COVID-19 and Climate Change Action
Through Open Source Technology
@DanielKrook
Chief Technology Officer
The Call for Code Global Initiative & IBM Code and Response
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What is
Call for Code?

A five-year program created by David
Clark Cause with Founding Partner
IBM, and in partnership with United
Nations Human Rights and The Linux
Foundation, Call for Code features an
annual competition and is the largest
tech-for-good challenge of its kind.
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Call for Code inspires developers to
create practical, effective, and high-
quality applications that can have an
immediate and lasting impact on
humanitarian issues as sustainable
open source projects.
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Join a movement of:
• 210,000+ problem solvers
• 165+ nations
• 8,000+ applications built
Winners receive cash and deployment support to bring their solutions to life
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Each
Call for Code
winner has a
future

Code and Response incubates Call for Code projects
Projects that are
improving FR and NFR
Fortify
Projects that are
engaged with partners
Test
Early stage projects,
fresh off event wins
Build
Projects that are
nearing “graduation”
Implement
Call for Code
idea creation
Code and Response
solution incubation
Venture funding
market development
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The 2018 winner

Call for Code 2018 winner
PROJECT OWL
keeping first responders
and victims connected in a
natural disaster
Technology: The IoT solution
integrates IBM Watson Studio,
Watson Cloud APIs, and Weather
Company APIs on the IBM Cloud

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Project OWL pilot deployment in Puerto Rico through Code and Response

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Pilot tests in Loíza, San Juan, Isabela, and Comerío, Puerto Rico

Project OWL deployment
The 2018 winner in action
Puerto Rico, March, October, December 2019
Project OWL has gone from winning Call for Code to implementing their
solution through the IBM Code and Response initiative and releasing the
ClusterDuck Protocol as a Linux Foundation project.
Their first field test focused on deployment of the DuckLink IoT network,
accessing it via mobile phones, and then observing data transmitting on
the network in the OWL Incident Management dashboard.
Organizations supporting the deployment included:
• ITDRC
• Engine-4
• University of Puerto Rico
• Johnson & Johnson
• Local government (San Juan, Bayamón, Isabela)
• IBM Service Corps

Engaging students from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

The 2019 winner

Call for Code 2019 winner
PROMETEO
Real-time and predictive
analysis of what firefighters
are exposed to in order to
improve health outcomes
Technology: The IoT solution
integrates IBM Watson Studio,
Kubernetes, Node-RED, and
Cloudant on the IBM Cloud

Ten devices tested with real-time info sent to IBM Cloud and analyzed at base camp

Prometeo Controlled Burn
The 2019 winner in action
Barcelona, Spain – February 2020
This first field test with wildfire firefighters tested the capabilities of
Prometeo’s devices as well as their dashboard. Prometeo deeply tested
device and sensor functionality as well as the durability of the devices
on 10 volunteer firefighters. The team received key feedback on how
they could improve their solution and are moving on to the next of 3
additional milestones with the IBM Service Corps

Prometeo continues to iterate on its third gen platform

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Our world

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“The climate crisis is caused
by us - and the solutions must
come from us. We have the
tools: technology is on our
side.”
António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations
37m
people are severely effected by
natural disasters every year.
1/4
of people are likely to live in chronic
water shortage areas by 2050.
75%
of earth’s carbon emissions are
caused by our cities .
*Background image: 2019 Call for Code Winner
Prometeo’s field test, Barcelona, Spain, February 2020

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“We are at a critical point in
the global response to COVID-19
– we need everyone to get
involved in this massive effort
to keep the world safe.”
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO Director-General
“…the disease that is
ravaging our world.”
-UN News
“…now threatening all
of humankind.”
-UN News
“…the true fight of our
lives.”
-UN News

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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO Director-General
COVID-19 has revealed limits of the systems we
take for granted, compromising our health, our
planet, and our survival.
We’ve expanded the 2020 Call for Code Global
Challenge to take on COVID-19, while we
remain steadfastly committed to combating
climate change.
Take on the most pressing issues of our time

What our world needs
to fight COVID-19

Crisis Communication Remote Education Community Cooperation
When a new disease
emerges, communications
systems are one of the first
systems to be overwhelmed
School closures & social
distancing is leaving students
at home for an indeterminate
amount of time
Understanding what is happening
in your neighborhood & how you
can give & get help is vital in
uncertain times

What our world needs
to fight climate change

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60%of total greenhouse gas
emissions are due to current
energy methodologies
2B+people are living with risk of
reduced access to freshwater
resources
1Mpeople have died because of
natural disasters since the turn of
the century
Energy SustainabilityWater Sustainability Disaster Resiliency

Join the fight

Build solutions that fight back.
• Build & deploy solutions to help seize & reduce the impact of COVID-19
• Build & deploy solutions to help halt & reverse the impact of Climate Change
Call for Code
Founding Partner
Call for Code
Creator
Call for Code
Affiliate
Call for Code
Charitable Partner
Call for Code Global has being
expanded to address the COVID-
19 pandemic, with a focus on:
• crisis communication
• remote education
• community cooperation
In 2020, Call for Code is aligned to
the UN 75th anniversary theme of
climate change, with a focus on:
• water sustainability
• energy sustainability
• disaster resiliency
Join a movement of:
• 210,000+ problem solvers
• 165+ nations
• 8,000+ applications built
Have the chance to win:
• $200,000 USD
• Open Source support from The Linux Foundation
• Meetings with mentors & potential investors
• Implementation through Code and Response

Build solutions that fight back.
• Build & deploy solutions to help seize & reduce the impact of COVID-19
• Build & deploy solutions to help halt & reverse the impact of Climate Change

Top 3 COVID-19 Solutions (so far!)
The initial solutions that IBM will be supporting through deployment to take on COVID-19.
But the challenge does not stop! Continue to fight back with your solutions!
Safe Queue
USA
Are You Well?
INDIA
CovidImpact
CANADA | KAZAKHSTAN | BANGLADESH| MEXICO
Social distancing is tough when
queueing outside. The Safe Queue
app places you in line virtually.
Small businesses bear the brunt of an economic
downturn after a crisis. CovidImpact provides
AI-tailored assistance.
Detecting COVID-19 symptoms puts a lot of
strain on an already-taxed medical system. Are
You Well? empowers patients to self-assess and
lets administrators see trends.

Get involved

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Build with open technology – Starter kits
COVID-19
Climate change
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That includes a
complete
README file and
a compelling
demo video
which helps the
judges clearly
see the value of
their solution.
Create a project
that can be
deployed
quickly and has
a roadmap
around the
world, like what
the previous
winners - Project
OWL and
Prometeo - built
in prior years.
Document the
problem you are
solving in an
effective way.
Explain why its
different than any
existing project.
Call for Code
judges include
technology and
domain experts,
so your
submission
should be easily
understood by a
broad audience.
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The 2020 winner
could be you

callforcode.org

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