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.
Our Corporate Purpose
Welcome to Our Corporate Purpose blog! We highlight our work and initiatives benefitting our people, communities, and the planet, and helping to Power an Inclusive Future for All.
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Our Corporate 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.
Remora: Meet the team fighting climate change by capturing CO2 from trucks
This year, Cisco awarded the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 Greenhouse Gas Solutions Prize to US-based Remora. Learn more.
ZzappMalaria: Meet the team that is using AI to eradicate malaria
ZzappMalaria won the 2021 Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge Grand Prize of $250,000 USD. Learn more about how they use AI to eliminate malaria.
