INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Codementor, an online education platform for software developers, is launching Code Against COVID-19 to match volunteers with software
projects to fight the pandemic
The initiative, which Codementor is not making money from, wants to connect coders with universities, non-profits, local government agencies
and other organizations.Some of the programs Code Against COVID-19 is currently working with include Safe Paths and Covid Watch, both of
which are developing tools to stop the spread of COVID-19 while safeguarding personal privacy
It has also connected developers to grassroots projects like Hospital@home and a UX designer working on a geofencing app to stop the spread
After seeing that many organizations and government agencies needed coders to work on COVID-19-related software, Codementor surveyed its
Founder and CEO Weiting Liu said 98% of respondents said they were willing to donate their skills, and Code Against COVID-19 was created to
quickly match coders to projects.So far, more than 200 developers have signed up to work for free or for longer-term projects at a
discount.Liu is from Taiwan, which despite its close proximity to China has managed to prevent a major outbreak of COVID-19 without
Digital Minister Audrey Tang, including a citywide alert system in Taipei and maps that let users track the real-time inventory of rationed
small businesses, and Help with COVID.
