As global supply chains become increasingly complex, the need for smarter, more sustainable systems has never been greater.
Earlier this year, the #IBMImpactAccelerator launched a new request for proposals focused on strengthening supply chains around the world.
Today, I’m excited to announce the five organizations selected to join this new cohort. Together with IBM experts, they will apply IBM’s AI, Cloud, and data technologies to modernize supply chains by reducing costs and expanding access to sustainable infrastructure.
✔️ Al Baha University, in Saudi Arabia, will develop an AI framework to coordinate fleet management operations in real time, reducing idle times, fuel use, and emissions across logistics hubs.
✔️ NREL Foundation will collaborate on an AI-enabled “data room” to strengthen resilience across food, energy, and water systems, beginning in Indonesia and expanding across Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
✔️ Polytechnique Montréal will develop an AI and quantum-enabled decision-support tool for Canada’s forest value chain, improving supply-chain decisions while balancing cost, energy use, and emissions.
✔️ UNIDO will create a digital solution to assess countries’ readiness for the digital and AI economy, piloting in Brazil and Mexico before scaling globally.
✔️ World Resources Institute will develop an AI-enabled mapping capability using satellite imagery to detect and classify solar systems, supporting equitable energy-access planning beginning in India, with plans to expand to Kenya and beyond.
We’re in an era where advanced technologies like AI are moving beyond innovation labs and into communities, helping to solve real infrastructure and sustainability challenges. This new cohort will show what’s possible when we combine global expertise with local insight to build stronger, more resilient supply chains.
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