IBM 2020 Call for Code Competition Focuses on Climate Change

Bob Lord, IBM senior vice president of cognitive applications and developer ecosystems, talked to Cheddar about the invitation to developers to submit tech solutions to climate change.

IBM is unleashing its 2019 Call for Code to university students in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. The two forces combined hope to enlist the help even more students worldwide to solve problems relating to natural disasters, like Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico."If you think about all the innovative technology that we have at IBM, we really are unleashing it to solve some of the major societal issues that we have, focused specifically here on natural disasters in 2018 and 2019," IBM Chief Digital Officer Bob Lord told Cheddar. "We are not going to stop natural disasters, but we can sure get prepared for them and respond to them more effectively than ever before, and I believe, through technology."

IBM is tapping into emerging technologies such as A.I., blockchain, and cloud computing to advance human rights and prevent humanitarian crises. the company announced its 'Call for Code Global Initiative' in an attempt to bring coders together to help improve disaster prevention and response. Bob Lord, Chief Digital Officer at IBM, was with us to discuss the new project.