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Humanitarian
Innovation
Events
2020
2020 Program Announcement
With growing humanitarian needs and limited funding, innovative solutions are vital to assist the most vulnerable groups in new and efficient ways. The Warren Centre is thrilled to bring you the second annual Professor Ron Johnston Humanitarian Innovation Awards in 2020.
Join us for two of Australia’s newest innovation events, in conjunction with RedR Australia and the University of Sydney. These annual events include Australia’s first ever Humanitarian Innovation Hackathon, which encourages and rewards university student to create cutting-edge solutions that could save lives and make a positive impact on people around the world.
EVENTS
THE PROFESSOR
RON JOHNSTON
Humanitarian Innovation Pitch
SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE:
19 APRIL 2020
This national submissions contest is for university students to develop innovative technological or engineering solutions that support human welfare through benevolent treatment or assistance to people for substantially altruistic reasons. Students are encouraged to select a real-world humanitarian problem and develop technology-driven solutions. Submissions are to be comprised of a short video encapsulating the essence of your idea. You will also need to provide a written brief showing evidence of how your solution could be achieved.
The Professor
Ron Johnston
Humanitarian Innovation Hackathon
DATE: 24-26 JULY 2020
The Humanitarian Innovation Hackathon is a weekend-long event, taking place in Sydney, NSW. This event is designed for university students to work collaboratively in cross-discipline teams to create technology-driven solutions for the most pressing humanitarian challenges. Participants will be asked to identify practical solutions for real and current problems that are submitted by the humanitarian disaster organisation, RedR Australia.
RedR Disaster RELIEF
We’ve teamed up with the international humanitarian response agency, RedR Australia. Find out who they are and about the important work they do.
WHO IS PROFESSOR RON JOHNSTON?
Professor Ron Johnston, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Innovation (ACIIC), is one of Australia’s leading thinkers about the future.
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