This pages summarises data collection procedures for OpenGov HR.

Disclaimer: OpenGov HR provides a structured overview of Polkadot ecosystem teams and contributors that are or have been funded by OpenGov.

OpenGov HR does not constitute an endorsement of the teams and contributors listed.

OpenGov HR does not aim nor claim to establish a “single source of truth” for off-chain data. Viewers are strongly encouraged to click through the links presented in OpenGov HR databases to obtain more details on the information presented.

1. Data sourcing:

Where does the data indexed in OpenGov HR databases come from?

On-chain data Off-chain data
Bounties HR Polkassembly, Subsquare (API), DoTreasury, Subscan Bounty/curator candidacy proposal documents, Bounties webpages, Polkadot Forum
Bounties Staff Polkassembly, Subsquare, DoTreasury, Subscan Bounty/curator candidacy documents, Bounties webpages, Polkadot Forum
**DevRel HR & BD HR** Polkassembly, Subsquare, DoTreasury, Subscan Treasury/Bounty/Phragmén Initiative Fund proposal documents, Bounties webpages, Project web/social pages, Polkadot Forum
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2. Data indexing:

2.1 Data selection:

How is the data indexed in OpenGov HR databases selected?

Selection criteria Rejection criteria Notes
Bounties HR • Bounty is funded
• Bounty is active
• Bounty has issued payouts for bounty roles or bounty admin duties • Bounty was claimed
• Bounty was rejected
• Bounty was cancelled
Bounties Staff • Staff has been paid for bounty roles or admin duties
• Staff is an individual, the representatives of an organisation, a registered business • Staff has been paid for other roles/duties unrelated to bounty admin The field ‘Professional experience’ highlights some of the official roles/positions held by Bounties staff in the past and present. This is not an exhaustive list.
**DevRel HR & BD HR** • Team is a group, an association, a DAO, a registered business
• Team has received funding from OpenGov • Team is part of W3F, Parity, or an ecosystem project (i.e. parachains & tokens issuers) The dropdown menu highlights some of the efforts/successes achieved by teams throughout their history. This is not an exhaustive list.
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2.2 Data filtering and sorting:

How is the data indexed in OpenGov HR databases filtered and sorted?

Filtering criteria (fields) Sorting criteria (charts)
Bounties HR Inception:
• The date on which the initial bounty proposal was submitted
Chain:
• Bounties that are submitted on Polkadot and Kusama
ID & Address:
• Active bounty IDs and their on-chain accounts
Balance:
• Current balance (in DOT/KSM) linked to active bounty IDs
Child bounties count:
• Child bounties that are linked to active bounty IDs
Child bounties sum:
• Total amount of DOT/KSM disbursed by active bounty IDs
Top-ups:
• Top-up proposals that are linked to active bounty IDs • List of bounties submitted on each chain
• Number of bounties created per month (historical)
• Total number of bounties in which each staff participate
• Total amount of DOT/KSM available in each bounty
• Total number of child bounties awarded by each bounty
• Total number of top-ups proposals awarded to each bounty
Bounties Staff Roles:
• Bounty roles that are listed in the initial bounty proposal or in top-up proposal(s)
• Bounty admin duties that are listed in child bounties
Professional experience:
• Bounties staff’s past and current official roles/positions (non-exhaustive)
Professional organisations:
• Bounties staff that are linked to an organisation operating within or outside the ecosystem • Number of distinct bounty roles assigned to each staff
• Total number of staff assigned to each bounty role
• The most represented organisations
• Total number of staff affiliated to the Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship
• Total number of staff affiliated to Parity Technologies
**DevRel HR & BD HR** Start date:
• The date on which the team was launched on socials OR the team’s first treasury proposal was submitted
Teams/Contributors:
• Teams/Contributors that are listed in Treasury proposals
Regions:
• Teams/Contributors that have participated to key industry events of the region
Programs:
• Teams that have run standalone DevRel-related programs
Services:
• Teams/Contributors that have delivered BD-related services
Status:
• ACTIVE: Teams that have submitted a Treasury proposal OR made Polkadot-related publications on their web/social pages in the past 3 months
• ?: Teams that have not submitted a Treasury proposal in the past 6 months
• INACTIVE: Teams that have not made Polkadot-related publications on their web/social pages in the past 9 months
Treasury proposals:
• Treasury proposals that are not funded by native bounty programs (i.e. Event bounty’s Polkadot Roots/Meetup; Meetup bounty’s Meetups, Marketing bounty’s Community Management) • Number of teams onboarded per month (historical)
• Total number of teams and their current status
• The most represented programs or services
• The most active regions
• Total number of programs/services delivered by each team
• Total number of treasury proposals funded for each team
• Teams that deliver the most for less (comparative)
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Created: 6th September 2025