In this age of the internet, everything is available online. We get a solution for all our day to day queries; we get to buy whatever we want, from smartphones to grocery items. Things come to us at the click of a button. There are apps at our service and what developers know as IoT, which is the Internet of Things. They are changing the way we think and changing our mindset. As we continue to evolve, one thing is becoming increasingly clear- Digital is the future of everything!
All About IBM Call for Code 2020
IBM Call for Code 2020 is an initiative founded by IBM and David Clark Cause. An annual challenge, with commitment from IBM for the association of 5 years, to nurture good talents in the field, Call For Code provides a great platform to help developers build their solutions and deploy them to scale. With this initiative, developers can use their best skills and the latest technologies to create long-lasting changes in the world.
This is the third year of this challenge and it asks all the talented software developers, data scientists, and technologists from around the world to come forward and take part in this global challenge, and build solutions that help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from pandemics like the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
This challenge will be providing the necessary support to all the talented developers interested in building and deploying the best solutions for real-life problems like climate change and COVID-19. This solution will be built as an open-source technology, and the winners will be assisted by tech experts like IBM’s open-source team, Red Hat Foundation, and many more.
In the 2019 Call For Code challenge, more than 180K people across the globe participated, and Prometeo won the Global Award for creating an AI-based platform to monitor and act on the health and safety of firefighters in real-time.
Why Participate in Call For Code?
As you all know natural disasters have become a common occurrence, happening almost every year in some part of the world. Currently we are also grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and this has impacted healthcare globally, putting a dent on the economy of many countries.
In such cases, the right information and the dissemination of the information are the keys that can help us deal with the issue. We have so many tech advancements happening in various fields that can help survivors and the disaster response crews in tackling the immediate challenges during a pandemic in better and effective ways.
“We are at a critical point in the global response to COVID-19 – we need everyone to get involved in this massive effort to keep the world safe.” – Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
“IBM is hoping for solutions that not only inform people with real-time event updates impacting their region but also the ones that help save lives ahead of and in the aftermath of disasters. Artificial intelligence, AI-powered chatbots, and natural language processing (NLP) could be used to improve real-time communications between first responders, victims, relief agencies, and more.” – Mr. Omkar Nimbalkar, Vice President, IBM Cognitive Application.
There is literally no technology today that can predict pandemics in the world, but there are people like us who can prevent this, and be prepared for any kind of disaster. We developers can actually make this happen by participating in this global Call For Code 2020 challenge and present our ideas. Winners will receive a cash prize of $200K which will be presented at the Call For Code event.
This Call For Code 2020 initiative also has support from the United Nations Human Rights Office, The Linux Foundation, etc.
Challenge Details
So, there are two sub-categories in this year’s Call For Code. One is based on the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and the other is climate change.
For the COVID-19 category, you can focus on these problems.
- Crisis Communication
- Remote Education
- Community Cooperation
How to Participate in the Call For Code 2020 – COVID-19 category?
So here are the steps to participate in the Call for Code 2020 challenge-
- Create a free account on IBM Cloud, Check out the Scope of Competition, the rules, schedule, and other details
- Use the starter kits provided by IBM. These kits focus on Crisis Communication, Remote Education, and Community Cooperation.
- You may also go through the additional resources provided like the weather, company, disease tracker API, using SPSS to analyze COVID-19 data, using deep learning to take on the coronavirus.
- Meet experts in the community and do your research on the idea, and look for updates on the IBM forum.
- When it’s time that your solution is ready to be submitted, don’t forget to submit all the necessary details like title, description, demo of the application, roadmap, and your contact information through the Call For Code submission page.
- The team leader will get a confirmation email intimating them about the successful submission of their solution
Winning Prizes and Deadline-
So there will be only 1 winning team which will be getting $200K USD as a cash prize and will be invited to the global announcement program, along with support from The Linux Foundation for investment, mentorship, and implementation support.
Both first and second runners up will receive a cash prize of $25K USD each along with the invitation to the global announcement program.
Third and fourth runners up will receive a cash prize of $10K USD along with an invitation to the global event.
So, go participate and start building solutions!
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