The Lenovo Foundation has announced the opening of its next TransforME skilling grant round, as well as the winners of its inaugural grant round.
Lenovo has committed more than US$2 million to organizations around the world focused on equipping today’s workforce with the skills needed to transform their careers, lives and communities.
Lenovo philanthropy is investing in upskilling as part of its goal to deliver transformational impact to one million people by 2025. In FY 2021-22, Lenovo philanthropy provided US$21 million to communities around the world as part of its broader mission to empower under-resourced populations with access to technology and STEM education.
A recent World Economic Forum Report indicates that 97 million new job roles may emerge that are adapted to division of labor between humans, machines and algorithms making skills in automation, Artificial Intelligence, web development and data analytics increasingly in high demand. These key skills are needed for emerging technologies to be adopted by companies across industries but are currently in short supply in labor markets.
Calvin J. Crosslin, President of the Lenovo Foundation and Chief Diversity Officer, Lenovo, said: “We knew we wanted to provide support for skilling in communities, but it was critically important to us that we work with organizations working to increase representation of women and diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in technology.”
