Learn new technologies. Look after our world. And make a difference for Chicago.
The winning team will have a virtual 2 week-long internship with experts from IBM and our partners to implement their solutions.
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The winning team will have a virtual 2 week-long internship experience with experts from IBM and our partners to implement their solutions.
Air qualityChicago is the 18th most polluted city in the United States. Air pollution can increase the risk of chronic illnesses like heart and lung diseases and contribute to worse outcomes for people living with certain health conditions. |
Water qualityIn recent years, concerns about lead contamination in the water supply in the Chicago area has resurfaced as an important environmental issue. Other issues facing the community’s water quality include plastic pollution in waterways, sewer overflow and regional flooding. |
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Biodiversity lossUrbanization, invasive species and other disturbances have caused habitat loss and contributed to population declines of many plant and animals including bird species and pollinators. How can this loss be reversed in the Chicago Metro area? |
Access to outdoor recreationBenefits of outdoor recreation on physical and mental health and overall well-being are broadly established. Unfortunately, in Chicago, like many urban areas, disinvestment in neighborhoods spills over into green spaces, which are then often poorly maintained or nonexistent. |
AIArtificial intelligence enables computers and machines to mimic the perception, learning, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities of the human mind. |
CloudCloud computing is on-demand access, via the internet, to computing resources—applications, servers, data storage, and more—hosted at a remote data center managed by a cloud services provider (or CSP). |
We understand that AI and Cloud are broad topics. If you are interested in honing your proposal to a more specific technology, you can learn about the following, in addition to the core competencies above.