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Technology as an Enabler for Pro Bono Initiatives IBM Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs

Technology as an Enabler for Pro Bono Initiatives IBM Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs. Gina SL Ho IBM Singapore. How IBM Gives – From Spare Change to Real Change.

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Technology as an Enabler for Pro Bono Initiatives IBM Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs

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  1. Technology as an Enabler for Pro Bono InitiativesIBM Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs Gina SL Ho IBM Singapore

  2. How IBM Gives – From Spare Change to Real Change IBM’s citizenship activities are focused on strategic applications of our employees’ talent and expertise, along with our technologies to address critical global societal issues.

  3. IBM’s technology and talent applied to societal issues Critical Issues IBM Technology Sample Solutions • Jobs • Education • Environment • Health care • Disaster response • Cities • Cloud • Business analytics • Voice recognition • Grid • Social networking • P-TECH • Smarter Cities Challenge • Corporate Service Corps • Impact Grants • On Demand Community • Reading Companion • World Community Grid • Disaster Relief Services Note: Refer to http://www.ibm.com/ibm/responsibility/initiatives/citizenship.shtml for more details on our citizenship initiatives

  4. IBM Reading Companion Web based literacy grant programme • A web-based literacy program • Use innovative speech-recognition technology to help children aged 5 - 8 and adults to learn how to read. • The IBM literacy initiatives have benefitted 174,000 users from 3,600 schools and non-profit organisations across 50 countries http://www.readingcompanion.org/

  5. IBM On Demand Community An online portal that offers rich tools and resources to facilitate current and retired IBMers’ volunteer engagement and action Launched in 2003, the program supported 16.5 million hours of volunteer work by 250,000 volunteers in its first decade worldwide. • Find activities • Propose activities • Update your profile • Apply for Community Grants • View your schedule • Track your hours • Find resources https://w3-01.ibm.com/ibm/ondemandcommunity/home.wss IBM volunteers conducting internet workshop for elderly

  6. SmartCloud for Social Business Impact Grant for Perdaus IBM Impact Grants IBM Impact Grants provide consulting expertise and software specifically designed to support educational and not-for-profit organizations in their efforts to serve our communities. Since 2010, 1,000 grants worth a total of USD25million has been given out across the globe In 2013, IBM supported Perdaus with a 3 year SmartCloud for Social Business Grant - a collaboration suite that enables meetings for secure, quick and easy Web conferencing, communities, file sharing, e-mail, and net-working/collaborating. Perdaus now enjoy• more rebust email system • more effective collaboration • higher productivity • secure and updated file sharing capabilities • time savings • new ways to serve their beneficiaries SHARE EXPERTISE: Two employees of IBM, Mr. lan Loe (white shirt) and Mr. Chew Wee Meng (blue stripe shirt and glasses), are showing Perdaus employees and Mr Asmin (dark blue shirt) how to use the software - Photos KHALID BABA

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