HunterHackFest Challenges

HunterHackFest teams will be competing for a $10,000 prize pool comprised of $5000 cash and $5000 AR/VR concept development services, by tackling our event Challenges.
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Event Challenges

The NCC Challenges - Inclusive Living + Energy Security
A smart city is about people. How do we address the digital divide, and ensure an inclusive city where no one is left behind? The Hunter is supported by a diverse network across the community and human service sectors. Collaboration is essential, but workers are time poor and relationships in the sector are complex. Can data and digitisation offer something?
Challenge # 1: Create a solution for better information sharing and networking that will generate improved collaborative action within the Newcastle community and human service sector.

Surging electricity prices, blackouts, weather events and aging infrastructure have put energy policy top of the agenda. Big ticket items such as Snowy 2.0, megawatt scale batteries and large scale wind and solar, might be half the solution, but what scope is there for smaller interventions and distributed energy production, storage and sharing to contribute to the future energy security of the Hunter.
Challenge # 2: Create a solution to help solve the Hunter’s energy demands that prioritises better use of existing and available resources and doesn’t rely on massive new infrastructure.

Virtual HunterNSW
Virtual Perspective are on hand to boost event teams who'd like to explore how they can leverage Virtual Reality + Augmented Reality technology to showcase the Hunter region, with a great post-event support package worth $5k to help you deliver on the idea.
​Curious to know what that might look like? Check out this story on one of their recent portfolio projects, Hunter Living Histories.

​Crowd Favourite
The Thursday night of Hunter Innovation Festival involves an Idea Bombing session at The Edwards, which will produce a tasty list of ideas for teams to take up the challenge and work up a prototype or concept that builds on the initial idea for our CrowdFavourite award.

Prizes

Up for grabs are a range of awesome incentives for teams, including:
$5,000 cash prize pool
 
​$5,000 Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality concept development support from Virtual Perspective.

Datasets

Details on this shortly, as they'll be a part of the NCC Challenge. In the interim, check the following NSW Govt OpenData sets:

Transport

Transport for NSW OpenData:
https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au

Accessibility

Recreation and Culture: ​https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset?groups=recreation-and-culture

Energy

Energy:
data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset?q=energy&search=

Location

We're in re-scheduling mode at the moment, with venue details to be confirmed with the release of our new event date.

HunterHackFest - Event Mission

"Grow the capacity of the Hunter to create a vibrant pulse of digital skills, creative spaces, connected communities and emergent ventures, leveraging contemporary tech platforms + skilled people."

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