The Call for Code Global Initiative rallies developers to create practical, effective, and high-quality applications based on cloud, data, and artificial intelligence that can have an immediate as well as lasting impact on humanitarian issues. Building on the success of the 2018 competition, the 2019 Call for Code Global Challenge again asks developers to create solutions that significantly improve preparedness for natural disasters and accelerate relief when they hit.

This year’s challenge introduces an emphasis on individual health and community well being. Also, this includes solutions that can reduce the risk of disease, improve access to data and the availability of resources, as well as address the mental health needs of those impacted before, during, and after disasters.

Benefits

One team will win the second annual Call for Code Global Prize, supported by the United Nations Human Rights Office and the American Red Cross. Moreover, the winner and runners up will also earn several other awards that foster adoption of their application as an open source project through the The Linux Foundation to scale its impact and accelerate its deployment in areas of greatest need.

In addition, the grand prize winner will have an opportunity to meet mentors and investors to discuss potential funding for the idea and they will receive deployment consultation through the IBM Corporate Service Corps.

• Grand Prize: 

1. $200,000 USD cash prize
2. Invitation to the Call for Code Global Prize Celebration
3. Also, Long-term open source project support from The Linux Foundation
4. Opportunity for mentorship and investment in the solution
5. Offer to deploy the solution with IBM Corporate Service Corps

• First and Second Runner Up: 

1. $25,000 USD cash prize for each team
2. Invitation to the Call for Code Global Prize Celebration
3. Long-term open source project support from The Linux Foundation

• Third and Fourth Runner Up: 

1. $10,000 USD cash prize for each team
2. Long-term open source project support from The Linux Foundation

Rules

• Submissions must use one or more IBM Cloud services or IBM Systems. Use of sponsor or affiliate APIs and open source libraries is also encouraged.
• Teams of up to five (5) participants, each at least 18 years old, are allowed.
• A participant may not be part of multiple teams.
• All team members must have accept the Participation Agreement at the time they submit to be eligible.
• Applications must be new and built for the 2019 competition, but they may use code that was open sourced and publicly available to all other participants as of February 12, 2019.
• Winning teams will be subject to a code review after submissions close.
• Overall rights of first refusal to invest in projects will be outlined in the Participant Agreement