Watch the video of the GovHack 2014 Red Carpet Awards

The GovHack Red Carpet Awards was awesome (as you can see from the liveblog from Sunday).

If you weren't able to attend or watch the event's livestream, the video of the awards is now live at the GovHack site, and I've embedded it below for your convenience.

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GovHack 2014 Red Carpet Awards liveblog

Tonight I am attending the GovHack 2014 Red Carpet Awards night in Brisbane, and will be liveblogging the proceedings.

Keep an eye on my live blog (below) and the Twitter hashtag #GovHack for all the winners and happenings.

Live Blog GovHack Red Carpet Awards 2014

 

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GovHack 2014 winners to be announced on 10 August

GovHack 2014 was the largest open data in Australian history.

With over 1,300 participants across 10 locations, it set a new benchmark for engagement with, and reuse of, government data.

On Sunday evening the winners will be announced at a Red Carpet Awards Night in Brisbane. I'll be attending and liveblogging & tweeting the event, so keep an eye on eGovAU and on the hashtags #govhack, #govhackau and #govhack14.

If you want to check out the entries before the event, visit the complete list of GovHack projects at http://hackerspace.govhack.org/

Don't have time to look through 200-odd projects?

Here's some that the GovHack team has particularly noted (note this doesn't mean they will necessarily be finalists, there's a lot of good projects):

• Show the Gap - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/show-gap
• The Hack Report - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/tbd-0
• Energy Calculator and Comparison Tool - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/energy-calculator-and-comparison-tool
• Live Labor Force - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/live-labour-force
• Languages of Sydney - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/languages-sydney
• Data-by-region Comparator - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/data-region-comparator
• Mash Academy - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/mash-academy
• Hot News Time Machine - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/hot-news-time-machine
• Project Doom - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/project-doom
• Unlock Australia - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/unlockaustralia
• FixMyCity - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/fixmycity
• Empowered: - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/empowered 
• Stat.Map - http://hackerspace.govhack.org/content/statmap

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Accessibility is for everyone - an awesome accessibility alphabet

Gian Wild of AccessibilityOz made me aware of this awesome accessibility alphabet of mini-personas, reflecting a large group of people for whom accessibility in websites and documents is critical.

This is the sort of material I think agencies should make available to all their staff to help them be more mindful of the range of people who may be affected by accessibility issues.

An Alphabet of Accessibility Issues - the-pastry-box-project.net/anne-gibson/2014-July-31

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Get ready for the GovHack Red Carpet Awards night

This Sunday GovHack returns with the 2014 GovHack awards night.

With an exclusive Red Carpet Award event in Brisbane, and local events across Australia, it should be a great night to see which teams win the top GovHack awards for the year.

The invitation only red carpet event will be streamed nationally from the Brisbane City Town Hall from 7pm on August 10 (see video feed below).

The event will feature Adam Spencer as Master of Ceremonies, senior representatives from participating Federal, State, and Local government jurisdictions as well as many of the finalists - over 200 people in all.

I will be covering the event in Brisbane, and with over 200 entries into GovHack, there should be plenty of excitement as the National and Local winners are announced.

A complete list of GovHack entries is available online, and you can still vote for the People's Choice winner at http://hackerspace.govhack.org

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