“Hackathon” to bring rapid innovation to New South Wales’ government and public safety agencies
August 21 2017 - 6:56PM
Business Wire
Motorola Solutions works with agencies, apps developers to
create next generation solutions
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) will host its first ever
“hackathon” in New South Wales – an event that will be a
fast-paced, 48-hour challenge to develop technology solutions to
overcome complex operational challenges faced by the state’s
government and public safety agencies.
The event will take place in Sydney from 13-15 September and
starts with participating agencies and organisations, including
government and public safety agencies in New South Wales,
describing daily operational challenges they hope to solve with
new, data-driven applications.
In response, external application developers and teams from
Motorola Solutions will apply the principles of agile software
development to develop new technology solutions.
The objective of the event is to develop new technologies that
strengthen situational awareness, collaboration, safety and
emergency response for Australia’s government and public safety
organisations. This includes the development of solutions that
harness and share critical information with and between first
responders and the community, providing public safety agencies with
better access to information, where and when they need it most.
The winning app development team will receive an AUD $25,000
prize.
All solutions developed during the hackathon will remain the
intellectual property of app developers, meaning participants will
be free to develop their solutions further after the hackathon,
with support from Motorola Solutions if they wish.
Motorola Solutions vice president and managing director for
Australia and New Zealand, Steve Crutchfield, said hackathons help
to generate fresh ideas to overcome complex challenges.
“As a company that develops technologies to serve the emergency
services sector, we have long understood how important
mission-critical voice communications are to achieving the right
outcomes. Now, in this new environment, we also understand that
software can help to save a life or a business.
“Hackathons help us to enrich our approach to innovation,
enabling us to work with a variety of experts to develop
much-needed technology solutions,” Crutchfield said.
Motorola Solutions held a 2016 hackathon in Brisbane, which was
won by Perth-based startup Fleetsu. The company’s founder and CEO,
Jakub Felinski, said the victory was a “turning point” for his
business.
“Since the win our business has grown at a phenomenal rate,
almost tripling in size,” Felinski said.
“The hackathon helped us to grow and become more competent and
mature as a business, and we have used the victory as a reference
point to secure a number of new contracts.
“Since last year’s win, we have narrowed our focus, becoming
more niche and pursuing the right business opportunities to enable
our long-term growth and success,” Felinski said.
Fleetsu’s winning solution from the 2016 event, a fleet asset
management app, helps organisations to optimise and coordinate the
use of its vehicles, machinery and other equipment.
Motorola Solutions is actively calling for more software
developers to join the event. Interested parties can find more
information on the event page or contact Kym Little:
kym.little@motorolasolutions.com or +0422 136 008.
About Motorola Solutions
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