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Virtualahan: Meet the team creating access to education and employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Virtualahan: Meet the team creating access to education and employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Virtualahan was awarded a $75,000 USD prize as the Regional First Runner-Up for APJC in the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge.
Aug. 2, 2021
.lumen: Meet the team empowering millions of people who are blind through AI and machine learning models
.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.
July 28, 2021
TIC: Meet the team bringing cellular and internet service to indigenous communities in rural Mexico
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.
July 26, 2021
Jangala: Meet the team closing the digital divide by providing internet access to offline refugees
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.
July 21, 2021
Biodesign Innovation Labs: Meet the team developing an affordable alternative for prolonged manual ventilation
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.
July 19, 2021
Mini City: Meet the team providing people experiencing homelessness access to life saving identification
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.
July 14, 2021
Remora: Meet the team fighting climate change by capturing CO2 from trucks
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.
July 12, 2021
ZzappMalaria: Meet the team that is using AI to eradicate malaria
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.
July 7, 2021
Announcing the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners
Announcing the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners
Tae Yoo, SVP of Corporate Affairs at Cisco, announces the winners of the fifth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge.
June 29, 2021
The importance of Ethical AI in creating a sustainable, equitable future
The importance of Ethical AI in creating a sustainable, equitable future
Our fifth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge includes a $50,000 USD Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prize this year. This prize will be awarded to a startup designing artificial intelligence (AI) in an inherently ethical manner, so that the solution addresses social, environmental, or technological challenges.
Dec. 11, 2020
What happens when the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge meets Digital Inclusivity?
What happens when the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge meets Digital Inclusivity?
Our fifth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge includes a $50,000 USD Digital Inclusivity Prize this year. This prize will be awarded to a startup using technology that closes the ever-widening digital divide.
Dec. 4, 2020
Dream. Plan. Execute: Stirring up magic with our first-ever entrepreneurship award for HBCUs
Dream. Plan. Execute: Stirring up magic with our first-ever entrepreneurship award for HBCUs
The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is a competition that awards cash prizes to early-stage technology entrepreneurs solving the world's social and environmental problems. This year, we are also offering a HBCU Startup Prize.
Nov. 17, 2020