Breaking through barriers: Upwardly Global helps work-authorized immigrants secure meaningful U.S. employment

Breaking through barriers: Upwardly Global helps work-authorized immigrants secure meaningful U.S. employment

As Cisco’s commitment to our purpose to power an inclusive future for all drives us forward, we continue expand how we use our technology, our people, our resources, and our networks to address inequities and open more opportunities for more people. To power this kind of future, we work closely with nonprofit partners who provide people with equitable access to the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to support themselves and their families toward long-term resilience…

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Breaking through barriers: Upwardly Global helps work-authorized immigrants secure meaningful U.S. employment

Breaking through barriers: Upwardly Global helps work-authorized immigrants secure meaningful U.S. employment

As Cisco’s commitment to our purpose to power an inclusive future for all drives us forward, we continue expand how we use our technology, our people, our resources, and our networks to address inequities and open more opportunities for more people. To power this kind of future, we work closely with nonprofit partners who provide people with equitable access to the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to support themselves and their families toward long-term resilience…

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Cisco NGO partner Simprints to advance ethical, inclusive AI for face recognition biometrics

Cisco NGO partner Simprints to advance ethical, inclusive AI for face recognition biometrics

In 2021, Cisco published a blog post on Simprints’ touchless, facial biometric ID technology. See how Simprints is now working to open-source this solution and assemble inclusive and ethical AI training datasets with support from Cisco’s Global Impact Grant program. The case for biometric identification Safe, reliable, and portable forms of ID are necessary to access critical services like healthcare and humanitarian aid. But an estimated 850 million people globally lack formal ID, making it…

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