Participants spend four weeks to help solve economic and social problems of their selected communality. Teams work collaboratively with their government and community counterparts to understand how to implement socially responsible business practices with measurable results in a global context.
On location, teams work with local governments, universities, and business groups on a variety of initiatives ranging from upgrading technology for a government agency, increasing international tourism to a government funded poverty alleviation initiative, working with artisans to improving public water quality.
The teams spend three months preparing for their assignments in a robust curriculum that includes education about their host countries, project problem statements, and time for team building via teleconferences and social networking websites.
The program offers a triple benefit:
1. Communities have their problems solved.
2. IBMers receive leadership training and development.
3. IBM develops new markets and global leaders.
The CSC program has contributed over 2400 participants to more than 30 countries around the world.
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