KSUM, Nasscom and IBM bring call for code to Kerala
KOCHI: The Kerala startup mission (KSUM) and Nasscom in collaboration with IBM commenced the call for code global challenge in Kerala at a two-day hackathon underway at Thiruvananthapuram bringing together developers to build innovative solutions to alleviate the effects of natural disasters.
As part of call for code, IBM has organized over 300 events in 50 cities around the world in addition to that across 13 IBM development labs in eight different countries to engage developers. In India, over 40 similar events were organized across major cities including Hyderabad, Bangalore, Goa, Mumbai, Nagpur, Gurgaon and Chennai.
During the hackathon, developers will have access to resources, codes, tools and technology from IBM, across areas like blockchain, AI, weather prediction and machine learning to build their solutions. There will be a special design thinking workshop organized for the developer teams, which will orient them to adopt a creative problem solving approach. All entries for the call for code Kerala edition will be considered for the global competition.
The winning team will receive the first ever Call for Code Global Prize, a financial award of $200,000 USD. They will have access to longer-term support through IBM’s partnership with the Linux Foundation, as well as the opportunity to present their solution to venture capitalist firm New Enterprises Associates (NEA) for evaluation and feedback.
“The recent floods in Kerala have been devastating, and as a society, we are still coping with the after effects,” said Seema Kumar, country leader, developer ecosystem & startups at IBM. “To help people in distress and safeguard against future incidents, IBM is bringing together the developer community around the world – and locally – by giving them access to technologies, free code, and training with experts to help them build innovative tools for natural disaster relief.
“Many of the participants attending the hackathon have been directly or indirectly affected by the recent floods in Kerala. This will be one of those locations where people will be coding with not just their brains, but also with their heart", said Prof. Saji Gopinath, CEO, KSUM during the inauguration of the hackathon.
As part of call for code, IBM has organized over 300 events in 50 cities around the world in addition to that across 13 IBM development labs in eight different countries to engage developers. In India, over 40 similar events were organized across major cities including Hyderabad, Bangalore, Goa, Mumbai, Nagpur, Gurgaon and Chennai.
During the hackathon, developers will have access to resources, codes, tools and technology from IBM, across areas like blockchain, AI, weather prediction and machine learning to build their solutions. There will be a special design thinking workshop organized for the developer teams, which will orient them to adopt a creative problem solving approach. All entries for the call for code Kerala edition will be considered for the global competition.
The winning team will receive the first ever Call for Code Global Prize, a financial award of $200,000 USD. They will have access to longer-term support through IBM’s partnership with the Linux Foundation, as well as the opportunity to present their solution to venture capitalist firm New Enterprises Associates (NEA) for evaluation and feedback.
“The recent floods in Kerala have been devastating, and as a society, we are still coping with the after effects,” said Seema Kumar, country leader, developer ecosystem & startups at IBM. “To help people in distress and safeguard against future incidents, IBM is bringing together the developer community around the world – and locally – by giving them access to technologies, free code, and training with experts to help them build innovative tools for natural disaster relief.
“Many of the participants attending the hackathon have been directly or indirectly affected by the recent floods in Kerala. This will be one of those locations where people will be coding with not just their brains, but also with their heart", said Prof. Saji Gopinath, CEO, KSUM during the inauguration of the hackathon.