In 2018, Policy Hack: Design. Build. Change. was the first competition of its kind in the province designed to generate real ideas and real solutions to policy challenges. Continuing in an annual tradition, the event teams together public servants from across federal, provincial and municipal governments and the private sector to create solutions to real-world issues affecting government with the end goal of presenting their findings to a panel of judges and creating an impact in government. This five-week event was the result of a partnership between the Province of Prince Edward Island, Veterans Affairs Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the Startup Zone.
This year's winning team with Andrew Thompson - PSC CEO, Janice Pettit - Team coach & ECO Senior Policy Advisor, Carol Sellar- Team member, Health PEI Hon. Robert Mitchell (representing the Premier's Office), Alison MacDougall - Team member, VAC, Mike Beckett, Team member, Innovation PEI. Missing from photo: Derek MacEwen, Team member, Education and Lifelong Learning and Fazal Malik, Team coach, ITSS
