TravelHack 2013
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Samtrafiken i Sverige Aktiebolag |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 200 000 |
| Project duration | December 2012 - May 2013 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
Travel Hack 2013 was organized as an activity to promote Trafiklab and simultaneously push for open data in the public transport industry. The contest was a follow-up contest West Coast Travel Hack, which was organized in 2011. Travel Hack is a competition that aims to inspire the creation of digital services to make traveling by public transport more attractive.
Results and expected effects
- 11,681 unique visitors to travelhack.se (6 November to 17 March) 202 who signed up and started the competition 51 full grants (20) final team 21 (20) 79 participants in the final (76) 361 likes on Facebook (166) 166 followers on Twitter (43) 1,882 viewers on Bambuser (2234) 42 articles so far (14) Travelhack2013 - the fifth most widely hashtag on Saturday 450 started twitter conversations during the final week, including 250 during the final weekend During this period, the number of registered members of Trafiklab.se 1000-1498.
Approach and implementation
TravelHack delivered beyond expectations linked to the goals that were set for the project. The project had a strong impact among third-party developers and the industry and led to a number of prototypes of services with a strong potential to be viable over time.