User:Becha/COVID-19

Collection of initiatives to help each other in the COVID-19 crisis.

Contact: BECHA @ ripe.net or BECHA @ xs4all.nl / https://wiki.techinc.nl/User:Becha

Feel free & invited to edit this page, it's a wiki.

COVID-19 Topics

Hackathons

March 2020

• Finland https://www.hackthecrisisfinland.com/
  • #hackthecrisisfin: Save lives / Save communities / Save businesses
  • March 20 - March 22
  • Register: https://bit.ly/junctionappcrisis
  • Chat: Slack https://bit.ly/slackfin

• Germany (in English)
  • #HackCorona: An online hackathon for public protection from COVID-19 by DATA NATIVES"
  • 20 - 22 March
  • Register: https://datanatives.typeform.com/to/Cu9fui
  • Chat: Slack https://hackcorona.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-ctrpgvd0-9sDqpPNgG~K33t0Ue1AOTQ

• Worldwide / [HackaDay]

• Holland (in Dutch)
  • #HackCorona / #flattenthecurve
  • March 16 - March 31 / Sprint : 27 - 31 March
  • Register: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/hack-corona-online-hackathon-powered-by-dutch-hacking-health-tickets-99696643344
  • Projects: Sparkboard
  • Communication: WebEx

• Germany (in German!)
  • 20 - 22 March
  • https://wirvsvirushackathon.org/
  • GREAT COLLECTION OF LINKS!! https://wirvsvirushackathon.org/ressourcen/

• Poland
  • 17 - 22. March
  • Projects: Guaana https://www.guaana.com/challenge/SaxfAeTSiMWWAom6H
  • Chat: Slack https://join.slack.com/t/hackcrisis/shared_invite/zt-clrbb98y-ez_DNEEDMquKyQ6P_1RgMg
  • https://www.hackcrisis.com/

"We’re looking for solutions in following categories:
* Isolation
* Facts & data
* Education
We are looking for ideas that:
* are able to be prototyped in 3-5 days 
* give society access to reliable information
* give people hope in this difficult time
* provide a sense of security in the face of developing crisis"

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• Estonia:
  • March 13 - March 15
  • https://accelerateestonia.ee/en/hackathon/

• MIT:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScE0zx9DBjXuYNrIxrFrvxqtfqt-ZcoV3IPTXShDwza0C5CBQ (contact me; the link has expired)

• 10-12 september <+> Amsterdam
  • https://dutchhackinghealth.nl/en/

My contribution

• Creatively Connecting Communities
  • I want to cross-link all of these separate hackathons!
  • Let's combine our strengths & work on this together!
  • I'm interested in OPEN communication & sharing of knowledge, data, ideas, results

• RIPE NCC has a wealth of data available, about Internet measurements:
  • reachability : https://atlas.ripe.net
  • routed prefixes: https://ris.ripe.net
  • IP-to-geolocation infrastructure mapping: https://ipmap.ripe.net
  • portal & APIs for all of the above: https://stat.ripe.net

• I've helped organise 10 hackathons, resulting in 100's of projects:
  • all the code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/RIPE-Atlas-Community/ripe-atlas-community-contrib/blob/master/README.md
  • all the reports are available on RIPE Labs https://labs.ripe.net/hackathons
  • there's a mailing list with the active community:

hackathon-list@ripe.net & https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/hackathon-list/

• My bio & contact details: https://wiki.techinc.nl/User:Becha

Other Technical Communities Coordinations

• List of "Engineering COVID Groups": https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PmVIADK94Hmug3wRQXi-K94UrXYsZtSFXpRGwCENoaM/edit#gid=0

_Examples: sharing of the Best Current Practices handbooks; discussion groups; maker-spaces for open-source 3D printing of ventilator hardware; hackathons; regional cross-connections... _

• UKNOF (UK NEtwork Operators Forum) members offering their skills & time to help each other: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/150ESj90liWd074Rbe-ZVxsBF5lbVZgwp2-JwtebTOWI/edit#gid=0

• Other NOGs have mailing lists where they share tips, requests & offers for help: https://labs.ripe.net/nogs

Funding

Here are some calls with available funding:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/startups-and-smes-innovative-solutions-welcome-2020-mar-13_en

&

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/eic-smeinst-2018-2020;freeTextSearchKeyword=EIC%20pilot;typeCodes=0,1;statusCodes=31094501,31094502,31094503;programCode=null;programDivisionCode=null;focusAreaCode=null;crossCuttingPriorityCode=null;callCode=Default;sortQuery=openingDate;orderBy=asc;onlyTenders=false;topicListKey=topicSearchTablePageState

& more (older offers) https://wiki.techinc.nl/MeshNet#Funding

Open Communication Platforms

• Jitsi
  • volunteering-based Jitsi servers used for work, education, or just for social contact https://iorestoacasa.work/
  • https://jitsi.hamburg.freifunk.net

• EtherPad
  • https://pad.hamburg.freifunk.net
  • https://pad.riseup.net

• https://fairapps.net/home (fairapps service plan: Free)

fairchat.net messenger for web and as app (Slack & WhatsApp replacement) fairmeeting video or audio conference (Skype replacement) board.net joint editing pad faircloud (like Dropbox) syncing of files, calendar and address book online editor (like in Office 365 / Google Docs) manage group permissions in circles Image gallery 2FA (Two-Factor-Authentication) possible forward secrecy encryption DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 GDPR compliant

• wiki... like this one!!

Tips

Community Care

• XR: Regenerative Responses to COVID-19: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l18xoacLVw1rWnxiVS-q6_xzcPpdXB-7tBJFBHEzRAI/edit

Politics

... & economy & ecology & feminism & ...

• https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4603-capitalism-has-its-limits
• http://davidharvey.org/2020/03/anti-capitalist-politics-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
• https://newrepublic.com/article/156962/green-jobs-answer-coronavirus-recession
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/16/womens-coronavirus-domestic-burden
• https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/flattening-the-coronavirus-curve-is-not-enough/
• https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/coronavirus-habitat-loss/
• https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-51857722 (The 'climate doomers' preparing for society to fall apart)