GovHack

GovHack is Australia's largest open government and open data hackathon, attracting in excess of 1000 participants each year. First run as a small Canberra-based event in 2009, it has quickly expanded to a national competition with simultaneous events taking place in major cities across the country each year. Available prizemoney has similarly increased, with a total prize pool of $70,000 available in 2014.

GovHack
StatusActive
GenreHackathon
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Australia and New Zealand
Years active13
Inaugurated2009
Attendance>15,000 total
Websitehttp://www.govhack.org

The event requires small teams of competitors to produce any kind of "hack" using Australian government data in around 46 hours, from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. The format of a "hack" is unspecified, but the most common are web applications, mobile applications, or visualisations. Together with all source code deposited in an open source repository and open-licensed, each team is judged on a three-minute video they must produce, demonstrating what they have produced and its future potential.

Although competitors may use any available open government data, certain prize categories mandate the use of certain datasets, such as "Best Geoscience Award" or "Best Use of Taxation Statistics Award". Typically, participating government departments — federal, state or municipal — release special datasets just in time for the competition each year, with an associated prize.[1]

The event is run by volunteers, particularly the Australian chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation, and was originally led by Pia Waugh, as head of the national team.[2]

Events
Year Date Participants Projects Prize Money Events Red Carpet Awards Notes
2023 19–21 August
2022 19–21 August 521 147 A$61,000 27 29 October - Infosys Living Labs, Melbourne, Australia [3][4][5][6]
2021 20–22 August 523 155 A$83,000 24 21 October - Digital livestream due to COVID-19 pandemic [7][8][9][10]
2020 14–16 August 691 158 [?] 18 14-26 October - Via social media due to COVID-19 pandemic [11][12][13]
2019 6–8 September 1500 259 [?] 38 9 November - National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia [14][15][16]
2018 7–9 September 2000 243 [?] 37 10 November - Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia [17][18][19]
2017 28–30 July 2300 379 [?] 36 14 October - Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane, Australia [20]
2016 29–31 July 3000 480 A$300,000 40 22 October - State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia [21][22][23]
2015 3–5 July 2200 270 A$120,000 31 5 September - Power House Museum, Sydney, Australia [21][24][25]
2014 11–13 July 1300 170 A$70,000 13 10 August - Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane, Australia [26][27][28][29]
2013 31 May – 2 June 900 108 A$170,000 8 (No Red Carpet Awards this year) [30][27]
2012 1–3 June 140 40 A$40,000 2 (No Red Carpet Awards this year) [31][32][27]
2009 30–31 October 150 20 [?] 1 (No Red Carpet Awards this year) [33][27]
Participants at GovHack 2014 in Sydney.

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