Social – Education Partners: To scale Data Explorers, NetApp partners with leading STEM “ I’ve been teaching education and youth development non-profits, including TERC, the Concord Consortium, virtually for a year, and the India STEM Foundation. Together, we seek to inspire young people about data in information settings. Locally, we also partner with schools and afterschool programs to reach and in all that time, underrepresented students in underserved communities. – Data Education: NetApp is aligned with leaders from all sectors to build awareness of and I haven’t experienced advocate for the importance of data science education. As a member of both Data Science the level of interaction for Everyone and the Messy Data Coalition, we’re able to share insights from our program or cooperative evaluation and best practices from our work with NetApp Data Explorers. In 2019, NetApp announced Tech for Global Good, a partnership with The Tech Interactive, to learning that I saw prepare new generations of young innovators to tackle some of the world’s most challenging in the program.” social problems. The first year, NetApp supported the Youth Climate Action Summit (YCAS). In 2020, NetApp’s support created a Virtual Field Trip highlighting individuals and organizations — Educator and participant in NetApp using data to help people achieve healthier, more prosperous lives. For example, the event Data Explorer, Durham, NC featured UNICEF’s innovation team who developed a data-centered platform to track and predict the spread of diseases, such as COVID-19.
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