Winners Announced! Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021
Zzapp Malaria, with its artificial intelligence-based system for planning, executing, and monitoring of large-scale, cost-effective malaria eradication operations, has been awarded the $250,000 Grand Prize for the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021.
Cisco is committed to positively impacting 1 billion people by 2025. Now in its fifth year, the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge aims to recognize new business ideas that leverage technology for social impact from early-stage entrepreneurs around the world. To date, it has awarded $1.25 million USD to 43 start-ups in 15 countries.
This year, Cisco awarded an additional $50,000 to each of five bonus prizes for the topics of...
Greenhouse Gas Solutions
Ethical AI
Digital Inclusivity
HBCU Startup
Pandemic Response
You can read the official announcement from Tae Yoo, Cisco's Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs.
