IBM's 2020 Call for Code winners develop solutions to global problems

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  IBM has announced the winners of the 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge….which this year focused on development of solutions for Covid-19 issues and climate change.  Chief Technology Officer Daniel Krook says among this years finalists were a mom who created the SchoolListIt app to help families with children learning remotely….the BusinessBuddy app designed to help businesses navigate the maze of getting much needed assistance…the SafeQueue app is designed for social distancing and the grand prize winner was a free app for farmers …

“So the winning team, Agrolly, they’ve created an amazing solution that tied together weather information from The Weather Company data together with information about when to plant crops, how to support them and how to adapt to the changing realities caused by climate change.”

There’s more info on the winners and the program at www.callforcode.org.

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