2021 Better Working World Data Challenge from Microsoft and Win $10,000

EY and Microsoft are offering a challenge for problem solvers, analysts and anyone who wants to help build a better world. You just need to be a university student or have less than two years of professional experience.

About the challenge:

The 2021 Better Working World Data Challenge asks participants to develop an automated fire-edge detection and forecasting model using airborne and satellite imagery from NASA, the European Space Agency, and Geoscience Australia to help tackle the global threat of bushfires.

• Students get free access to Azure, Microsoft’s cutting-edge technology stack, as well as free Microsoft IT certifications
• Access to tutorials and training
• The opportunity to collaborate with others around the world
• The chance to win up to US$10,000 in cash prizes

• A university student with an interest in data science.
• Have less than two years of professional experience.
• You can enter the challenge as an individual or as a team (maximum four people).

About Microsoft:

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.

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