- Published:
- Thursday 5 December 2024 at 5:14 pm
- Location:
- Melbourne metropolitan
- Published by:
- Department of Government Services
GovHack is Australia's largest open government and open data hackathon attracting over 1,000 participants each year. The winners of the Victorian challenges were announced at the GovHack State awards event held on the 28th of November.
This year, we sponsored three challenges based on the 2024 competition themes of:
- Artificial Intelligence in Governance
- Digital Transformation and Enhancing Citizen Experience and
- Cybersecurity and Data Governance
Interacting face-to-face with our data users is extremely valuable to the Open Data program. It was incredible to see the increased interest in GovHack 2024 at both the Infosys site in the CBD and Deakin University (Burwood campus).
We want to thank all who participated in this year’s event from participants to volunteers and challenge designers. Their support for the event is crucial.
GovHack 2024 Victorian Winners
Challenge 1: Forecasting Community Evolution: Leveraging AI and Historical Planning Data
How might we predict future changes in community dynamics, such as population density, housing demand, traffic patterns, and the demand for public services or amenities?
Winner - “UrbIA” by Banico Family
UrbIA allows users to explore their environments and receive AI-generated insights on road safety, capacity forecasting, and urban sustainability. With UrbIA, users can react to insights, provide suggestions, and contribute to improving their communities
Challenge 2: Smart Mobility: Optimising Urban Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future
How might we use data insights to promote the development of sustainable urban infrastructure and reduce dependency on private vehicles?
This project aims to promote sustainable urban infrastructure and reduce reliance on private vehicles.
Challenge 3: AI applications using Open Road Crash data
How might we leverage road crash statistics and multi-agent AI-based web applications to enhance road safety and inform policy making?
Winner - “HAiLO” by Best Kase Scenario
HAiLO is a AI web tool with an interactive map that uses datasets across many sectors to find the main contributing factors of road crashes and provide suggestions.
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