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TWEET YOUR GOVHACK EXPERIENCE #GOVHACK
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CONTENTS
1. Ready. set. hack
2. What's been happening in GH🌏
3. data.gov.au new search
5. Where is GovHack this year?
6. Building Entrepreneurs
7. Need some inspiration?
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With only a week to go before the competition, are you ready?
[✔️] Register for an event near you
[✔️] Put your thinking hats on!
[✔️] Charge your devices
[✔️] Arrive by 6pm to your chosen event
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What has been happening in the GovHack world?
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With Canberra, Perth, Wyndham and Melbourne hosting Connections events this week and Jason hosting the Agency Briefing in Canberra on Monday, the National team have been busy!
There are still some events coming up before the competition:
Launceston, TAS Connections
31st August, 6pm, 24 Paterson Street
Register via Hackerspace
Adelaide, SA Connections
31st August, 6pm, Torrens University
Register via Hackerspace
Sydney, NSW Connections
31st August, 6.30 pm, University of Technology Sydney
Register via Hackerspace
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Hackers, check out the new open data search by data.gov.au. It's super easy to use, just in time for the competition! https://search.data.gov.au/
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Where is GovHack this year?
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With over 750 participants already registered to attend events around Australia, spaces are filling up fast. Register via Hackerspace to confirm your spot in the competition this year.
| ACT |
Canberra
| NSW |
Parramatta, Sydney
| NT |
Alice Springs, Darwin
| QLD |
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan & Redlands, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast (USC), Brisbane Youth Events, Ipswich Community Event
Check out Toowoomba, Cairns, Gladstone or Townsville
Want to work on a community focussed solution towards traffic/transport issues? Head to Sunshine Coast (Transport/Traffic Hub)
| SA |
Adelaide
Head to Campbelltown or Mount Gambier for a more youthful event
| TAS |
Hobart, Launceston
| VIC |
Melbourne, Wyndham, Casey, Ballarat
| WA |
Perth (updated venue!)
Regional folk, check out our Albany or Mandurah events
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🌏 International Challenges 🌏
This year, GovHack Australia is sponsoring an International Challenge, allowing participants from all over the world to compete using Australian data combined with international datasets!
Register as an International Competitor |
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📣 Remote Competitors 📶
Is the GovHack event close to you sold out? Have plans and can't attend the whole weekend? Consider participating as a remote competitor.
You can still join a team in one of the physical locations in that region and communicate via Slack. Being remote doesn't restrict you to a region - you can be in Sydney and join a team in Alice Springs!
Remote Participant Registration
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“...The best way to acquire and develop these skills is through active, immersive, real world learning experiences is to go through a hackathon or startup weekend which gives you the “lived experience” including things like failure, working together under pressure, and networking with people. Anyone who’s done a hackathon makes a community of friends that lives long beyond the short duration of the event”.
Hear what Margaret Petty, Executive Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of Technology Sydney had to say about how Hackathons help build successful entrepreneurs
Continue reading
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Need some inspiration before the competition?
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How can software development improve society? What can you do for your local community through GovHack? Making A Difference Through Software with Eric Schles provides an interesting insight.
Listen to the podcast
How to win a Hackathon in 7 steps? Having a diverse team, the right idea and understanding the user are some of the key ingredients required for a successful GovHack entry.
Read "How to win a Hackathon in seven steps"
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That's all for now.
The GovHack team.
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