Everyone involved is aligned around the idea that we are there to deliver value back to the community – not to win a prize. This makes for a fantastic atmosphere on the hack weekends.
Australian RHoK-sters have joined with subject matter experts and local stakeholders to develop solutions for numerous issues at global RHoK hackathons at events in Sydney and Melbourne since 2011, and this weekend RHoK Brisbane will be joining for the first time.
In Australia, more than seventy hackers joined forces with subject matter experts to work on this year’s theme Summer Safety, featuring problems relating to bushfire preparedness, post-disaster issue resolution and emergency response management.
Community-minded technologists aim to use technology to alleviate problems faced by Australians.
On the June 2-3 weekend the global theme was “community resilience”. Teams were challenged to develop solutions that assist communities get back on their feet after a natural or man-made disaster.