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

  • Timeline item 3 - complete

    ​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

  • Timeline item 4 - complete

    ​Competition closes

    11.59pm, 28 April 2024

  • Timeline item 5 - complete

    Pitch training for the finalists by 25eight

    3 June to 25 June

  • Timeline item 6 - complete

    ​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.

City of Melbourne's open data

Explore our open data platform to access a wide variety of publicly accessible council data.

Partners

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