2025 Call for Code Engages Developers to Build AI Solutions that Address Social and Humanitarian Issues
IBM and partners have launched the 2025 Call for Code program, inviting developers to create AI-powered solutions addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The program features five qualifying hackathons throughout the year, with the first event running March 20-31, 2025, focusing on clean water and sanitation.
Participants will use technologies like watsonx.ai and IBM Cloud services to develop proof-of-concept solutions. Teams of 1-5 developers can win $5,000 USD and conference passes for each hackathon, with qualifying teams advancing to compete for the grand prize of $50,000 USD.
The initiative includes collaboration with IBM's TechXchange Client Advocacy team and features a special hackathon addressing climate action as part of the 2025 Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit. Winners will receive open-source project support from the Linux Foundation, with final results announced in December.
IBM e i suoi partner hanno lanciato il programma 2025 Call for Code, invitando gli sviluppatori a creare soluzioni basate sull'IA per affrontare gli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile (SDGs) delle Nazioni Unite. Il programma prevede cinque hackathon di qualificazione durante l'anno, con il primo evento che si svolgerà dal 20 al 31 marzo 2025, incentrato su acqua pulita e servizi igienici.
I partecipanti utilizzeranno tecnologie come watsonx.ai e i servizi IBM Cloud per sviluppare soluzioni di prova di concetto. I team di 1-5 sviluppatori possono vincere $5.000 USD e pass per conferenze per ogni hackathon, con i team qualificati che avanzano per competere per il premio finale di $50.000 USD.
L'iniziativa include la collaborazione con il team di Advocacy Client di TechXchange di IBM e presenta un hackathon speciale dedicato all'azione climatica come parte del Global Climate Summit 2025 Right Here, Right Now. I vincitori riceveranno supporto per progetti open-source dalla Linux Foundation, con i risultati finali annunciati a dicembre.
IBM y sus socios han lanzado el programa 2025 Call for Code, invitando a los desarrolladores a crear soluciones impulsadas por IA que aborden los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la ONU. El programa cuenta con cinco hackatones de calificación a lo largo del año, siendo el primer evento del 20 al 31 de marzo de 2025, enfocado en agua limpia y saneamiento.
Los participantes utilizarán tecnologías como watsonx.ai y los servicios de IBM Cloud para desarrollar soluciones de prueba de concepto. Los equipos de 1 a 5 desarrolladores pueden ganar $5,000 USD y pases para conferencias en cada hackatón, con los equipos calificados avanzando para competir por el gran premio de $50,000 USD.
La iniciativa incluye la colaboración con el equipo de Advocacy Client de TechXchange de IBM y presenta un hackatón especial que aborda la acción climática como parte de la Cumbre Global sobre el Clima 2025 Right Here, Right Now. Los ganadores recibirán apoyo para proyectos de código abierto de la Linux Foundation, con los resultados finales anunciados en diciembre.
IBM과 파트너들이 2025 Call for Code 프로그램을 시작하며, 개발자들에게 UN 지속 가능한 개발 목표(SDGs)를 해결하기 위한 AI 기반 솔루션을 만들도록 초대합니다. 이 프로그램은 연중 다섯 번의 예선 해커톤을 포함하며, 첫 번째 이벤트는 2025년 3월 20일부터 31일까지 깨끗한 물과 위생을 주제로 진행됩니다.
참가자들은 watsonx.ai 및 IBM Cloud 서비스를 사용하여 개념 증명 솔루션을 개발하게 됩니다. 1-5명의 개발자로 구성된 팀은 각 해커톤에서 $5,000 USD와 컨퍼런스 패스를 받을 수 있으며, 자격을 갖춘 팀은 $50,000 USD의 대상을 놓고 경쟁하게 됩니다.
이 이니셔티브는 IBM의 TechXchange 고객 Advocacy 팀과 협력하며, 2025 Right Here, Right Now 글로벌 기후 정상 회담의 일환으로 기후 행동을 다루는 특별 해커톤을 포함합니다. 우승자는 리눅스 재단으로부터 오픈 소스 프로젝트 지원을 받게 되며, 최종 결과는 12월에 발표됩니다.
IBM et ses partenaires ont lancé le programme 2025 Call for Code, invitant les développeurs à créer des solutions alimentées par l'IA pour répondre aux Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD) des Nations Unies. Le programme comprend cinq hackathons de qualification tout au long de l'année, le premier événement ayant lieu du 20 au 31 mars 2025, axé sur l'eau potable et l'assainissement.
Les participants utiliseront des technologies telles que watsonx.ai et les services IBM Cloud pour développer des solutions de preuve de concept. Des équipes de 1 à 5 développeurs peuvent gagner 5 000 USD et des passes pour des conférences pour chaque hackathon, les équipes qualifiées avançant pour concourir pour le grand prix de 50 000 USD.
L'initiative inclut une collaboration avec l'équipe Advocacy Client de TechXchange d'IBM et propose un hackathon spécial abordant l'action climatique dans le cadre du Sommet Mondial sur le Climat 2025 Right Here, Right Now. Les gagnants recevront un soutien pour des projets open-source de la part de la Linux Foundation, avec les résultats finaux annoncés en décembre.
IBM und Partner haben das Programm 2025 Call for Code gestartet und laden Entwickler ein, KI-gestützte Lösungen zu entwickeln, die die UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziele (SDGs) ansprechen. Das Programm umfasst fünf Qualifikations-Hackathons im Laufe des Jahres, wobei die erste Veranstaltung vom 20. bis 31. März 2025 stattfindet und sich auf sauberes Wasser und sanitäre Einrichtungen konzentriert.
Teilnehmer werden Technologien wie watsonx.ai und IBM Cloud-Dienste nutzen, um Prototyp-Lösungen zu entwickeln. Teams von 1-5 Entwicklern können $5.000 USD und Konferenzpässe für jeden Hackathon gewinnen, wobei qualifizierte Teams um den Hauptpreis von $50.000 USD konkurrieren.
Die Initiative umfasst eine Zusammenarbeit mit dem TechXchange Client Advocacy-Team von IBM und bietet einen speziellen Hackathon, der sich im Rahmen des 2025 Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit mit Klimaschutz beschäftigt. Die Gewinner erhalten Unterstützung für Open-Source-Projekte von der Linux Foundation, und die endgültigen Ergebnisse werden im Dezember bekannt gegeben.
- Free access to enterprise-grade IBM software for participants
- Multiple prize opportunities totaling over $75,000 USD
- Partnership with Linux Foundation for open-source project support
- None.
In its eighth year, Call for Code presents a series of SDG-focused hackathons throughout the year, kicking off with a competition to build AI agents
Since its launch in 2018, Call for Code has rallied developers globally to come together and create innovative solutions to help solve the world's largest problems with technology. In 2025, the Call for Code Global Challenge will again ask how AI can address humanitarian issues to make a real difference for communities around the world.
"Call for Code is a unique global tech initiative, that inspires and empowers developers and problem-solvers from around the world to use their talent to innovate for social good," said David Clark, Founder and CEO of Call for Code. "I am immensely proud that Call for Code, alongside its founding partner IBM, and with UN Human Rights, has helped ensure that technology serves as a catalyst for sustainability, climate and humanitarian action."
This year, participants will have the opportunity to take part in five qualifying hackathon events as part of the year-long Call for Code Global Challenge in collaboration with IBM's TechXchange Client Advocacy team. For each event, teams will build an original proof-of-concept solution based on a different SDG with technologies like watsonx, IBM's portfolio of AI products, and IBM Cloud services. Each hackathon will include a different theme linked to one of the 17 SDGs.
The first qualifying hackathon will be held March 20 through March 31, 2025. In honor of UN World Water Day on March 22, it calls on participants to build a proof-of-concept for an AI virtual agent using watsonx.ai that can be put to work to address an issue that falls under the SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation. In addition, Call for Code will host a hackathon to tackle SDG 13: Climate Action as part of the 2025 Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, the world's largest human rights-based climate forum, hosted by UN Human Rights, the University of Oxford, and co-hosted by leading universities worldwide.
"From the very beginning, UN Human Rights has been honored to support Call for Code, recognizing that technology—when grounded in human rights—can be a powerful force for good," said Ansar Mahfoudh, head of the Innovation and Analytics Hub at UN Human Rights. "Since helping launch this groundbreaking initiative almost a decade ago, we have supported those projects that champion innovation that serves humanity. We remain committed to ensuring Call for Code grows from strength to strength, by drawing on a community of socially-minded coders who place humans at the centre of tech and innovation solutions."
"Call for Code is a unique opportunity to get hands-on with AI, build new skills, network with a community of like-minded problem solvers, and create solutions," said Dinesh Nirmal, IBM Senior Vice President, IBM Software. "This year, there's no-cost access to industry leading, enterprise-grade IBM software like watsonx.ai for participants. I am excited to see what teams build to make a positive difference."
Teams, made up of one to five developers, can compete for prizes awarded in each hackathon. The top Call for Code solution from each qualifying hackathon will win
Interested participants can register here before March 18, 2025 for the first hackathon, which runs from March 20 to 31, 2025. More details about each Call for Code qualifying hackathon will be shared on the Call for Code website as the year progresses.
About Call for Code Global Challenge
Developers have revolutionized the way people live and interact with virtually everyone and everything. Where most people see challenges, developers see possibilities. That's why David Clark, the CEO of David Clark Cause, created Call for Code in 2018, and launched it alongside Founding Partner IBM and Global Impact Partner United Nations Human Rights. In 2022 Call for Code was selected as the preferred innovation platform for the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance, the largest public/private initiative in the world promoting climate justice.
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