{"id":21600,"date":"2020-03-28T17:29:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T17:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/?p=21600"},"modified":"2020-03-28T17:29:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T17:29:55","slug":"ibm-covid-19-call-for-code-global-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/ibm-covid-19-call-for-code-global-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM COVID-19 Call for Code Global Challenge 2020 | How To Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IBM COVID-19 Call for Code Global application form | How to apply.<\/strong><br \/>\nBelow, are the details on IBM COVID-19 Call for Code Global Challenge 2020 ($200,000 cash prize) application form, requirements, eligibility,\u00a0 qualifications needed, application guidelines, application deadline, how to apply, closing date, and other opportunities links for South Africans is published here on <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\">Southafricaportal.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong> as well as on the official website\/application portal.<\/p>\n<h2>IBM COVID-19 Call for Code Global Challenge 2020 ($200,000 cash prize).<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>IBM COVID-19 application details<\/strong> have been published here. All Eligible and Interested applicants may apply online for this opportunity before the application deadline-closing date.<br \/>\n<em><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget that\u00a0<b>IBM COVID-19<\/b>\u00a0is totally free of charge<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t send anyone money for this opportunity.<\/li>\n<li>Beware of Fraudsters!!!!<\/li>\n<li>Subscribe to our notification list with your email to receive the Latest Opportunities Update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Details of IBM COVID-19 Call.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a02020 Call for Code Global Challenge\u00a0is expanding its focus to tackle the effects of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. Technology solutions can help seize and reduce the impact this pandemic has on our daily lives. Now is the time to unite and act swiftly.<\/p>\n<p>Call for Code asks innovators to create practical, effective, and high-quality applications based on one or more IBM Cloud\u2122 services (for example, web, mobile, data, analytics, AI, IoT, or weather) that can have an immediate and lasting impact on humanitarian issues. Teams of developers, data scientists, designers, business analysts, subject matter experts and more are challenged to build solutions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>This year the competition will have two tracks. One track is for solutions that help halt and reverse the impact of climate change. The second track is for solutions to mitigate the impact of global pandemics like COVID-19 on communities around the world. Winning solutions are deployed in communities that need the most help.<\/p>\n<h2>Prizes<\/h2>\n<h4>Grand prize<br \/>\nwinner<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0$200,000 USD cash prize<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Invitation to the Call for Code Global Award Announcement<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Open-source project support from The Linux Foundation<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Opportunity for mentorship and investment in the solution<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Solution implementation support through Code and Response\u2122<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>First and second<br \/>\nrunner up<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0$25,000 USD cash prize<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Invitation to the Call for Code Global Award Announcement<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Open-source project support from The Linux Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Third and fourth<br \/>\nrunner up<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0$10,000 USD cash prize<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Invitation to the Call for Code Global Award Announcement<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Open-source project support from The Linux Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rules<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Submissions \u2013<br \/>\nSubmissions must use one or more\u00a0IBM Cloud services\u00a0or\u00a0IBM Systems. The use of sponsor or affiliate APIs and open source libraries is also encouraged.<\/li>\n<li>Team size \u2013<br \/>\nTeams of up to five (5) participants, each at least 18 years old, are allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Joining teams \u2013<br \/>\nA participant may not be part of multiple teams.<\/li>\n<li>Participation agreement \u2013<br \/>\nAll team members must have accepted the\u00a02020 Participation Agreement\u00a0at the time they submit to be eligible.<\/li>\n<li>Application standards \u2013<br \/>\nApplications must be new and built for the 2020 competition, but they may use code that was open-sourced and publicly available to all other participants as of February 26, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Winners \u2013<br \/>\nWinning teams will be subject to a code review after submissions close.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For More Information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.ibm.com\/callforcode\/getstarted\/covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Visit the Official Webpage of the IBM COVID-19 Call for Code Global Challenge 2020  (opens in a new tab)\">Visit the Official Webpage of the IBM COVID-19 Call for Code Global Challenge 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline<\/strong>: July 31st, 2020<\/p>\n<p>However, if you have any Feeling regarding the\u00a0<strong><b>IBM COVID-19<\/b><\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Please kindly DROP A COMMENT below and we will respond to it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Please help others by sharing this post on any social media.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><div class=\"aa-end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IBM COVID-19 Call for Code Global application form | How &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13],"tags":[44315,44314],"class_list":["post-21600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities","tag-ibm-covid-19","tag-ibm-covid-19-call-for-code-global-challenge-2020"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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