BEST OF
BRUSSELS
HACKATHONS +
THE RETURN OF
THE HACKATHON

08/03/2017 2
1. STRATEGY
www.opendatastore.brussels
Create & Support for brussels hackathon
3 roles for the BRIC
Helping data consumers (Facilitation)
Managing the platform (Single Point of Contact)
Helping data producers (Coordination)

3
2. HACKATHON SERVICE
• Sponsoring
• Promotion and
participation
• Logistic / Catering
• Pre-meetings on
challenges and data
• Identify and make
available open data sets
• Workshop / coaching
• Communication / Visibility
• Prize and Jury

4
3. HACKATHON RETURNS
DATE ORGANISATEURS THÈME OPEN DATA
1 18 oct 2014 Global Enterprise & Transforma bxl Open Data Brussels Hackathon OUI
2 15 janv 2015 Microsoft Innovation Center Brussels European VR Hackathon in Brussels
3 19 oct 2015 MIRACLE League of Labels hackathon
4 28 oct 2015 CIRB & Bruxelles Environnement Open Data et géomatique au service des PMR OUI
5 16 déc 2015 Haute Ecole flamande Odisee Migration in Europe
6 22 janv 2016 Positive Impact Entrepreneurs Brussels Meetup group Hack with refugees
7 18 mars 2016 Advance Healthcare mHealth : create new healthcare solutions
8 29 avril 2016 MolenGeek MolenGeek : aide et optimisation services d’urgence OUI
9 17 juin 2016 European Data Innovation Hub DiHack
10 24 juin 2016 Cyclehack BXL Cyclehack BXL OUI
11 16 sept 2016 MolenGeek MolenGeek : mobilité pour tous à BXL OUI
12 21 oct 2016 Microsoft Innovation Center Brussels B2B VR Hackathon in Brussels
13 15 nov 2016 N-square Consulting Euhackathon
14 24 nov 2016 CIRB & ASBL Amazone Open Data Brussels goes gender-smart OUI
15 25 nov 2016 European Data Innovation Hub DengueHack.org OUI
16 1 déc 2016 Haute Ecole flamande Odisee Brussels City Marketing & Open Data Challenge OUI
17 2 déc 2016 Sharify One weekend to create your startup OUI
18 21 déc 2016 Interface3 Faciliter la vie des femmes dans la ville
19 4 mai 2017 Leo Exter & Frank Boermeester Hack Belgium OUI

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3. HACKATHON RETURNS
Amazone
asbl
Data Hub
Innovation

Brussels goes gender smart:
gender equality in the city
• Why Gender Equality?
• Multi-stakeholders project
• Objectives:
1) raising awareness
2) informing
3) stimulating social innovation and citizen
participation
4) promoting women in ICT

Preparatory phase
b) 2 workshops +1 preparatory meeting
a) Gender dimension in
Opendatastore.brussels
c) Opening Amazone’s datasets

Results
26 participants,
18 women and 8 men,
5 teams
Winner: Make Equity,
Prize: Bootcamp (Mic)
Special mention:
ToiLet Me Know

Returns
Development of
1 app + 1 game
Reviews of
Amz’s datasets
Gender dimension in
data inventory