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- Thursday 28 August 2025 at 11:56 am
It's your last chance to register for GovHack 2025!
GovHack is Australia's largest open government and open data hackathon. Every year, more than 1000 participants work in teams to create innovative 'hacks’ using open government data.
Teams have 46 hours to create a proof of concept and a video about how open government data can be reused.
This is our 13th year sponsoring GovHack. It’s an opportunity raise the profile of open data across the Victorian public services (VPS), including the Data.Vic portal.
The DataVic team has been busy behind the scenes in the leadup to the event, which kicks off on Friday 29 August.
The team, along with other VPS staff, have been developing data challenges for participants to tackle.
During the event, they’ll offer mentoring to teams. They'll also have front row seats judging some of the entries.
So, what ‘hacks’ can we expect to see?
There’s no telling what teams will come up with — which is all part of the fun! If you’re after some inspiration, check out last year’s winning entries.
Interested in joining?
This year’s GovHack will be held over 3 days from 29 to 31 August. The event is open to anyone and it’s free to join either in-person or remotely.
For more information and to register, visit the GovHack homepage.
DataVic is part of the Department of Government Services(opens in a new window).
Feature image credit: Peter Marks
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