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Engaging a Global Community

Whether through collaborations with international organizations or technologists across the globe, IEEE intensified its efforts to take part in meaningful activities that can help shape the world. Additionally, there was a deliberate effort to reach out to underrepresented communities, helping forge a sense of contribution  to our core purpose of advancing technology  for the benefit of humanity.

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Impacting Society

Bridging the Digital Divide and More

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the digital divide like never before. Those who had broadband access thrived while those without meaningful access struggled.

IEEE is working side by side with other key stakeholders to help bridge this accessibility gap. One example of this effort is IEEE’s growing partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a U.N. agency that helps set policy related to information and communication technologies.

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The IEEE Kenya Section worked on providing solar power to a school for its 106 students to access online resources and benefit from consistent electricity.
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Watch this video to learn more about IEEE SIGHT.

SIGHT Supports Global Humanitarian Initiatives

In 2023, the IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board and Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) funded numerous life-changing programs across the globe.

Our key projects include:

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IEEE Argentina Section members and students by their newly planted community garden.

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IEEE Argentina Section set up a community garden, cheese production operations and refrigeration system to empower residents to engage in new income-generating activities.

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Volunteers from the IEEE Ecuador Section installed a smart irrigation system benefitting over 350 people in a rural community.

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IEEE Ecuador Section used its funding to implement a smart irrigation system to improve land production of crops, benefiting more than 350 people in the rural community of Cruz Loma.

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The IEEE Malaysia Section designed and deployed a solar lighting and crocodile surveillance system for a fishing village of 200 residents.

IEEE Malaysia Section

IEEE Malaysia Section designed and deployed an integrated solar lighting and camera surveillance system for a fishing village of 200 residents, to allow better understanding of crocodiles and their behavior in the area.

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Member of the IEEE Uganda Section aids in the installation of a solar power system for a community health center.

IEEE Uganda Section

IEEE Uganda Section installed a solar system comprised of six solar panels, two batteries, one inverter and a charging port to provide sustainable and clean energy to the Nyakinengo Health Centre, directly benefiting over 500 current patients and their families.

Forging Global Connections

IEEE President Saifur Rahman spoke at prominent climate events in 2023, including COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, EU Green Week, European Sustainable Energy Week and the European Parliament in Brussels.  Such engagements highlight how IEEE’s global community of engineers and technologists is using its expertise to help address critical climate change issues.

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IEEE President Saifur Rahman at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium
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IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE Day) participants in Kerala, India

India and Bangladesh Collaborate on WIE Conference

The IEEE Bangladesh Section and IEEE Kerala Section jointly organized the 9th IEEE International Women in Engineering (WIE) Conference in Kerala, India, bringing together leading academic researchers and scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research with their peers.
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The Driving Spirit of IEEE

IEEE Day Inspires Over 700 Global Events

IEEE Day, which celebrates the first time engineers and IEEE members gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884, inspired more than 700 worldwide events across all 10 IEEE Regions.

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IEEE Day participants at various activities around the globe.

Shaping the Future

IEEE Sections Congress, the triennial gathering of IEEE Section leadership, brings together hundreds of delegates from all 10 IEEE Regions to network, learn and collectively shape the future of IEEE. Sections Congress 2023, held in Ottawa, Canada, centered on the theme of “Enabling Leaders to Build a Sustainable Future.” The event featured a Climate Change Pavilion highlighting what each section is doing to combat global warming.

Watch this video for highlights from IEEE Sections Congress 2023.
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IEEE Education Week Spurs Technical Advancement

IEEE members, employees and local communities joined together for the second annual IEEE Education Week, designed to highlight the diverse educational opportunities available through IEEE that help advance technical careers.

IEEE Education Week by the Numbers:

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IEEEXtreme Enjoys Record Participation

IEEEXtreme is a global challenge in which thousands of teams of IEEE student members—advised and proctored by an IEEE member—compete in a 24-hour time span to solve a set of real-world programming problems. This year’s IEEEXtreme 17.0 set new participation records, with more than 7,000 team registrations.

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