An Inclusive City (2023)
Deepening the impact international students and alumni make on Melbourne.
The Open Innovation Competition is the City of Melbourne's annual challenge which invites innovators, entrepreneurs, students and community members to solve a challenge based on a particular theme.
The theme for the Open Innovation Competition 2024 was Zero Carbon and Climate Solutions.
City of Melbourne is invited innovators, entrepreneurs, students and community members to respond to the following challenge statement:
The competition is designed to tap into the creativity and expertise of this community and stimulate new ideas and effective solutions. Participants are encouraged to incorporate data and emerging technology into their ideas to address common urban challenges.
First launched in February 2018, the previous competition themes have been:
- 2023 – Inclusive City for International Students and Alumni
- 2021 – City Activation and recovery
- 2020 – Waste and Circular Economy
- 2019 – Safe Mobility
- 2018 – City accessibility
Submissions for the 2024 competition have now closed.
This year's competition
Find out more about this year’s Open Innovation Competition: accelerating Melbourne’s transition to a zero-carbon city.
News
Timeline
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Competition launch
Launch event
18 March 2024
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6-week online course by Senversa
A comprehensive and interactive program including 6 webinars designed to help you prepare for the competition.
18 March to 28 April 2024
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Participant support sessions
Available through online Q&A and 1:1 sessions with a range of mentors and experts.
19 March to 26 April 2024
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Competition closes
11.59pm, 28 April 2024
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Pitch training for the finalists by 25eight
3 June to 25 June
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Competition Pitch Event
Finalist pitch showcase
Wednesday 26 June 2024
Past competitions
Find out what innovators, entrepreneurs, businesses and the community submitted in past competitions.
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City Reactivation and Recovery (2021)
Reimagining the way we live, connect, work and play in our city.
Waste and the Circular Economy (2020)
Exploring waste elimination in Melbourne.
Safe Mobility (2019)
Exploring safe mobility in Melbourne through open innovation.
City Accessibility (2018)
Making cities more accessible for people with a disability.
City of Melbourne's open data
Explore our open data platform to access a wide variety of publicly accessible council data.
Partners
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners
The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.
We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.
