What is GIIP?
The Global Information Internship Program (GIIP) mentors the next generation of social advocates to use technology and entrepreneurship in their campaign for a just and sustainable world.
BANGALORE, INDIA- Internship with Microsoft ResearchBy Dmitry Kogan
Namaskara! In June 2009, I came here to Bangalore, India to work with the Technology for Emerging Markets Research (TEM) group part of Microsoft Research India. The TEM group is an innovative think tank that recognizes the limitless potential for development thr... |
Two GIIP Fellows with the Progressive Technology ProjectThis year, two GIIP Fellows had the opportunity to intern with the Progressive Technology Project (PTP) for six months in Minneapolis. Helen Jentzen and Robyn Perry are both implementing projects involving tech skills that they had acquired though their time with GIIP. |
Notes on NigeriaI’m Ian Anderson, a Sociology and Mechanical Engineering undergrad and GIIP Fellow. Along with another GIIP Fellow, Evelyn Castle, and GIIP Director Adam Thompson, I worked with a variety of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and universities to increase technical capacity. |
Launching GIIP East!Beginning next year, GIIP will begin expanding its enterprises to the East Coast. The branch, which we are calling GIIP East, will be headquartered in Washington DC at the UC Washington Center, a multi-campus residential, instructional and research center. |
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