Can you believe it's May already? We're wrapping up a few projects and kicking off new ones. Here's a quick overview of everything we've been up to, for those that are curious.
The incredible Fellowship
teams working with DELWP and VicRoads have finished up over the last few weeks. We had many proud showcases and snacks as we celebrated what they'd achieved (more on that below). We're really excited that our team working with CESE has been extended and they'll continue to work on Happy Data over the coming months.
Alvaro, our chief of dreaming up new things, is working on some exciting new programs involving exchanges, products and policy frameworks. We'll let you know as soon as we've got any announcements. If you have ideas for him along these lines in the meantime, you're welcome to get in touch with him here.
We also concluded our first Melbourne round of Sandpit, our newest program which helps change-makers test and validate their ideas. We're looking for forward-thinking folks working in the public sector to join us for our next round in Sydney. If you know someone that might be up for trying things differently - let us know!
That's the most exciting stuff from the Base Team for now. I have a tonne of events, stories and even free agile training (too good to be true right?) to share with you this month. Let's get into it!
Grace (the storyteller) + The Code for Australia Team
Achievements
Small steps in a good direction lead to great things. Here's a few things we think are definitely worth celebrating.
Team DELWP finished up their Fellowship with a web application called Foresight, a data visualisation map interface that displays both a broad overview and finer detail of bushfire related variables across Victoria. Read more about their journey and success here.
Team VicRoads finished up their Fellowship with a working prototype that will be used to create real, legal roadworthy certificates during a short trial period. It will also gather feedback to inform the full featured product. Here's more on what they achieved.
Team CESE also have a working prototype that they're continuing to develop
with the Department of Education in NSW. I've been told that a blog post is on the way... keep your eyes peeled!
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