HP Inc. Commits to Enhancing Education for More Than 100 Million People by 2025
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Company Pledges More Than $20 Million to Enable Better Learning Outcomes,
Helping Break the Cycle of Poverty in Underserved Communities
News highlights
* HP commits over $20 million in technology, training, R&D and funding
contributions to enable better learning outcomes for more than 100 million
people between 2015-2025
* HP will continue to bring education directly to people in underserved
communities through programs like HP LIFE, HP World on Wheels and HP
Learning Studios
* HP is working with governments and policymakers to better map learning to
employment
HAMBURG, Germany, July 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ)
announced its commitment to enable better learning outcomes for more than 100
million people between 2015-2025 at the 2017 Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg,
Germany. The Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg falls on the eve of the G20
Summit, where leaders of the world's most powerful countries are congregating to
address inequalities and promote sustainable development.
HP's pledge supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 and
aligns with the company's goal to improve access to quality education and
lifelong learning for all in the classroom and beyond, as outlined in the
recently released HP 2016 Sustainability Report.
For the hundreds of millions of people across the globe who are not currently
learning basic literacy and numeracy skills, a quality education can be
instrumental in breaking the cycle of poverty. HP is reinventing the classroom
in ways that engage students, empower educators, and build strong and vibrant
communities. Furthermore, HP is bringing these classrooms directly to students
who otherwise may not have access to a quality education.
HP is building innovative education solutions for millions of people, including
those in underserved urban, rural and refugee communities, helping power global
economies. This includes creating technology solutions designed exclusively for
schools, scalable models that support digital inclusion and learning, and
insights that help governments create effective human capital development
policies and programs.
"HP's efforts to advance quality learning and to support the Sustainable
Development Goals are expanding social and economic opportunities for people all
over the world," said Nate Hurst, Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer
at HP. "I'm proud to work for a company that creates and invests in technology
that can help teachers teach and students learn while building the skills needed
for future success."
To increase the reach of HP's education initiatives by 2025, the company will
expand programs like HP World on Wheels, which brings digital literacy to rural
India through mobile learning labs. HP will also continue to provide refugees in
the Middle East with access to personalized, blended learning experiences
through six HP Learning Studios, equipped with hardware, software, and teacher
training services that together inspires instructional innovation and next-
generation learning experiences. HP Learning Studios also drive experiential
learning at more than 60 schools in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United
States, and seven countries in Europe. In addition, HP LIFE, a global e-learning
program of the HP Foundation, aims to empower another one million aspiring
entrepreneurs by enrolling them in HP LIFE between 2015 and 2025, in support of
the broader HP commitment.
Through HP National Education Technology Assessment (NETA), the company is
helping ensure that skills match between what schools teach and what employers
require. Using a combination of macroeconomic analysis, hyper-local insights and
predictive analytics, HP supports governments and policymakers around the world
in creating effective human capital development policies and programs, including
employer engagement programs.
"Education has the power to spur innovation, promote the prosperity of
communities and empower vulnerable and marginalized groups," said Sarah Brown,
Executive Chair, Global Business Coalition for Education. "We commend HP's
commitment to enabling every person to unlock his or her potential and develop
the talents and acquire the skills necessary for a better, brighter future."
Global Citizen Festival
The Festival, at Hamburg's Barclaycard Arena, includes headliners such as
Herbert Gronemeyer, Coldplay with special guest Shakira, Ellie Goulding, Andreas
Bourani and Pharrell Williams. Over 630,000 actions were taken by Global Citizen
in support of their campaigns to earn free tickets to the event.
About the HP Foundation
The HP Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that funds
philanthropic programs for underserved communities where we live and work by
supporting technology-related learning, charitable giving, volunteering, and
disaster relief. Along with HP employees, the HP Foundation creates programs
that make life better for underserved and underrepresented communities by
providing technology-related learning experiences and opportunities.
Sustainability at HP
Sustainability serves as a guiding principle for how we do business at HP-
fueling our innovation and growth. We engineer with integrity, ensuring all
products and operations are based on the highest ethical standards. We are
committed to full-circle innovation that improves performance, reduces waste,
and powers a circular and low-carbon economy. And we inspire impact, creating
opportunities and enabling action to achieve a more just and inclusive society.
To learn more about these efforts, visit the HP Sustainability website, and be
sure to check out the newly released HP 2016 Sustainability
Report, www.hp.com/sustainability.
About HP Inc.
HP Inc. creates technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere.
Through our portfolio of printers, PCs, mobile devices, solutions, and services,
we engineer experiences that amaze. More information about HP Inc. is available
at http://www.hp.com.
Media Contact:
Emily Horn, HP Inc.
emily.horn(at)hp.com
www.hp.com/go/newsroom
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Source: HP Inc. via GlobeNewswire
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