Intel announces Diversity in Technology Initiative to fight under-representation of minorities and women
Jan07
At its CES event today, Intel announced a new program to help minorities and women achieve greater representation in technology companies: the Diversity in Technology initiative. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich called on other members of the technology industry to join in its goal to achieve full representation (to match actual population numbers) by the year 2020. Intel intends to achieve this by increasing its hiring, progression and retention of minority and women employees. Additionally, Krzanich says Intel will invest $300 million in the next five years to take the necessary steps towards more diversified representation in the industry, particularly in the engineering…
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