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IBM hosted America's Competitiveness Summit
IBM hosted a two day Summit meeting, May 5-6,2008, in order to address this vital issue facing America today. National leaders and key stakeholders are participating in the summit, sharing experiences, ideas, and developing an action plan to increase America's STEM job pool. It represents a major opportunity to shape the participation of Hispanic youth in STEM careers.
Read the pre Summit-commissioned reports on this critical situation prepared by Public Agenda and the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute.
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IBM launches PowerUp, a new free 3D multiplayer virtual game for the classroom
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EWeek 2008
Each year, volunteers for EWeek (or Engineers Week) promote an interest in mathematics, science, and technology among students, teachers and parents. The 2008 EWeek took place February 17-23, but volunteer activities related to EWeek actually occur throughout the year at many IBM sites. IBM Chairman Sam Palmisano is serving as the EWeek Honorary Chair.
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IBM is accepting applications from employees for its Corporate Service Corps
Over the next three years, IBM will choose 600 employees from different countries and business units with differing skills to participate in the Corporate Service Corps. This outside-the-office-program offers high potential IBMers a chance to develop their leadership skills while they perform top quality community service in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Read the Financial Times article.
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Global Citizenship: IBM 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report Released
As a business, IBM delivers innovation that matters for our clients. As a global enterprise, we value innovation that matters for our company and for the world. IBM's corporate citizenship reflects both the global nature of our business and our values by addressing some of society's most complex problems with game-changing business and technology innovation.
For the latest on how IBM is responding to a changing world and business climate, check out the IBM 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report, entitled "Global Citizenship".
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IBM cited for exemplary global corporate citizenship activities by the Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter talks about how large companies, such as IBM, are transforming the world. Watch a video and read the article.
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IBM and The Nature Conservancy collaborate on the Great Rivers Partnership
Working through The Nature Conservancy's Great Rivers Partnership, IBM and The Nature Conservancy are collaborating to conserve some of the world's great rivers by meshing extraordinary computing power and science-driven conservation.
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IBM and Smithsonian open the National Museum of African American History and Culture
On September 26, 2007, IBM and the Smithsonian Institution announced the virtual opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture — virtually, the Smithsonian's 19th and newest museum. This online presence marks the first time a major museum has opened its doors on the Web prior to the construction of its building.
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World Community Grid launches AfricanClimate@Home
IBM and the Climate Systems Analysis Group at the University of Cape Town are launching a global computing effort to improve regional climate models in order to make better projections about what effects a changing climate will have in Africa.
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World Community Grid launches "Discovering Dengue Drugs – Together"
In an effort to halt the spread of deadly infectious diseases now threatening to reach epidemic proportions around the world, an unprecedented research effort was launched by IBM, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), and the University of Chicago to discover drugs to treat and cure dengue fever, West Nile encephalitis, hepatitis C, and a host of related diseases including yellow fever.
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IBM launches the Global Citizen's Portfolio
IBM has announced the Global Citizen's Portfolio, a new package of capabilities, integrated with existing IBM programs that will provide IBMers with valuable tools to enhance their expertise and careers within a globally integrating economy.
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Small businesses in developing countries to benefit from IFC and IBM Business Management Technology
IBM and the International Finance Corporation announced a major initiative to design and build a new business management platform for small businesses in the developing world, as well as for women- and minority-owned businesses in the United States.
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IBM announces "The Forbidden City"
IBM, in partnership with The Palace Museum, has announced "The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time," a new cultural heritage initiative that will present the history and splendor of China's Forbidden City to a global audience.
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IBM enhances its Matching Grants Program by offering solutions and services
The IBM Matching Grants Program has been enhanced to offer participating universities a selected set of solutions and services, in addition to hardware and software products.
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IBM, XJTU, and the Peoples Republic of China Ministry of Education open an Open Source research center focused on K12 education
The XJTU-IBM Linux Network Computer Joint Research Center will research and develop a low-cost national networked classroom teaching system to support education reform in the rural and remote regions of China.
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