Call for Code Day (Singapore)
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Natural disasters impact 80,000 people every day; costing the global economy more than $270 million. What if technologies like AI, blockchain, and IoT could help save lives? Or help us become more prepared when a disaster hits? That’s exactly what Call for Code is setting out to do.
In partnership with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), we are bringing together developers, designers, academic researchers and working professionals to use #TechforGood.
The event features a sharing session by Industry Leaders on how technology has positively impacted society over the years, along with a "hands-on" workshop led by IBM Developer Advocates. In the afternoon, participants will embark on an ideation challenge on the topic of "Sense-Making for Emergency Response in the Smart City", with prizes to be won.
Participants can continue to develop their project in the month of July and submit their project for the Global Call For Code challenge; but unlike any other hackathon, the winners will bring home a cash prize of USD $200,000 and be working with The American Red Cross and IBM’s Corporate Service Corps to deploy their solutions on the ground to aid rescue efforts.
Proposed agenda for the day:
09:30 AM – 09:55 AM : Registration
09:55 AM – 10:00 AM : Opening Remarks from IBM Singapore
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM : Presentation by SCDF
10:30 AM – 02:30 PM : Sharing Sessions
- ➼ “Hands-on” workshop with Developer Advocates on IBM Cloud
- ➼ The Weather Company and how weather data could be crucial for application development
- ➼ Overview of how technology has impacted communities from Industry Leaders
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM : Lunch and networking
01:30 PM – 04:30 PM : Ideation challenge
04:30 PM – 05:30 PM : Pitch and win