• Accelerating digital inclusion

    We have expanded our public sector partnerships to help identify community-level needs at the intersection of broadband access, affordability and adoption. In the U.S., we have partnered with the private, public and nonprofit sectors to raise awareness about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to help students and families cut costs and access affordable high-speed internet. Additionally, our mission to support STEM education helps build innovative partnerships and programs like Girls Who Game, Student TechCrew, Solar Community Hubs and Develop with Dell.

    In FY24, we:

    • Joined the Online for All national campaign, a partnership between Civic Nation and the U.S. Department of Education to close the digital divide by focusing on internet access, affordability and equity for all Americans.
    • Were one of the Biden Administration’s corporate partners invited to the First Lady’s White House Celebration on International Day of the Girl.
    • Sponsored the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), a public advocacy group, in its annual awareness week promoting Digital Inclusion. NDIA advances digital equity by supporting community programs and equipping policymakers to act.
    • Attended the U.S. Department of Education National Educational Technology Plan Launch at the White House alongside the most prominent partners in education and technology.
    • Supported Camara Education, which works in partnership with the Government of Ethiopia to supply computers to schools and train teachers, often in rural parts of Ethiopia. This program aims to improve access to quality education through technology in disadvantaged communities in Ethiopia and to support the education sector in line with government strategies and policies.
    • Collaborated with India's premier think tank which resulted in the adoption and establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs.

  • Dell Technologies supports the following government actions and policies:

    • Foster a culture of innovation by emphasizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), critical thinking, emotional intelligence, communication, and digital literacy in public education and training programs to promote contextualized intelligence, entrepreneurial mindsets, and digital literacy. 
    • Leverage data analytics to provide student-centered learning and virtual reality and augmented reality technology to enhance classroom and remote learning with immersive content delivery. 
    • Ensure schools, rural communities, and disadvantaged neighborhoods have access to high-speed internet and emerging technologies.
    • Promote innovative health care approaches, including the use of emerging technologies such as telehealth initiatives for rural patients. 
    • Improve diverse entrepreneurs’ access to capital, global markets, and opportunities to scale with incentives to invest in startups, support infrastructure to reduce scale-up costs and promote high-speed broadband. 
    • Adopt competitive, fair, and transparent tax policies that encourage businesses to invest in innovation, infrastructure, and training. 
    • Oppose tariffs and trade barriers, which ultimately restrict economic growth and innovation.