Work for Humankind: World of Possibilities Opens Up for Remote Island with Lenovo Technology
Lenovo’s Work for Humankind initiative has successfully improved connectivity on
- Internet upgrade from 1Mbps to 200Mbps enhances connectivity.
- Approximately 30% of local population accessed the Lenovo technology hub.
- AI server capabilities reduced data processing time from months to days.
- $100,000 committed for project support and tech hub maintenance.
- None.
-
Work for Humankind enables Lenovo to support ongoing conservation work from one of the world’s most far-flung workspaces on
Robinson Crusoe Island through lasting technology solutions -
For the first time ever, Lenovo’s technology hub offers boosted internet on
Robinson Crusoe Island , upgraded from 1Mbps to up to 200 Mbps -
30% of the local island community have now taken advantage of the Lenovo technology hub - Lenovo CO2 Offset Service has offset the carbon emissions of hardware devices for this project on the island
- Following the installation of Lenovo ThinkEdge server technology on the remote island, Island Conservation has processed six months’ worth of camera trap data, capturing wildlife imagery with minimal human interference, within just one week. Important insights about the animals’ status is now learned within minutes instead of weeks, improving preservation efforts.
RESEARCH
Work for Humankind volunteers working remotely from Lenovo’s technology workspace on
Bridging the digital divide, a previously isolated island of 900 people will now remain connected to the world through Lenovo technology to open new possibilities for tourism, trade, employment, and education, increasing its environmental and economic resilience. For the first time ever, this remote island community has self-determined, equitable access to the internet. This is their most important advancement regarding connectivity in more than 20 years.
Earlier this year, Work for Humankind sent 16 volunteers with a variety of skills to make a long-lasting difference while working their own jobs remotely from
CONNECTING A REMOTE ISLAND COMMUNITY
The Work for Humankind initiative set out to bring high-speed connectivity solutions to a remote community and help advance its education, healthcare, and ability to protect the island’s precious ecosystem. Since then, approximately
The island workspace features a range of powerful Lenovo devices and solutions, including laptops, desktop computers, mobile workstations, and servers. This includes ThinkPad, Yoga, Lenovo Legion, ThinkBook and IdeaCentre PCs; ThinkSmart devices for virtual meetings; Lenovo tablets, monitors and accessories; ThinkReality A3 augmented reality smart glasses and Lenovo Mirage VR S3 virtual reality headsets; ThinkEdge SE450 servers for delivering AI directly where the data is produced at the edge; motorola edge smartphones; LanSchool education software which will be used by the local school; smart home devices and more.
All of the workspace technology will remain on the island for community use. The island will also continue to enjoy high-speed connectivity with internet speeds up to 200 Mbps--upgraded from 1 MB previously—a change that makes the difference between simply being able to browse the web to easily being able to connect and collaborate remotely via video conferences. Along with the Lenovo AI server and boosted connectivity, the island’s conservation projects can now benefit from valuable time-saving efficiencies which include speeding up camera processing data by
TRANSFORMING CONSERVATION EFFORTS
The conservation results from Work for Humankind have helped Island Conservation and local conservationists achieve years’ worth of work in only weeks, following the professional volunteers’ progress made during their 8 weeks on the island. Work for Humankind’s legacy includes increased endangered species protection, such as the Pink Footed Sheerwater, along with six critically endangered species, and 11 vulnerable tree species in the Juan Fernandez Archipelago.
Before Lenovo’s Work for Humankind project, Island Conservation’s staff would retrieve data by hand from 70 cameras across the island, hiking tens of kilometers over steep terrain, place the data on a hard drive and send it off the island on the bi-monthly plane for processing and manual classification on mainland
Work for Humankind’s boosted internet and new AI edge server capabilities have significantly sped up the data processing time and effectively analyzed detection events from cameras within days, instead of months.
Edge site locations are often unmanned and hard to reach. The use of Lenovo’s ThinkEdge SE450 Edge Server enables conservationists to now remotely access and process 4.8 images per second – approximately 415,000 photos per day – more than twice the speed of the previous setup. Leveraging the server’s AI and processing capabilities, Work for Humankind can now analyze and transfer only the most relevant images via satellite for further classification and evaluation by their mainland-based team.
Over the coming months, a local community-led team will use the combination of technology and quantitative modelling set out by Work for Humankind to deliver data-driven conservation outcomes.
LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY
Beyond these immediate efficiencies, Lenovo is committed to leaving a lasting legacy on the island. The Lenovo tech hub will migrate to the local library to provide residents with access to new educational and digital tools. Lenovo is also donating
“Within months of first connecting this remote island community to advanced technology, and a group of passionate individuals, we have already seen technology’s significant impact on
Pablo Manríquez Angulo, Mayor of
From experts in social media, a vet, sustainability professionals to digital nomads, all volunteers added a different layer to the initiative and along with the community, the experience was enriching and a real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The volunteers from Work for Humankind have laid down the foundations now to really help a remote island community make a positive difference, and now through the Lenovo legacy, it’s over to our community to continue making significant headway, armed with new skills and their passion enlightened.”
About Work for Humankind Research Report
This new global research study surveyed more than 15,000 people in eight languages across 10 global markets:
About
About the
Roughly 900 people live in
About Island Conservation
Island Conservation is a global, not-for-profit conservation organization that prevents extinctions and restores islands. We work where the concentration of both biodiversity and species extinction is the greatest – islands. Removing a primary threat – introduced invasive vertebrates – is one of the most critical interventions for saving threatened plants and animals. Native island species and ecosystems often recover with little additional intervention, and when animals have gone locally extinct, we reintroduce them. Island Conservation assists land managers and local communities to implement their visions. To date, we have successfully restored 65 islands worldwide, benefiting 1,218 populations of 504 species and subspecies. Learn more at https://www.islandconservation.org/.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a
LENOVO, YOGA, THINKPAD, LENOVO LEGION, THINKBOOK, IDEACENTRE, THINKEDGE, THINKREALITY, THINKSMART, LANSCHOOL and LENOVO MIRAGE are trademarks of Lenovo. MOTOROLA is a trademark of
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220627005008/en/
wfung@lenovo.com
Source: Lenovo