Over 79,000 individuals in Asia Pacific to benefit from Motorola grants in 2013
View(s):Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions Inc., will support 30 education and community-building projects in Asia Pacific this year, reaffirming its commitment to the wellbeing of communities where it operates in, the global company said.
In 2012, the Motorola Solutions Foundation generously awarded 30 grants in 12 countries across Asia Pacific, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.
Having awarded over 50 grants since 2011, the Motorola Solutions Foundation has been committed to empowering communities in which it operates in.
Through these grants, the Motorola Solutions Foundation collaborates with organizations such as universities and public safety agencies to foster programs that aim to improve public safety and support education. The grants allocated in 2012 will help support initiatives this year, and the Motorola Solutions Foundation expects more than 79,000 students, citizens and first responders to benefit from these programs.
The Foundation says it is committed to the safety of communities and supports first responders who protect citizens around the world.
Programmes that will benefit in the field of public safety include:
-Australia: The Victorian Crime Stoppers Programme – A critical community crime prevention program that facilitates anonymous citizen reporting of criminal activity to law enforcement authorities via the Internet and telephone
-China: A study on countermeasures by Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications – This is a collaborative research project involving graduate students with the aim of to provide practical guidance for governments, enterprises and the general public, enabling contributions towards the development of China’s emergency communication system
-Hong Kong: Scholarships for The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Merit and need-based scholarships for postgraduate students to develop audio surveillance systems to enhance public safety .
-South Korea: Korea Police Mutual Aid Association’s Moto Love Program – To support families of fallen police officers
-Philippines: The National Training Caravan – An advocacy training program to provide practical exercises in emergency response to over 10,000 trainees a year
-Taiwan: Shih Chen University to support workshops on disaster preparedness and financial support for students who study disaster relief.
Education remains a key focus for Motorola Solutions Foundation in its efforts to inspire students to enter careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The grants awarded will support partnerships and training programs in relation to STEM and prepare students for the workforce of tomorrow.
These include:
-China: Junior Achievement Enterprise Mobility Innovation Competition 2013 organized by Junior Achievement International – A competition that aims to provide students from five universities with the tools, incentives and mentoring support required to create innovative and practical technologies and applications for the enterprise mobility system
-India: Engineering internships for the Foundation for Advancement of Education and Research – To introduce a one-month internship program at advanced engineering institutes, targeted at students from disadvantaged groups
-Indonesia: Angklung Robot for K-12 program by Institute Tecknologi Bandung
- To foster new talents in Angklung music by introducing the Angklung robot technology, as well as supporting a competition for Angklung song composition to be played by the robot in K-12 schools in West Java, Indonesia
-Malaysia: Scholarship grants through Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Multimedia University Malaysia – To drive research in areas of engineering and sciences .
-Sri Lanka: Inter University Enterprise Mobility Development competition provides opportunities for university undergraduates to gain skills and experience in Enterprise level mobile application development and understanding of how these applications help resolve real world problems in different verticals industries.
-Thailand: Tertiary Engineering Education Scholarships for students at Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi – To provide talented students with the opportunity to pursue a complete bachelor to master engineering degree program in RMUTT
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