22. Over 3000 people across Australia and NZ
Great sense of community
People learned new skills
People made new connections
Government people got involved at all levels
as well
Over 100 different datasets used
Some used up to 18 different data sets
Real life pain-points addressed by projects
23. reducing waiting times at emergency departments;
helping immigrants decide where to start their new life in New
Zealand;
finding a community that matches you;
helping tourists avoid high crime areas;
finding flatmates that match you;
bringing emergency information together during a disaster;
discovering relationships between political donations and
appointments of honours
a full list of projects can be found
at https://hackerspace.govhack.org/projects