Objective - Use the platform to share ideas and projects to see what challenges others have identified. There is a vast range of possible actions our community can take to stop the spread of COVID-19 – and help society better cope with the current situation. These inlcude both analog and digital initiatives. We’re gathering ideas from various areas, like: Information and communication; Social cohesion; Models, simulations and prognoses; Hardware (e.g., 3D printing, sensors, medical technology); Education, colture and leisure; Economy and mobility.

Who can participate?

Everyone! It doesn't matter what your academic or professional background is, and we're welcoming of individuals as well as teams. Perhaps you'll find some new collaborators on this platform. To boost possibilites for collaboration and cooperation, make use of our Slack chat for the exchange about projects, questions and challenges. Here you can get together as a team, work on solutions or discuss questions. We have set up one channel per category, but you are welcome to continue organizing independently.

You can visit the project platform here

Objective - Hack the Crisis Finland is an online hackathon organised by local companies, startups and tech communities, supported by the Finnish government.

This is a call to action to each and everyone to participate in the fight and it is inspired by our southern neighbors from Estonia, who started the movement with their Hack the Crisis.

Objective - Preventing loneliness in Corona times. 

A hackathon to support the millions of vulnerable people who are going to become lonely and isolated as COVID-19 spreads.

Objective - MIT is hosting a series of challenges to empower YOU to take action on the COVID-19 crisis. 

Upcoming Events —Latin America vs COVID-19 June 19-21: Latin America vs. COVID-19 virtual hackathon, a 48-hour event to build solutions that address the most pressing issues of the COVID-19 crisis in Latin America.

Objective - Ideas that are prototypable in 48h and help the crisis + give Estonia the edge in the post-crisis world 

Objective - Design and deploy open scource ventilator. 

Other problems that will be discussed/worked on:

• Can you make algorithms to determine if a person needs a ventilator? 

• Can we recycle n95 masks? 

• Can we make n95 masks at home? 

• Workers also require a negative pressure tent for housing patients. This will be especially useful if we need to build treatment facilities in gyms or office spaces. 

• Lastly if you’re a medical professional, can you train people how to help?

Objective - Virtual study-a-thon to inform healthcare decision-making in response to the current global pandemic.