Recent research conducted by HP in collaboration with Oxford Economics highlighted the crucial role of technology in promoting economic inclusion and sustainability. According to the study, a significant majority of business and government leaders (76%) identify technology as essential to enabling traditionally marginalized groups to access the economy. This data not only reinforces the perception of digital as a bridge towards equity, but also signals a radical change in the approach to economic and social development policies.
From HP/Oxford Economics research, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as one of the most influential technologies in this context, with many business leaders currently employing it or planning to do so in the near term to pursue crucial sustainability objectives. 90% of these use AI to improve access to digital education, 89% to develop the workforce, and 86% to increase diversity within their organizations. This technology not only increases the productivity and efficiency of companies, but also reduces the risk of human errors and stimulates creativity and the generation of new ideas.
“The potential of artificial intelligence is extremely promising, as it allows HP to accelerate its goals of sustainable development and social impact.” he has declared Ernest Nicolas, HP Chief Supply Chain Officer. “From the way we responsibly design AI PCs for new users to the data scientists who use our workstations to support local farmers grow stronger businesses, this is the technology that can move businesses and our communities forward.”
Again according to research, today about a third of the world’s population remains offline, costing billions of dollars in lost GDP every year. The digital divide has grown since the advent of technology, and artificial intelligence could exacerbate these disparities.
“Everyone deserves the opportunity to access the tools needed to thrive in the digital economy,” he has declared Giampiero Savorelli, CEO of HP Italy, (in the picture). “We know that technology can be a great equalizer and a powerful tool to drive progress, I believe that AI represents further potential in this direction. However, to truly close the digital divide in our rapidly changing world, we must also equip people with the skills to use technology.”
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Expanding access to technology and the skills needed to use it is a crucial issue in HP’s strategy to reduce the digital divide and promote greater social equity. HP’s latest “Sustainable Impact Report” reveals that, since 2021, the company has expanded digital equity to more than 45 million people, significantly advancing towards the goal of reaching 150 million people by 2030.
The company also launched more than 100 Digital Hubs in collaboration with World YMCA to promote digital literacy and inaugurated two HP Creative Labs in the US and the Philippines to support the production of cultural and educational content.
In Italy, the fourth year of partnership with Junior Achievement supported the Impresa in Azione program, offering six HP LIFE courses on the My JA platform. The mentoring carried out by HP Italy employees supported the Dream Coach program – sharing transversal skills with young students and supporting them in the creation of micro start-ups – producing a positive impact on over 150 fourth and fifth grade students from 10 classes across the entire National territory.
HP is expanding its goal of engaging 2.75 million users in the free HP LIFE skills development program. The program promoted by the HP Foundation in which more than 1.2 million users have already signed up and have thus been able to access economic opportunities or start a business. But that’s right with a view to broadening access and educating on the responsible use of artificial intelligence that HP is expanding its free HP LIFE Digital Business Skills course with a new AI skills course later this year. This initiative will be joined by others over the course of the year: from the start of HP AI in Social Impact Awardin collaboration with MIT Solve, which provides technology designed to build and run AI applications to social entrepreneurs and businesses using AI to advance education, healthcare, and economic opportunity in communities globally, upon market launchscheduled for this month, of the Next-Gen AI commercial and consumer PCs
a new category of devices designed for work and creativity.
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