A global virtual hackathon to battle the Coronavirus outbreak, the platform is open to the global community of data scientists, social workers, designers and engineers
13 April, 2020: HackerEarth, an AI-powered accurate developer assessment platform, has announced a non-profit online hackathon, ‘hackCOVID’, in partnership with IIM Bangalore (IIMB). The platform is open to the global community of data scientists, social workers, designers and engineers to hack against COVID-19 and is also seeking alliance with corporate organizations.
A single-phase hackathon, being held from April 01 to May 15, 2020, it is aimed to provide the opportunity to developers across the globe to join hands and help address the pandemic. With over 700 teams currently registered, hackCOVID seeks solutions such as Coronavirus outbreak management system (for healthcare), home-quarantine tracker (for public administration), itinerary management system (for travel/tourism), operations management system (for businesses), AR/VR powered e-learning platforms, to name a few. HackerEarth is looking for global, viable prototypes that can be quickly developed using technology and deployed at the ground level, to help industries mitigate and administer the Coronavirus outbreak and its implications.
“When a pandemic like the COVID-19 hits an unsuspecting world, it is imperative that individuals, organizations and governments put their heads together and evolve workable solutions to track and contain the spread of the disease. We at IIMB seek inputs in the form of a two-stage contest – an ideathon, followed by a technological hackathon. In partnership with HackerEarth, we invite a wide variety of professionals and technologists to participate in this initiative,” explained R. Srinivasan, Professor of Strategy at IIM Bangalore.
HackerEarth is in talks with various organizations for partnerships and to play the role of the incubator for relevant hacks that the developers might submit as part of hackCOVID. Currently, Slack, the renowned team-collaboration platform, is on board as a communication partner, alongside Code Tenderloin, a San Francisco-based non-profit workforce development organization for underprivileged communities. Hackbright Academy, a San Francisco-based coding boot camp for women has also joined as one of the community partners. IIMB seeks ideas that keep in mind India-specific challenges such as, rural/urban demographics, technology penetration levels, etc. IIMB will support hackCOVID with certification and quickly developing and deploying on-ground, India-specific prototypes and solutions, in the space of healthcare and public administration.
Commenting on this initiative, Sachin Gupta, Co-founder & CEO, HackerEarth said, “The pace at which the pandemic is spreading, we need to take swift action as the outbreak profusely impacts day-to-day life as well as industrial operations. We are offering a platform for the global developer community to collaborate in finding an effective and quick solution to various aspects of the pandemic outbreak. We are expecting to receive prototypes that can be deployed at the grassroots level, which will be instrumental in containing the current crisis and such crises in the future.”
“Bengaluru being the IT capital of India, can prove to be instrumental in pioneering the journey to better-managed containment of the pandemic crisis in the country. We are joining hands with HackerEarth for this initiative and invite all techies to develop solutions that we can implement at the ground level to fight the Coronavirus outbreak in India”, said Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament, Bengaluru South, who is part of the jury for the hackathon.
A global virtual hackathon to battle the Coronavirus outbreak, the platform is open to the global community of data scientists, social workers, designers and engineers
13 April, 2020: HackerEarth, an AI-powered accurate developer assessment platform, has announced a non-profit online hackathon, ‘hackCOVID’, in partnership with IIM Bangalore (IIMB). The platform is open to the global community of data scientists, social workers, designers and engineers to hack against COVID-19 and is also seeking alliance with corporate organizations.
A single-phase hackathon, being held from April 01 to May 15, 2020, it is aimed to provide the opportunity to developers across the globe to join hands and help address the pandemic. With over 700 teams currently registered, hackCOVID seeks solutions such as Coronavirus outbreak management system (for healthcare), home-quarantine tracker (for public administration), itinerary management system (for travel/tourism), operations management system (for businesses), AR/VR powered e-learning platforms, to name a few. HackerEarth is looking for global, viable prototypes that can be quickly developed using technology and deployed at the ground level, to help industries mitigate and administer the Coronavirus outbreak and its implications.
“When a pandemic like the COVID-19 hits an unsuspecting world, it is imperative that individuals, organizations and governments put their heads together and evolve workable solutions to track and contain the spread of the disease. We at IIMB seek inputs in the form of a two-stage contest – an ideathon, followed by a technological hackathon. In partnership with HackerEarth, we invite a wide variety of professionals and technologists to participate in this initiative,” explained R. Srinivasan, Professor of Strategy at IIM Bangalore.
HackerEarth is in talks with various organizations for partnerships and to play the role of the incubator for relevant hacks that the developers might submit as part of hackCOVID. Currently, Slack, the renowned team-collaboration platform, is on board as a communication partner, alongside Code Tenderloin, a San Francisco-based non-profit workforce development organization for underprivileged communities. Hackbright Academy, a San Francisco-based coding boot camp for women has also joined as one of the community partners. IIMB seeks ideas that keep in mind India-specific challenges such as, rural/urban demographics, technology penetration levels, etc. IIMB will support hackCOVID with certification and quickly developing and deploying on-ground, India-specific prototypes and solutions, in the space of healthcare and public administration.
Commenting on this initiative, Sachin Gupta, Co-founder & CEO, HackerEarth said, “The pace at which the pandemic is spreading, we need to take swift action as the outbreak profusely impacts day-to-day life as well as industrial operations. We are offering a platform for the global developer community to collaborate in finding an effective and quick solution to various aspects of the pandemic outbreak. We are expecting to receive prototypes that can be deployed at the grassroots level, which will be instrumental in containing the current crisis and such crises in the future.”
“Bengaluru being the IT capital of India, can prove to be instrumental in pioneering the journey to better-managed containment of the pandemic crisis in the country. We are joining hands with HackerEarth for this initiative and invite all techies to develop solutions that we can implement at the ground level to fight the Coronavirus outbreak in India”, said Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament, Bengaluru South, who is part of the jury for the hackathon.