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Foundation awards $4.1 million to expand tech education and build an inclusive tech workforce
BOSTON, February 18, 2021 – The full promise of a digitally enabled society can be achieved through educational opportunity for all students and potential tech workers. To advance this vision,...
Foundation commits $40M to advancing AI and data for good
BOSTON, Jan. 28, 2021 — As AI and data increasingly influence our individual lives and shape the fabric of our shared future, questions about how to ensure these tools benefit...
Foundation joins global leaders at Davos to shape future of AI leadership
BOSTON, Jan. 27, 2021 – Patrick J. McGovern Foundation President Vilas Dhar will present a vision for the future of responsible AI leadership and announce the Foundation’s 2021 AI and...
New grants target climate action and digital health
BOSTON, Jan. 21, 2021 –The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation has awarded $4.6 million in new grants for innovative data- and AI-driven approaches to health care and climate action. “Solving the...
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Vilas Dhar President and Trustee Vilas is an entrepreneur, technologist and human rights advocate with a lifelong commitment to creating more robust social institutions that foster shared opportunity. Karen Kelley...
The Hill op-ed: COVID-19 has destroyed millions of jobs-It's time to reskill America
Foundation President Vilas Dhar argues that in order for us to recover and foster new economic opportunity after 2020’s job losses, we must invest in building a new workforce for...
Collective intelligence is a team effort that's eager for more players
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Cloudera Foundation website. In April 2021, the Cloudera Foundation merged with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. by Claudia Juech Oct. 21, 2019...
Can you determine school performance with no access to scores? Here's one novel idea
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Cloudera Foundation website. In April 2021, the Cloudera Foundation merged with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. by Heather Baier, Dan Runfola Dec....