment academic prospects within the esports field through the facilitation of data accessibility. Data partnerships like this one are vital to ESIC’s ongoing success,” he added.
Ivan Danishevsky, Esports Charts founder, said: “The integrity of data, protection of the market from fraud, systematisation of information, favourable market growth, fair play – are the main tasks in the Esports Charts’ mission. And we are glad that ESIC is our teammate in these matters, who deeply shares all of them.”