In a ground-breaking initiative with Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan and The Scott-Morgan Foundation, DXC Technology and world-class partners are helping Peter use the most advanced robotics and AI to turn him into what he calls the “world’s very first full Cyborg.” This initiative demonstrates the potential artificial intelligence (AI) has to improve and transform the quality of life for people throughout the world, especially those with an extreme disability.
In April 2022, DXC held a virtual Code to Care Hackathon event for its employees from across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Using capabilities and technologies from across the DXC Enterprise Technology Stack, the event aimed to find innovative solutions which would improve Peter’s living environment at home, and his evolution to “Peter 2.0”.
“We need your big ideas and practical innovations that could make a real difference to me and millions of others.”
Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan at the DXC Technology Code to Care event kick-off
Over 50 DXC colleagues took part in the hackathon. Seven teams, spanning nine countries, were coding for 48 hours. Their mission was to find ways of improving Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan’s quality of life, and help others with extreme disabilities, by quickly turning ideas and innovation into reality.
Watch the summary video to see the highlights of two and a half days full of innovative thinking, co-creation, collaboration, and fun.
The teams presented their solutions to a panel of internal and external judges. DXC would like to thank Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan, Andrew Morgan, Francis Scott-Morgan, and Petros Psyllos from The Scott-Morgan Foundation; Thorsten Stremlau, Chief Technologist, Lenovo; Sukhi Gill, CTO, DXC EMEA; Steve Nicklin, Account Technical Lead, and Ros Wells, Client Executive UKI - Modern Workplace, DXC.
“The quality of the solutions and the passion of the participants were inspirational”, observed Steve Turpie, EMEA President, DXC Technology. “We were hugely impressed by the creativity and commitment that everyone brought to this initiative, showing our DXC values in action.”
Watch the summary video of the award ceremony to learn more about the winning solutions.
As a result of the hackathon, DXC will deploy a team to provide a minimum viable product (MVP) solution to help Peter and potentially millions of others around the world.