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Outline

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Critical issues in our world – COVID-19 & Climate Change Call for Code 2020 Solving societal issues – Previous Call for Code Winners How we can help you get started

• Starter Kits• Design Thinking• Key Technologies to Leverage

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Our world

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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 GhebreyesusWHO Director-General

“…the disease that is ravaging our world.”

-UN News

“…now threatening all of humankind.”

-UN News

“…the true fight of our lives.”

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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 studentsat 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 Coronavirus….

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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 GuterresSecretary-General of the United Nations

37mpeople are severely effected by

natural disasters every year.

1/4of people are likely to live in chronic water shortage areas by 2050.

75%of earth’s carbon emissions are caused by our cities .

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Prometeo’s field test, Barcelona, Spain, February 2020

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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

What our world needs to fight Climate Change….

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Dr. Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusWHO 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.

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Build solutions that fight backBuild & deploy solutions to help seize & reduce the impact of COVID-19Build & 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

The 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge is 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 global conversation 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 support through Code and

Response™

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Remote Education

Technologies such as:• Virtual classrooms• Digital courses

can continue to engagestudents & create interactive experiences

Crisis Communication

Technologies such as:• Chatbots• SMS

can alleviate panic in communities & provide hygienic guidance

Community Cooperation

Technology can address: • Weather data• Supply chain data

to band communities together & identify those in most need of resources

Coronavirus

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Energy sustainability

Technologies such as:• AI• IoT

can leverage data to pinpoint & reduceenergy consumption

Water sustainability

Technology can address:• Water quantity • Water quality

through data science and opensource platforms to help at personal and global scale

Disaster Resiliency

Technology can help us: • Reduce toxic exposure• Improve preparedness

by developing hardware and software solutions with machine learning capabilities

Climate Change

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Solving societal issues

Previous Call for Code Winners

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Call for Code 2018 Winner

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The heart of a coder is grounded in becoming a problem solver, a creator, and an innovator

1 Winner: Project OWL

156 Nations participated

100k+ Developers participated in 2018

2,500+ Applications created

400+ Call for Code days across the world

40+ Celebrity supporters

Charitable Partner UNHR

PROJECT OWLkeeping first responders and victims

connected in a natural disaster

Technology: The IoT solution integrates IBM Watson Studio, Watson Cloud APIs, and Weather Company APIs – all built on the IBM Cloud

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Key Links• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXkGAokhGl8• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7aAdk87Yv8• https://www.project-owl.com/ Want to get involved? Join: project--owl.slack.com

And the 2019 winner is…Prometeo!

The heart of a coder is grounded in becoming a problem solver, a creator, and an innovator

1 Winner: Prometeo

165 Nations participated

180k+ Developers participated in 2019

5,000+ Applications created

690+ events across the world

Charitable Partner UNHR

10,000+ Students reached via CAR and CFC

PROMETEOReal-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

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Insight into Project OWL

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Insight into Prometeo Prometeo was started by 33-year veteran firefighter, Joan Herrera,

who has battled thousands of wildland fires and suffered the headaches and breathing problems that result from smoke inhalation.

Together with colleague Vicenç Padró, a nurse at Emergency Medical Services, they joined forces with Salomé Valero, Josep Ràfols and Marco Rodriguez, three IT services professionals.

“You can think about a solution in your house. You can build it. You can even put it on the market, but if you don’t speak with the real end-users, your product is probably going to fail,” said Ràfols, team lead and solution architect. “We have the opportunity to get great insights from medical staff and also firefighters. That gives us a completely new point of view of the device and what they really need.”

Bryan Knouse founded Project OWL, along with Nick Feuer.

They reached out to a group of like-minded individuals on Slack — Magus Pereira, Charlie Evans, and Taraqur Rahman — and Project OWL was officially born.

Most of the team members did not know each other prior to the Call for Code Challenge.

They met for the first time in-person at the 2018 Call for Code awards ceremony.

Project OWL is now an LLC, and has their first customer win.

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Call for Code 2019: Two university teams finish in the top 5

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A group of five University of California, Berkeley master of engineering students came in 4th in Call for Code 2019.

The new alums’ project, AsTeR, uses artificial intelligence to help analyze and respond to the surge of emergency calls that typically take place after a disaster strikes.

A group of four undergraduate students from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) came in 3rd in Call for Code 2019.

There is a need to be able to send first responders to the areas where they can make the most impact based on limited time and resources. To do that, first responders must prioritize victims’ needs based on location and severity.

Rove addresses this through an application with crowd-sourcing, natural language processing, and real-time satellite or overhead imagery, all built on IBM technologies, to enable emergency responders to reach victims in the shortest amount of time possible.

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Tips on Hackathons and Forming Teams

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No more than 5 people to a team

Make sure your team is well-rounded

Mix it up…look for diverse skill sets

People who can "wear many hats“

People with focus and determination

Find people with the ability to be inspired

Ask for help…if needed

Talk with other teams

View this as an opportunity to learn

Don't stress…this should be fun

Hackathons give you rare access to individuals with years of experience across many different fields and areas.

Types of skills to have on a team ideally include:

Technical: Engineering / Coding

Subject matter experts or people interested in the chosen area

Strategy / Idea people

Logistical/Analytical business people

Designers

Sociology / Psych background

Marketing / Comms background

People with proven capability to execute, are interested in debating over ideas, and have solid creativity

How we can help you get started

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Starter kits consist of videos, graphics,

written materials and code. They

address:

- The problem statement

- Use cases

- A description of the team’s solution

- An architectural diagram

- A tutorial with starter code

- Data sets

- Documentation and other reference

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Some developers know what they want

to build in challenges like Call for Code,

but for those that don't, there are

starter kits. These quick start guides

help developers understand the scope

of the problems and start building

applications tied to easy-to-understand

use cases.

What is a Starter Kit?

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Challenge Statements

CHALLENGE 1Crisis Communication

When a new disease such as

COVID-19 emerges, there is a lot of

uncertainty -- from how it is

transmitted, how to best protect

your health and others around you,

and the severity of the disease

itself. If people are well informed, it

can help to prevent mass hysteria

and also help limit the spread of

the disease.

How can technology help?

Crisis communication, whether it be

through SMS or a website, can

alleviate panic in communities and can

also provide guidance on how to best

protect oneself. Whether it be

guidance on good hygiene, how to

properly detect symptoms, and key

contact information, technology can be

utilized by way of chatbots or

messaging platforms.

CHALLENGE 2Remote Education

Part of the World Health

Organization's guidance on limiting

further spread of COVID-19 is to

practice social distancing. Schools in

the most affected areas are taking

measures by closing facilities. With

school-aged children at home for up

to several weeks, it's important to

keep their schedules as normal as

possible, including education.

How can technology

help? Schools and teachers can

continue to engage with their

students through virtual classrooms,

and even create interactive spaces for

classes. Parents are also facing a new

situation where they may need to

homeschool their children, so finding

appropriate online resources is

important as well.

CHALLENGE 3Community Cooperation

Your local community has its own set

of unique challenges. Understanding

not only what is happening in your

neighborhood, but also how you can

help others, or how others can help

you, is vital to being able to weather

any storm.

How can technology help?

From weather data to supply chain

information, technologies can help

communities band together.

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Call for Code 2020 asks developers to address the spread of COVID-19 by building sustainable solutions that foster:

- Crisis communication- Remote education - Community

cooperation

Coronavirus

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Starter Kits

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Put your users at the center of your solutions

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Design thinking is the framework that aims to improve the situation of people through the experiences they have. If you’re interested in solving problems for people, then you can practice design thinking. You do not need to be a designer to practice design thinking.

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Design thinking, a framework to deliver innovation

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Viability Desirability

FeasibilityTECHNICAL

MARKET DESIGN

INNOVATION

Observe Reflect Make

The Loop is design thinking simplified. It is how to understand the present and envision a better future in a continuous cycle of observing, reflecting, and making.

Observe: Immerse yourself in your users’ world.

Reflect: Align on intent.

Make: Give form to abstract ideas.

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Enterprise Design ThinkingA framework to solve our users’ problems at speed and scale.

The PrinciplesThese principles provide the foundation for delivering solutions that meet or exceed your users’ expectations.

The LoopA way to understand the present and envision the future in a continuous cycle of observing, reflecting, and making.

You can enter the Loop at any point. How many times can you go through the Loop today, this week, this month.

The KeysHills, Playbacks, and Sponsor Users.

The three most important techniques for diverse teams to practice as they move from idea to outcome. They get you aligned, stay aligned, and stay in touch with real-world needs.

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• A focus on user outcomes• Restless reinvention• Diverse empowered teams

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Design thinking methodshttps://www.ibm.com/design/thinking/page/toolkit

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More design thinking resources

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Learn more about design thinking and how to apply it for your Call for Code submission. Take the course and receive a certification.

Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioners Course

Learn about how to build empathy for your users, test ideas, and co-create with your users with as a Sponsor User.

IBM Design Research

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Steps in Evaluating

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Step 1: Understand and select key high level topical area(s) to address

• COVID19

• Climate change: Water sustainability, Energy sustainability, Disaster Resiliency

Step 2: Look at sub issues in selected topical areas

• Emergency Communications, Remote Education, Community Cooperation

• Finding a Shelter or Rental Housing After a Disaster, Water contamination, Mental Health Issues, etc.

Step 3: Examine where in the process/cycle of the issue do you want yoursolution to focus

• Before issue occurs or after (days, weeks-months, months-years)

Step 4: How do you want your solution to address the issue

• Prevention, Mitigation, Response, Recovery

• Note there is a relationship between Steps 3 & 4

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Challenges of Natural Disasters

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• Access to the appropriate first responders

• Property damage, Structural damage to buildings (ex. PD3R)

• Loss of utilities like electricity and water

• Debris cleanup

• Infrastructure-related problems such as closed roads and communication losses (Project Owl)

• General SCM issues (IBM Operations Risk Insights)

• Medical Help

• Food & Water

• Access to Finances and Insurance (including Cash)

• Supplies – Batteries, generators, First Aid Kits, etc.

• Wild Fires - Poor air quality, loss of housing

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• Water contamination

• Mental Health Issues

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Technology has a role to play in addressing these issues around climate change

Technologies such as AI, IoT and blockchain can help utility companies and communities harness their data to increase efficiency and reduce expenditures. Weather data can help us pinpoint where we utilize energy to reduce consumption.

Technology can help us deal with the impact of natural disasters. It can reduce exposure to hazards, help us manage land and the environment, and improve preparedness and early warning for adverse events which are gaining in frequency through climate change.

Data science and associated technologies can help us address global environmental challenges such as water quantity and quality. This can be at the personal level or on a global scale.

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Top Technologies Leveraged

AI

Data Management

& Analytics

Address container orchestration

in production systems

Can be leveraged for SCM type use cases or

creating auditable business transactions

https://www.ibm.com/analytics/data-management

https://www.ibm.com/internet-of-things

https://www.ibm.com/cloudhttps://www.ibm.com/watson

https://www.ibm.com/blockchain https://www.ibm.com/cloud/openshift

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Explore: Technologies, Industries and types of Natural Disasters

https://developer.ibm.com/callforcode/starters/

Explore Solution Starter Kits

https://developer.ibm.com/code-and-response/

Video on Project Owl - https://bit.ly/2PlXpS9

https://developer.ibm.com/code-and-response/technologies/data-science

Use drop down under resources

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