User:Becha/COVID-19

Collection of initiatives to help each other in the COVID-19 crisis. Contact BECHA @ ripe.net or BECHA @ xs4all.nl for a cross-link.

And/or edit this page, it's a wiki.

COVID-19 Topics

Hackathons

March 2020

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

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

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

• Germany (in English)
  • "#HackCorona - An online hackathon for public protection from COVID-19 by DATA NATIVES"
  • 20 - 22 March
  • To participate, apply here: https://datanatives.typeform.com/to/Cu9fui
  • Slack: https://hackcorona.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-ctrpgvd0-9sDqpPNgG~K33t0Ue1AOTQ
  • https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hackcorona-an-online-hackathon-for-public-protection-from-covid-19-tickets-100161529832

• 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
  • 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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• MIT:

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

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

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

Open Communication Services

• volunteering-based Jitsi servers used for work, education, or just for social contact

https://iorestoacasa.work/