Stephen AbbottWeb & Intranet Service

What is a hack weekend?

What is a hack weekend?

• A gathering of providers of interesting data (like Parliament) with people keen on finding new ways to use that data (like web developers)

• Specialists are on hand to explain data and the challenge for developers is to see what they can develop within just 24 hours

• Takes place in an open workspace with great WiFi• Developers aren’t paid but prizes offered for the best projects• Event powered by free pizza and sugary drinks

What was made at Parliament Hack 2013?• Westminster Stock Exchange http://bit.ly/1h9pJ0e• Public feedback on bills http://bit.ly/1bdJC1V• Fantasy Parliament http://bit.ly/1mv30Qa• MetaBill http://bit.ly/1e5zBHH• What Are Your True Colours? http://bit.ly/1eKkTFd

Also notable:• MPinion http://bit.ly/Kyi00u • A new Register of Members' Financial Interests

http://bit.ly/1f5Vfei• Full list of hack projects available at

http://hacks.rewiredstate.org/events/uk-parliament-hack-21013

http://vimeo.com/79847766

With thanks to...

• Rewired State for organising the event + for providing images http://www.flickr.com/photos/rewiredstate/sets/72157637833866564

• PICT team members for helping us to expose new datasets• John Pullinger, Joan Miller and Ben Nunney for acting judges• Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt and Dr Rufus Pollock for doing the

opening speeches• Amazon, Spotify and Nokia for supplying prizes• Specialists from across Parliament who helped advise the

developers on data/procedures during the hack weekend• Members of the Web & Intranet Service for all their help