Global Business Alliance rewards Ericsson for leadership in Covid-19 response

The Global Business Alliance (GBA) has recognized Ericsson for its innovative contribution to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Throughout the pandemic, ACS members have used their expertise, resources and dedicated employees to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

“What’s amazing about Ericsson’s story is how they mobilized their highly skilled workforce to share their deep learning technical expertise to help researchers better understand this disease,” said said Nancy McLernon, CEO of the Global Business Alliance.

At the start of the pandemic in the United States, more than 350 Ericsson employees came together virtually as a team of volunteers, leveraging automation and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to create tools to help them ” accurately use the ever-growing set of academic articles published on Covid. -19 viruses.

In just 27 days, the team completed and submitted a solution for the nine tasks included in the Federal Government’s Covid-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19) Challenge, which aimed to develop tools for ‘AI to help the medical research community answer pressing questions. by the pandemic.

“Ericsson employees have always been eager to step in and help, harnessing our technology for good. It really is part of our culture where our employees accept the responsibility to give back through selfless volunteerism, ”said Niklas Heuveldop, President and CEO of Ericsson North America.

“It was a very different challenge and a true testament to the ingenuity and dedication of our team around the world, quickly mobilizing to help contribute to a solution to this global pandemic. Thanks to Global Business Alliance for supporting international companies in the United States and for recognizing Ericsson for this award. “

Ericsson’s efforts have yielded significant results in the form of research tools that allow medical professionals, public health officials and other leaders to synthesize the growing volume of medical research on COVID- 19 and related viruses, which now includes more than 200,000 articles.

The awards, which were presented by GBA at an earlier aired virtual event, showcase the significant contributions of international companies to local American communities.

Many international companies offer their employees the opportunity to volunteer and help lead corporate social responsibility efforts.