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GovHack

GovHack is a significant annual open government and open data hackathon, attracting over 15,000 participants since 2009. First run as a small Canberra-based event, it quickly expanded to an international competition with simultaneous events taking place in major cities across Australia and New Zealand each year, with virtual events for remote and international participants. Since its inception, over 2,500 projects have been published by participants to demonstrate the practical value of open data.[1]

GovHack
StatusActive
GenreHackathon
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Australia, New Zealand, and International Virtual event
Years active14
Inaugurated2009
Attendance>15,000 total
Websitehttp://www.govhack.org

Format edit

The competition requires small teams of competitors to produce a project using open data within 46 hours, from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. The format of the project is unspecified, but web applications, mobile apps, and visualisations are common, with games and art also being encouraged.

Although competitors may use any available open data, certain prize categories mandate the use of certain datasets, such as "Best Geoscience Award" or "Best Use of Taxation Statistics Award". Typically, participating sponsors and government departments release new datasets for the competition each year.[2]

Each team must produce evidence of work, such as source code, and are judged on a three-minute video they must produce about their project. Teams are required to publish their projects using an open license.

History edit

GovHack was first run at the Australian National University in 2009,[3] funded by the Australian "Gov 2.0 Taskforce".[4]

 
Participants at GovHack 2014 in Sydney.

In 2012, GovHack became an annual event and was run in two locations.[5] During the early years of the competition, the Australian chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation assisted with the operation of the event, with Pia Andrews as head of the national GovHack operations team.

From 2013 to 2017 GovHack rapidly expanded to become an international competition run throughout Australia and New Zealand, with virtual events for remote and international participants.

2014 marked the first annual GovHack Red Carpet Awards to celebrate the winners, sponsors, and volunteers of GovHack, taking place at Brisbane City Hall.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, GovHack was run entirely virtually. As a result, participation dropped significantly from 1500 participants in 2019, to less than half of that for the following years.[6]

Events edit

Year Date Participants Projects Prize Money Events Red Carpet Awards Notes
2024 6–8 September [7]
2023 18–20 August 672 191 A$70,000 26 19 November - University of the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Australia [8][9][7]
2022 19–21 August 521 147 A$61,000 27 29 October - Infosys Living Labs, Melbourne, Australia [10][11][6][12]
2021 20–22 August 523 155 A$83,000 24 21 October - Digital livestream due to COVID-19 pandemic [13][14][15][16]
2020 14–16 August 691 158 [?] 18 14-26 October - Via social media due to COVID-19 pandemic [17][18][19]
2019 6–8 September 1500 259 [?] 38 9 November - National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia [20][21][22]
2018 7–9 September 2000 243 [?] 37 10 November - Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia [23][24][25]
2017 28–30 July 2300 379 [?] 36 14 October - Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane, Australia [26]
2016 29–31 July 3000 480 A$300,000 40 22 October - State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia [27][28][29]
2015 3–5 July 2200 270 A$120,000 31 5 September - Power House Museum, Sydney, Australia [27][30][31]
2014 11–13 July 1300 170 A$70,000 13 10 August - Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane, Australia [32][33][34][35]
2013 31 May – 2 June 900 108 A$170,000 8 (No Red Carpet Awards this year) [36][33]
2012 1–3 June 140 40 A$40,000 2 (No Red Carpet Awards this year) [5][37][33]
2009 30–31 October 150 20 [?] 1 (No Red Carpet Awards this year) [38][33]

External links edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Handbook". GovHack. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  3. ^ Riley, James (2016-07-26). "GovHack just gets bigger and better". InnovationAus.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  4. ^ Australia Government 2.0 Taskforce (2009), Government 2.0 Taskforce [electronic resource], Government 2.0 Taskforce{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "GovHack 2012". 2012-08-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2023-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ a b GovHack 2022 International Red Carpet Awards, retrieved 2023-04-28
  7. ^ a b "GovHack 2023 Year in Review". s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  8. ^ "Competition Events | Hackerspace". 2023.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  9. ^ "GovHack Hackerspace". hackerspace.govhack.org/. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  10. ^ "(2022) Projects | Hackerspace". 2022.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  11. ^ "(2022) Events | Hackerspace". 2022.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  12. ^ "GovHack 2023 Sponsorship Prospectus". s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  13. ^ "(2021) Projects | Hackerspace". 2021.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  14. ^ "(2021) Events | Hackerspace". 2021.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  15. ^ GovHack 2021 Digital Red Carpet Awards - Australia, New Zealand, and International, retrieved 2023-04-28
  16. ^ "GovHack 2021 Year in Review". s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  17. ^ "(2020) Projects | Hackerspace". 2020.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  18. ^ "(2020) Events | Hackerspace". 2020.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  19. ^ "GovHack 2020 International Red Carpet Awards Opening". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  20. ^ "(2019) Projects | Hackerspace". 2019.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  21. ^ "(2019) Events | Hackerspace". 2019.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  22. ^ GovHack 2019 International Red Carpet Awards, retrieved 2023-04-28
  23. ^ "(2018) Projects | Hackerspace". 2018.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  24. ^ "(2018) Events | Hackerspace". 2018.hackerspace.govhack.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  25. ^ GovHack 2018 Red Carpet Awards Livestream, retrieved 2023-04-28
  26. ^ 2017 Govhack Red Carpet Awards, retrieved 2023-04-28
  27. ^ a b "GovHack raises the bar for data". InnovationsAus.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14.
  28. ^ Govhack 2016 Red Carpet Awards, retrieved 2023-04-28
  29. ^ "2016 Year in Review – GovHack Hackathon". 2017-11-21. Archived from the original on 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2023-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  30. ^ "2015 Red Carpet Awards". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  31. ^ GovHack Australia 2015 Red Carpet Awards, retrieved 2023-04-28
  32. ^ "GovHack 2016". GovHack. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  33. ^ a b c d Thomler, Craig (2015-07-15). "GovHack 2015: a wildly successful idea that keeps spawning more". The Mandarin. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  34. ^ Govhack Red Carpet Awards 2014, retrieved 2023-04-28
  35. ^ Mannheim, Markus (2014-07-13). "GovHack finishes but the ideas it planted are just starting to grow". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  36. ^ Thomler, Craig (3 June 2013). "GovHack 2013 - my top ten picks".
  37. ^ "GovHack 2012 Winners". 2013-04-26. Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2023-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  38. ^ "GovHack 2009". 2009-11-16. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2023-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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