Coding competition against climate change
29 April 2021
Participants can submit a project to combat climate change and compete for the top prize of $200,000 USD.
The Call for Code 2021 University Challenge is open for innovative developers interested in building and deploying open source solutions in the cloud to make a positive impact on the future of our planet. Organised by Call for Code, Charitable Partner United Nations Human Rights, the Linux Foundation, and IBM, this competition aims to involve world's software developers and innovators in combating climate change with modern technology.
Participants are invited to accept the Global Challenge for the opportunity to win $200,000 USD. In addition, students can join the University Challenge to compete for a $10,000 USD prize, and interview opportunities. Students participating in the University Challenge can use the tools and resources of the IBM Academic Initiative at no charge.
The focus for this year's challenge is on three sub-themes:
- Clean water and sanitation: From intelligent solutions to provide access to clean water to much needed access to handwashing, technology can make a significant impact on the availability of water and its consumption.
- Zero hunger: Technology can help farmers to grow more crops in areas on the edge of drought or organizations to quickly distribute perishables from small stores to local homeless shelters.
- Responsible production and green consumption: Technology can help in many ways, from recommendations on energy efficiency to highlighting the carbon footprint of purchases we make.
Submissions for the competition close on 31 July 2021.
You can also register as a part of the Call for Code Community and get involved in different to help you create the strongest possible solution.