Global Citizenship Bulletin

HP partners with UNESCO to publish comprehensive recycling guide

How is it possible to tackle the growing problem of e-waste in Africa and, at the same time, stimulate economic development through creating new job opportunities?

For the past two years, HP has been conducting a pilot project to see how the problem of e-waste in Africa can be most effectively tackled - and to see how to put the increase in redundant IT equipment to good use. Working in conjunction with the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa), HP has unveiled details of the latest phase of the pilot project, with some encouraging results.

'Brain Drain in Africa' expands to new countries

In 2006, HP launched a pilot project called ‘Piloting Solutions for Reversing Brain Drain in Africa’. The aim of the two-year project, which was undertaken in five countries in conjunction with UNESCO, was to use grid computing technology to develop and strengthen networks between experts working away from their own countries and university students at home.

HP’s longstanding partner wins coveted European ‘iLearning’ award

HP’s longstanding partner Micro-Enterprise Acceleration Institute (MEA-I) won the top prize at the ‘iLearning Forum Awards’ held in Paris at the beginning of this year. MEA-I received the prestigious award, as well as success in all five award categories, in recognition of its innovative Micro-Enterprise Acceleration Programme (MAP).

HP Russian Institute of Technology gains real momentum

HP’s Russian Institute of Technology (RIT) was launched just over a year ago and, in that short space of time, it has made significant progress. Not only has it helped Russia’s leading universities develop unique IT education courses for more than 1,500 students but, with increased investment from HP, it has enabled Russia to clearly demonstrate good corporate citizenship to the world.

March/April 2009 issue

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