COVID-19 is an unprecedented global health and humanitarian emergency. It threatens to create devastating social, economic, and political crises that could leave deep scars for years to come.
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This impact could reverse the progress made in tackling global poverty over the past 20 years. Developing countries could lose at least US$220 billion in income, putting at risk the lives and livelihoods of billions of people.
COVID-19 Detect and Protect Challenge
However, innovation and ingenuity are not constrained by geography. UNDP and Hackster are joining forces in the COVID-19 Detect and Protect Challenge to find the best and brightest hardware and software developers, product designers and innovators to create successful COVID-19 Digital Response Solutions.
A panel of judges will review and select the top 10 open source solutions on a rolling basis through 2020. Winners will receive global recognition and $25,000 in awards for their contribution to society in two areas:
- Detect: Harness your skills to aid citizens and healthcare providers with everyday tools that support the diagnosis of the coronavirus and future outbreaks like computer vision thermometers, smart oximeters, and cloud-based heatmaps and apps.
- Protect: Imagine and invent apparatuses that help slow down the spread of the disease, like 3D-printable protective equipment, easy-to-assemble hand sanitizing dispensers, public alerts, mass broadcasting tools, or contamination monitoring.
Apply Now: Deadline is June 30th 2020
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Very informative. I would like to have some more information on the funding for Africa especially. I would like to build an ict centre in my village to combat the covid
As an NGO director I want to apply for funding to start a big ICT center which can help the community in Tanzania
This a great work! Thanks for the work you are doing here. I want to start an ICT center in Kwande local government to enlighten the villagers to be informed about the pandemic.