CALL FOR CODE
Top finalists announced
Judges have identified the top global and university finalist solutions taking on climate change and COVID-19 in the 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge. Watch live on October 13 to see who wins.
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The Call for Code Global Challenge — created by David Clark Cause and supported by Founding Partner IBM and Charitable Partner United Nations Human Rights — invites developers and problem solvers around the world to build solutions that fight back against the most pressing issues of our time. Together with The Linux Foundation, top solutions are open sourced and deployed.
400,000+
Innovators participated since Call for Code began in 2018
179 nations
Contributed to create 15,000+ apps for humanitarian issues
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The 2020 Call for Code Awards
Join this live event at 7:30 pm ET on October 13 to learn about the year’s top Call for Code contributions, including the 2020 global challenge winner. See how cutting-edge technology is making a difference in communities from Puerto Rico to Australia.
Call for Code in the media
Read the latest news about the largest tech-for-good initiative of its kind.