List of hackathons about health in 2016

Come participate in GOVJAM ’16 MELBOURNE -- a 2+ day hackathon, where participants brainstorm ideas, create prototypes, test their ideas with users (citizens), and build new and novel products and services in the pursuit of better, human-centred government interactions and public services.

This is a two-day long hackathon inviting developers, data analysts, designers and marketers involved in prototyping ideas, services and products that are able to create both economic value and social value for the territory and the community. The technology type with which the teams will be working is the Internet of Things. Participants will be asked to use IoT to create innovating design solutions that will benefit people and the environment including: healthcare, home, education, city, culture, etc. This is a real challenge in which you can turn you talent and creativity into game changing practical solutions!

This is a creative day based around the sea. Get the opportunity to share, create, discover, and have fun with other people. It will be a memorable day! At "Oceans and Seas", you will get to propose new solutions, concepts (services, products) in areas such as shellfish, sea, tourism, beach, marine animals, ecology, pleasure, offshore energy, water sports ...

The Anti-pollution Hackathon is inviting all coders, Graphic designers, UX, and Contractors to develop a complete a product in 48 hours that will resolve modern pollution problems. This is a broad topic to code on so you are free to let your creativity go wild. Come meet the needs of private users (startups, service developers, consultants, ...) and/or public (local authorities, State services ...) and leave with products that are full of innovation!

Interested in how technology can help Africa? Come to ICT4D in Africa: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Lithuania -- a panel discussion about the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on Africa and opportunities for the Lithuanian ICT sector. Can information technologies contribute to positive changes and solve problems devastating the continent? Can businesses initiate and contribute to such changes? What kind of initiatives do the international development organizations fund? What knowledge is crucial when entering emerging markets of Sub-Saharan Africa. Answers to these and other questions will be presented by a panel of ICT4D experts gathered in Vilnius at ICT4D in Africa.

Come to this hackathon as an individual or as a team to propose and build innovative projects in the field of Smart Food and Agriculture!

Come and see the exciting outcomes from April's Abilities Hackathon, when participants from that event showcase what they have made towards making products that address problems that those with impacted abilities face! Expect to see some exciting ideas that enable the Baltimore community to solve and address problems that those with disabilities face.  Participants will present their work in one of the following four tracks: (1) Transportation/Mobility; (2) Wearables; (3) Leisure/Entertainment; and (4) Open Software/Hardware. Two teams will be rewarded a grand total of $6,000 thanks to the Mayor's Office of Information Technology.

Come to this hackathon to help make the city of San Diego one of the greenest and most connected cities in the world. Register for this San Diego Smart City Hackathon Kickoff & Info Session, to learn more about the format, specific objectives, challenges, tools and data sets for solving real city problems based on input from multiple city departments. The target is to come up with original creative solutions to difficult city problems, which require wireless sensors and a lot of data. Something, which has not been done before.

The Juice Hackathon is a 24-hour event idea building competition and prototyping camp that will connect Bay Area's most passionate millennials, foodies, entrepreneurs, and developers with a mission to design "The Future of Juice" solutions that address some of the biggest challenges faced by companies of today. Attendees will get practice working on a team, recruitment opportunities, and an enjoyable experience. Sponsoring companies will be able to tackle problems, promote their products & brand, and work with students in the bay area. Winners will be invited to an exclusive, executive-level mixer/networking event in Silicon Valley!

Developers, creatives, and multimedia storytellers! Come and participate in the Hack Oregon Spring Buildathon production sprint. Hack Oregon has laid the groundwork to do research, visualizations, and data storytelling quickly! Now you can help to bring one of the following projects to the next level: --> Food Insecurity: “Oregon Hunger Equation” --> Campaign Finance: “Behind the Curtain" --> Urban Development: “Plot PDX” --> Agriculture: “Crop Compass” --> Education: "Programming for Progress"