You know how to code.
Maybe you've entered hackathons before.
But what if you could win cash prizes for your code
and at the same time see your work
put to good use helping
people around the world?
Sounds pretty good, right?
Let me tell you how it's possible.
My name is Jennifer and
I'm with Call For Code.
Call For code is a global
tech for good initiative
aimed at taking on some of the
world's biggest humanitarian issues
like climate change and natural
disasters.
Every year we call on developers
around the world to build something
for our annual global challenge.
This year, there are chances to win
prizes throughout the year
from a total pool of
over $1 million.
Prizes are great.
Who couldn't use that extra cash..
right?
But what makes call for code
different from your typical
hackathon is that
top solutions are then nurtured
by an ecosystem of
global enterprises,
humanitarian organizations
and charitable partners so
that big ideas go from
prototype to tested
and scaled and eventually
deployed into local communities
where they make a real difference in
people's lives.
This year, our global challenge
is focused on solving issues of
sustainability using
A.I..
So let's break that down.
What do we mean by sustainability?
Well, environmental sustainability
involves a lot of complex,
interconnected issues.
So things like
how do you improve people's access
to clean energy?
Or how do we work together
to reduce waste
and lower carbon emissions?
Even simple things like how do you
improve people's access to clean
drinking water and healthy food?
And how do you do these things,
especially in marginalized
communities where people are most
often impacted by pollution
and climate change?
And A.I. well,
A.I. is really all anybody's talking
about in the tech world right now.
The people who understand the
technology best are doing some
really inventive, creative
things with it every single day.
But most of us are just trying to
keep up and learn.
What's great about call for code is
when you join the online community,
you get access to free A.I.
training developer
resources from IBM
and expert mentors who are there to
help you learn.
So, code something.
Win prizes.
Grow your skills in A.I., and
help people and maybe help solve the
problems of the world.
Sounds pretty good, right?
But what could you build?
Well, let me give you one
example.
The 2020 call for code winning team
were four university students
who came together from Mongolia,
Brazil, India and Taiwan.
They were looking to help small
scale farmers around the world
better predict unpredictable
climate conditions
so that they could make better plans
for the types of crops they should
grow.
Their winning solution was an app
they called Agrolly.
Agrolly uses IBM Watson
Assistant to help farmers access
online resources manage
their to do list.
It also uses Watson Studio
to generate a machine learning model
that creates weather insights
to help farmers make
more informed decisions.
Since winning call for code in 2020,
the Agrolly solution has been field tested
and put to use with thousands of
farmers around the world.
So it's helping real people every
day.
And that's just one example.
So, what could you
build with A.I. to solve
a sustainability issue?
Well, maybe
you could help local
utility managers better
predict fluctuating wind
and solar power supply and demand.
Using Watson Studio to help them
more efficiently get power to
people's homes.
Or maybe you could find new
ways to measure
risk and trends
in biodiversity.
Things like fluctuating pollinator
populations.
Or maybe you could use
Watson Assistant to better connect
people in low income communities to
resources and services that are
available to people impacted by
climate change.
There are so many ways
that A.I. can be used to solve
sustainability issues.
Here's what you can do today.
If you're 18 or over, take 5
minutes and sign up for the Call For
Code Global Challenge.
You get access right away to free
A.I. training.
You'll be part of our online
community where you can meet
potential teammates around the world
and expert mentors who are there to
learn with you and help
you collaborate on big ideas.
And if you code something
using A.I.
to solve a sustainability issue
and you enter the competition,
you could have a shot at some of
those prizes from that pool of over
$1 million.
So what would you code.
How will you answer the call?
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