Technology for Good

We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and benefit the planet. That is why we invest in and partner with global problem solvers who are developing technology solutions.

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Videos from this campaign

A person in warm clothing standing on a shore looking out over open water with chunks of ice and snow floating in it. "Cisco" overlaid.
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Woman walking across a bridge with her two young daughters
Van with the words "#Everyone Eats" on the side
The Dean and a student smiling and talking as they walk through a hall way at the school.
"the human component" over an aerial view of tall city buildings.
"the human component" over an aerial view of tall city buildings.
"the human component" over an aerial view of tall city buildings.
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Content from this campaign

Innovation & Technology

How Three Dynamic Startups Are Changing the World
Three dynamic startups — WonderTree, Positive Carbon, and M-SCAN — were each awarded a Second Runner-Up Prize of $50,000 USD in the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2022.

Energy

Unergy: How a Platform Allows Anyone To Invest in and Consume Clean Energy
Unergy shares how they are trying to democratize the fight against climate change, how Unergy thrived during the pandemic, and their passion for marrying technology and sustainability.

Energy

Farm to Flame Energy: How Bio-Generators Provide Clean Energy to Off-Grid Communities
Seven hundred million people worldwide still lack access to a reliable electricity grid. This lack of access means they have to find other ways of getting electricity. And unfortunately, the most popular and convenient solution for those who live off the grid is a diesel generator.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Salveo Innovations: How an mHealth Application Gives Patients a Greater Sense of Self-Agency
This year, Cisco offered a special HBCU Startup Prize to a team with a founder who is a student or graduate of one of America’s HBCUs, and who presents an innovative technology solution that addresses a social or environmental problem.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Cisco Data Scientists Helped CommonLit Innovate Teacher Feedback for Better Learning
More can and will be done to address the implications of widening achievement for all students, and in particular students from underserved districts. To stimulate an academic recovery, we need innovative classroom solutions like CommonLit.

Innovation & Technology

Beamlink: How a Cellular Mesh Networking Solution Connects People During Natural Disasters
Meet Beamlink, a startup based out of the U.S. that won a $75,000 USD Regional First Runner-Up Prize for the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2022 in the Americas region.

Innovation & Technology

The Path to Sustainability Travels Through the Cloud
Sustainability isn’t just about doing good for the environment or society at large — it’s also good for business.

Innovation & Technology

PurCity: How a Startup Is Transforming Urban Buildings Into Carbon Capture Solutions
PurCity provides a patent pending technology solution that can be implemented/installed onto any urban infrastructure’s surface to directly capture carbon (CO2) from air.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Drop Access: How a Woman-Led Startup Is Ensuring Access to Equitable Healthcare Through VacciBox
Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2022 winners have been officially announced, you’ll want to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation.

Education

How NTI and Cisco Networking Academy Are Preparing Egypt for the IT Jobs of the Future
Egypt boasts the largest labor force in the region, and it is a youthful labor force too, with those in the 20 to 24 year-old age bracket representing more than half the labor force. But a challenge accompanies that, as there is an excess supply of young labor-market entrants with high education levels.
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