IBM (NYSE: IBM) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the next cohort of the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, which will focus on water management solutions.
According to the Armonk-based company, the program will apply IBM technologies ”“ such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence ”“ and “an ecosystem of experts to enhance and scale projects focused on populations vulnerable to environmental threats.”
The RFP process will include input from IBM across disciplines and from representatives from organizations such as Water.org and the United Nations Development Program. IBM stated the selection criteria “will consider the applicant’s capacity and readiness to support communities who are especially vulnerable to water-related threats, technical feasibility and sustainability for the envisioned solution, and transparency on measurement and reporting ”“ along with others.”
Nonprofit and governmental agency initiatives focused on water management can apply to the RFP from now through the end of May, and selected participants will be announced in November.
