IBM, in cooperation with the ministry of electronics and IT and Nasscom, has introduced a unique multi-year programme that promotes open technology initiatives and highlights importance of India’s growing developer ecosystem. Announced at IBM India Developer Day, the company’s annual developer conference in Bengaluru, the ‘India Developer Champions’ programme recognises developer contributions to the open source community.
The programme will create a single, unified platform to acknowledge outstanding developer work in open source, the key driving force behind groundbreaking technologies that are impacting millions of lives every day in India and around the world. Developers are today’s engine of innovation in business and society and IBM expects thousands of nominations from individual developers, as well as those from enterprises and startups.
IBM Developer Day is a day-long event designed for developers to enhance their skills and gain hands-on experience with the latest open source technologies including cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, data and analytics and quantum. “IBM wants to put a spotlight on the 23 million developers and data scientists in the world who work across industries and who, through their creativity and skill, are making a real difference to society,” said Bob Lord, IBM senior vice president, Cognitive Applications and Developer Ecosystems.
KS Viswanathan, vice-president (Industry Initiatives), Nasscom, Bengaluru, said: “We are witnessing remarkable growth in the ecosystem propelled by innovative thinking where technology plays a revolutionary role. We believe that our association with IBM will not only catalyse the developer community but will also help design path-breaking solutions for disaster management and preparedness for society at large.”
