The Corporate Service Corps (CSC) is one of the signature components of IBM's Global Citizen's Portfolio, announced by CEO Sam Palmisano in July 2007, that provides IBMers with opportunities to acquire global leadership skills and to develop as a global corporate citizen in today's changing world.
CSC projects address the world's most challenging societal, environmental and educational issues. Working in diverse, multi-national teams of 8-10 people, IBMers have provided in-depth business and IT consulting support to clients in strategic emerging markets such as Romania, the Philippines, Ghana, Tanzania, and Vietnam. Clients include entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises, non-profit organizations, educational institutions and governmental agencies.
Since the official launch in July, 2008 the CSC has deployed 300 IBM employees from 44 countries on 29 teams to 9 countries. Projects vary from assisting networks of entrepreneurs and small businesses trying to grow to the utilization of information technology by communities left behind the "digital divide."
The Corporate Services Corps provides a triple benefit. IBM gains leaders with a broader range of skills that can function in a global context. The individual gets is a unique set of leadership opportunities and development experiences. And communities get IBM's best problem solving skills.
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