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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Cisco Networking Academy Announces Golden Bridge Award Winners While Celebrating 25 Years of Impact
As we continue to celebrate Cisco Networking Academy’s 25 years of impact, we recognize that our success is made possible through our unmatched ecosystem of partners in government, academic institutions, and non-profits around the world.

Innovation & Technology

One Acre Fund: How a Mobile App Prepares Smallholder Farmers for a Successful Harvest
More than 84 percent of agricultural producers are smallholder farmers, according to Our World in Data; meaning their farms are less than two hectares.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mercy Corps: Digital Solutions for Basic Needs
In 2017, Cisco launched a 5-year, $10 million partnership with Mercy Corps called Technology for Impact. Our goal was to help Mercy Corps use technology to deliver humanitarian aid faster, more efficiently, and to more people.

Innovation & Technology

Afriagrimark: How Small-Scale Farmers in Africa Get Goods to Market Through a Unique Platform
In this blog, we highlight Afriagrimark, winner of the 2022 Global Problem Solver Challenge People’s Choice Award worth $10,000 USD.

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.
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