.lumen: Meet the team empowering millions of people who are blind through AI and machine learning models
This year’s Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge Ethical AI winning solution, .lumen, provides opportunities for people who are blind.
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TIC: Meet the team bringing cellular and internet service to indigenous communities in rural Mexico
Telecomunicaciones Indígenas Comunitarias (TIC) won a regional first runner-up prize for the Americas in the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021.
A strong commitment to better our world: Why I chose Cisco for my summer internship
Sydney Frosts shares how her summer internship with Cisco has been full of professional growth, opportunity, and purpose.
Jangala: Meet the team closing the digital divide by providing internet access to offline refugees
Jangala won the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 Digital Inclusivity Prize. Learn how they are focused on the same goals as Cisco's ET&I team.
How Cisco Networking Academy’s Learning Engineering team creates a pathway to new skills
Jeremy Creech, a Servant Leader for Cisco Networking Academy's Learning Engineering team, creates opportunities for students to access technology skills.
Cisco Networking Academy Launches Free IT Education to Empower All People with Career Possibilities
Skills for All is a free, mobile-first program that delivers leading-edge adaptive and gamified learning experiences, including self-paced courses, interactive tools, and career resources that are designed by industry experts.
Biodesign Innovation Labs: Meet the team developing an affordable alternative for prolonged manual ventilation
This year, Cisco awarded the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 Pandemic Response Prize to Biodesign Innovation Labs. Learn more.
Simprints: Using touchless biometrics to facilitate access to healthcare
Cisco first began supporting Simprints in 2018 to help customize and test mobile camera-based biometrics using facial recognition. Learn more about our partnership.
Mini City: Meet the team providing people experiencing homelessness access to life saving identification
The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 HBCU Startup Prize was awarded to Mini City which unlocks legal forms of identification for the homeless.
