Intro Power Inclusive Future For All FY23 Purpose Report | 20 Looking Ahead Digital inclusion As digital technologies advance, those without access Providing educational content risk being left further behind. Barriers to access can take many forms, including lack of to o昀툀ine communities infrastructure, a昀昀ordability, and accommodations for users with Many of our investments through Cisco and Cisco Foundation disabilities. Cisco works strategically to address each one, so that connect unconnected communities to the Internet. In remote parts more people can enjoy the bene昀椀ts of digital connections. of the world, where around-the-clock connectivity is not possible or practical, we 昀椀nd ways to deliver digital content and services that users can access even when an Internet connection is out of reach. For example, the nonpro昀椀t World Possible creates miniature 1 in 3 people worldwide networks using remote area servers that save terabytes of mobile data downloads and enable schools, libraries, and nongovernmental lack Internet access. organizations (NGOs) to access educational and digital content that Increasing Internet access they otherwise would have no way to access. World Possible uses a mobile app connected to a cloud-based content catalog. Content and a昀昀ordability could is copied to a device, transported to a remote server location, and bring 500 million people synchronized securely with a community server. At the same time, out of poverty and increase email communication, usage statistics, and requests for new content updates are collected from the site. Our recent investment expanded global economic output by education access in remote areas of over 53 countries, including US$6.7 trillion. Kiribati, Cambodia, Guatemala, and Malawi. Cisco also invests in CODE.org to provide computer science curricula to remote and rural communities in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Our most recent investment supported platform architecture upgrades that improved user experience, including for low-bandwidth and o昀툀ine learners. Learn more about Cisco's work toward digital inclusion. ESG Reporting Hub