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- Adaptability: George Sworo’s Journey From Antennas to SoftwareBy We Are Intel Published On February 17, 2021
- In George Sworo’s village in South Sudan, there was no standard digital system for medical records. Instead, everyone carried their records around in notebooks. These notebooks were often destroyed in bad weather or had information filled out incorrectly, forcing patients to start over and doctors to resort to guesswork—which could result in life-threatening consequences. And...
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- We Rise Q&A: Michael Hwang on How to Create Conversations Around SustainabilityBy We Are Intel Published On February 17, 2021
- As part of our 2030 goals, we are raising the bar for ourselves and evolving our corporate responsibility strategy to increase the scale of our work with others to create a more responsible, inclusive, and sustainable world, enabled by technology and our collective actions. We sat down with supply chain manager, Michael Hwang to discuss...
read more - Intel Investing in Diverse and Inclusive Pipeline of Tech Law and Policy TalentBy Intel Blog Admin Published On February 16, 2021
- By Rhonda Foxx, Head of Social Equity Policy & Engagement at Intel Today, Intel announced its pledge to North Carolina Central University (NCCU), a historically Black college and university (HBCU), with a $5 million grant over the next five years to help the school create a tech law and policy center. Intel will contribute legal...
read more - How Intel Employees Volunteered Their Data Science Expertise to Help Costa Rica Save Lives During the PandemicBy We Are Intel Published On February 16, 2021
- What do you do when a terrifying pandemic that has shaken the globe threatens to overwhelm your country? For Intel employees in Costa Rica, the answer was to offer their problem-solving expertise—and over 1,000 hours of highly technical work—helping the government develop an effective response plan. In the early days of the pandemic, the uncertainty...
read more - The Importance of Algorithmic FairnessBy Edward Dixon Published On February 12, 2021
- Algorithmic fairness is a motif that plays throughout our podcast series: as we look to AI to help us make consequential decisions involving people, guests have stressed the risks that the automated systems that we build will encode past injustices and that these decisions may be too opaque. In episode twelve of the Intel on...
read more - IPAS Security Advisories for February 2021By Jerry Bryant Published On February 9, 2021
- Hello and welcome to our first security advisory release in 2021. This month we are releasing 19 advisories addressing 57 CVEs. 55 of these issues are the result of our ongoing investments in security research. 40 of these, including the vulnerability with the highest CVSS score of 8.8, were found internally and another 15 reported...
read more - Intel Supports New Report on Bipartisan Climate Policy ProposalsBy Intel Blog Admin Published On February 4, 2021
- By Stephen Harper, Global Director, Environment and Energy Policy at Intel The Biden Administration has taken a number of executive actions to reassert Federal policy leadership on climate change, including rejoining the Paris climate agreement on inauguration day. The US has already made significant progress reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions. That has been due...
read more - Getting Machines to Understand Human EmotionsBy Edward Dixon Published On February 3, 2021
- Throughout season two of the Intel on AI podcast, many of the world’s most prominent artificial intelligence (AI) experts have talked about why they believe machines can’t simply improve performance on large data sets in order for humanity to realize its true potential. AI machines will have to evolve to learn from their surroundings and...
read more - Policy Recommendations for the development of Cloud infrastructure in AfricaBy Intel Blog Admin Published On February 3, 2021
- By Dr. Bienvenu Agbokponto Soglo, Intel’s Government and Policy Director for Africa; and Theo Kamogelo Maseloanyane, Intel’s Government and Policy Intern for Africa Governments in Africa are looking for ways to deliver more efficient public services with reduced public resources, and cloud seems to be the technology that may assist them to do just that....
read more - AV Technology Is Leaping Ahead; Can Policy Keep Pace?By Intel Blog Admin Published On February 2, 2021
- By Angel Preston, Policy Director of Autonomous Vehicles and Internet of Things at Intel Angel Preston, Intel Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology has the potential to improve roadway safety, save lives and transform personal mobility, offering broader access to mobility for the elderly and those with disabilities. It can also provide environmental benefits including reduced emissions...
read more - Intel and Axios Convene Conversation on Global Data-Driven Change and EquityBy Intel Blog Admin Published On January 28, 2021
- By Rhonda Foxx, Head of Social Equity Policy & Engagement at Intel Rhonda Foxx, Intel This week, Intel and Axios convened a critical conversation on the power of data and technology to drive social change. The grave inequities brought to light by the global Covid-19 pandemic and the killings of George Floyd and many others...
read more - How Intel is Advancing Human and AI CollaborationBy Edward Dixon Published On January 28, 2021
- In writing about the world-renowned guests on the Intel on AI podcast, I’ve mostly covered innovators outside of our company. In this blog, however, I’m pleased to be highlighting the work happening right here at Intel. In a recent episode of the Intel on AI podcast with New York Times best-selling author Abigail Hing Wen,...
read more - Intel Applauds Funding of JROTC STEM Education ProgrammingBy Intel Blog Admin Published On January 25, 2021
- By Norberto Salinas, Senior Counsel and Director of Global Workforce Policy for Intel The FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) became law on January 1 and includes a provision to significantly expand STEM education in the U.S. through the Providing Resources and Organization to Maximize Opportunities for Training and Education in STEM (PROMOTES) Act. The language authorizes...
read more - Data Sovereignty: what data is needed and how will it impact technology?By Riccardo Masucci Published On January 22, 2021
- By Riccardo Masucci, Global Director of Privacy Policy The unprecedented COVID-19 global health crisis, growing international trade tensions and rising national aspirations to technological autonomy have contributed to make data sovereignty a significant and urgent policy issue to address worldwide in the years to come. There are multiple aspects and drivers of data sovereignty. In...
read more - Intel applauds decision to rejoin the Paris Climate AgreementBy Intel Blog Admin Published On January 20, 2021
- By Stephen Harper, Global Director, Environment and Energy Policy at Intel Intel applauds President Biden’s decision today to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement, reinstating the U.S. as a key global leader on climate action. Together with Congress’ recent passage of legislation to dramatically phase-down the use and emissions of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, consistent with the...
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