教科文组织发起“编程战疫”大赛寻求应对新冠疫情的数字化方案
教科文组织与IBM和SAP合作发起了“编程战疫”（CodeTheCurve）编程大赛，以支持世界各地的年轻创新者、数据科学家和设计师为新冠疫情开发数字解决方案。
除了危及成千上万人的健康，新冠疫情还对社会产生了深远影响。它增加了对可靠的信息共享的需求，并导致了教育中断。目前全球有超过15亿学生受到学校停课影响。“解决这一前所未有的全球危机需要汇集我们所有人的专业知识和想象力。”教科文组织总干事阿祖莱说。
“我们知道，世界各地有许多年轻人对如何利用科技应对疫情有着创新想法，但他们需要得到帮助，方能将这些想法变为现实。我们与合作伙伴希望通过这场编程大赛帮助他们实现这些想法。”
“编程战疫”大赛分为两个阶段，首先将根据提交的创意视频对参赛团队进行筛选，然后40个入选团队将展开编程大赛。比赛将持续至2020年4月30日。各参赛团队需从以下3个主题挑选一个作为参赛主题：1）确保学习连续性；2）数据管理和信息；3）当前和未来的社会和健康问题。
“新冠疫情导致了183个国家停课，许多年轻人在家隔离。人们亟需实用、有趣的线上教育。在这一背景下，IBM Z团队很高兴能与教科文组织、SAP及其他合作伙伴一起发起‘编程战疫’大赛。用科技技能、创业热情、职业发展和导师制度来赋能年轻人，这是激励世界从技术消费者转变为技术创造者、制造者和行动者的秘密武器。”IBM Z全球学生中心与IBM超级保护加速器项目全球主管萨西（Melissa Sassi）说。
“编程战疫”大赛将聚合相关支持组织的力量，为参赛的“黑客”提供帮助推广其创新解决方案。IBM、 SAP、FOSSASIA和iHackOnline等合作伙伴组织将为获选团队提供参加一系列网络研讨会的机会，以及一套工具材料包。
“面对这一空前的局面，我们需要赋能年轻创新者，帮助他们找到解决这场危机的办法。”SAP欧洲、中东和非洲地区企业社会责任主管、非洲编程周联合发起人杜瓦尔（Claire Gillissen-Duval）说，“本着SAP帮助世界更好地运行和改善人们生活的愿景，本公司员工将坚决支持‘编程战疫’大赛，为参赛者提供指导。”
“编程战疫”倡议得到了教科文组织、IBM 和SAP的支持，以及TruChallenge.co.uk网站、AngelHack 和 iHackOnLine 的慷慨捐助，还有Pamplemousse Communication的合作。
教科文组织致力于培养年轻一代的数字技能和专业发展能力。该倡议以教科文组织在这一领域的长期努力为基础，并对青年女性软件开发者和设计者给予特别关注。
媒体联系人：
Bernard Giansetto
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+33 (0)1 45 68 17 64
教科文组织信息项目的更多信息：
https://zh.unesco.org/themes/building-knowledge-societies
UNESCO launches CodeTheCurve Hackathon to develop digital solutions in response to COVID-19
UNESCO, in partnership with IBM and SAP, has launched the CodeTheCurve Hackathon to support young innovators, data scientists and designers across the world to develop digital solutions to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aside from its terrible impact on the health of thousands so far, the COVID-19 crisis is having profound effects on societies, from reliable information sharing to education, with school closures currently affecting more than 1.5 billion students across the planet. "Solving this unprecedented global crisis will require the collective expertise and imagination of all of us," said Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO.
“We know that there are young women and men around the world with new and innovative ideas on how technology can help us handle the pandemic, but they need support to bring them to fruition. Through this Hackathon, in association with our partners, we hope to help make these ideas a reality.”
CodeTheCurve is organized in two phases, beginning with a video competition for ideas, it will be followed by a Hackathon among 40 selected teams. The Hackathon will run until 30 April 2020. Participating teams will work on one of three main themes: 1) Ensuring continued learning 2) Data management and information, and 3) The present and the future: societal and health issues.
“With so many young people currently at home due to COVID-19 school closures, 183 countries impacted, and a need for practical, fun, and virtual education, the IBM Z team is excited to launch CodeTheCurve with UNESCO, SAP, and our collaborators. Empowering youth with tech skills, entrepreneurial zest, professional development, and mentorship is really the secret sauce for inspiring the world to transition from consumers of technology into creators, makers, and doers empowered by technology,”says Melissa Sassi, Global Head – IBM Z Global Student Hub & IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator.
Participating ‘Hackers’ will receive experience pitching their innovative solutions from relevant and supportive organizations that have been brought together under the umbrella of CodeTheCurve. The selected teams will be able to benefit from a series of webinars and activity kits offered by partner organizations, such as IBM, SAP, FOSSASIA, and iHackOnline.
“During these unprecedented times, we need to empower young innovators as they engage in finding solutions to this crisis,” says Claire Gillissen-Duval, Director of EMEA Corporate Social Responsibility and Africa Code Week co-founder at SAP. “True to SAP’s vision of helping the world run better and improving people’s lives, our colleagues will resolutely support the CodeTheCurve hackathon by mentoring participants.”
The CodetheCurve initiative is supported by UNESCO, IBM and SAP, and the generous contribution of TruChallenge.co.uk, AngelHack, iHackOnLine and with the collaboration of Pamplemousse Communication.
The initiative builds upon UNESCO’s long-standing efforts to foster digital skills and professional development competencies for youth, with a particular focus on young women software developers and designers.
https://codethecurve.squarespace.com/
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