Deadline: May 31, 2023.

Through this new water cohort, the IBM Sustainability Accelerator will be supporting availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation. Examples could include, AI foundation models and geospatial analytics to discover new insights, AI for improved condition forecasting and Asset management for customer/user support.

IBM believes that the power of science, technology, and innovation can help tackle environmental issues while helping communities address societal needs.

• According to the World Bank, climate-related disasters and natural hazards push 26 million people into poverty each year, putting these populations in need of access to technical, financial, and institutional resources to be more resilient in responding to climate change.
• By uniting experts and technology, IBM wanted to find a way to scale and speed up solutions for helping underrepresented communities most vulnerable to environmental threats.

At IBM, they believe that technology has the potential to transform lives when directed with purpose. That’s why they’ve designed this program to have a bigger, long-term sustainable societal impact with the power of science and technologies such as hybrid cloud and AI.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. The IBM Sustainability Accelerator is open to organizations globally.
2. Submissions are welcome from nonprofit and government organizations.

BENEFITS

Throughout the experience, IBM provides organizations with credits for IBM Cloud and IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite Data APIs as well as technical mentorship to advance the initiative of focus within the Accelerator.

APPLICATION

Nonprofit and governmental organizations are encouraged to submit a proposal for:

1. IT-driven projects that would benefit from hybrid cloud and AI solutions
2. Data science-enabled insights
3. Expert consulting and design services
4. Sustainability software

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