Public-Talk #14. IT-SUPPORT FOR NGOs: HOW BUSINESS CAN HELP ACHIEVE SDGs – BY MR. Maxim Karpov, 10 FEBRUARY, 2023

Area: Digitalization, Corporate Social Responsibility, NGOs, SDGs, Philanthropy, Social Inclusion, Sustainability, Social Projects
Speaker: Mr. Maxim Karpov, Head of Masterskaya Unit at Yandex Practicum (EdTech) – an online-learning platform of digital re-skilling products. They help people with versatile backgrounds learn a new profession online and kick start a sustainable career in tech. Practicum offers Software Engineer, Data Analyst, Marketing and Data Scientist programs.
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OVERVIEW
Focused on tackling poverty, education, health, hunger and environmental issues around the world, the private sector has been involved in devising the framework for the SDGs. At Yandex Practicum Masterskaya Unit they help NGOs and nonprofits improve their delivery of services to those most in need while developing digital solutions. Indeed, working this way increases user interaction and engagement with the digital product in question and thus allows us to build something far more valuable.