Queens' tech industry is growing, but the diversity of our tech workforce still lags significantly behind the overall diversity of our borough. To help break barriers to entry for members of underrepresented & marginalized communities, join Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. for his inaugural Queens Tech Fair. The event includes a job skills assessment from leading artificial intelligence software firm SkyHive, mentoring & networking opportunities, on-site support services, interactive activities, a group discussion on breaking barriers & more. Prior to the event, all participants must pre-register with the name, email, & home zipcode. To maximize your career potential & to get the most out of the tech fair, participants are encouraged to get a FREE SkyHive job skills assessment.

PALO ALTO, Calif., October 13, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkyHive, the first company to map and sequence the global labor market in real-time, provide workforce intelligence, and guide the rapid reskilling of workers and communities around the world, today announced it has joined the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Institute (RAII), an independent non-profit organization creating governance standards and certifications for AI systems and scalable solutions for practitioners. "We are pleased to welcome SkyHive into RAII as our newest member," said Ashley Casovan, Executive Director of RAII. "SkyHive uses business as a force for good, so it's only natural that the company has implemented ethical AI principles from day one. It has gained recognition from OECD and the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence and has established itself as a clear pioneer of purpose-driven and socially beneficial AI." RAII partners with organizations across public and private sectors, including corporations, NGOs, academic institutions, and government entities, to ensure that adopted and created AI systems are compliant, cost-effective, and built on recognized global best practices. RAII also provides value-add offerings for members, including readiness assessments, policy and governance guidance, regulatory and compliance tracking, and regular convening events and working groups for AI subject matter experts.

Accenture has launched a new immersive engagement and investment program targeting emerging technology software startups to help fill strategic innovation gaps for the Global 2000. Called Project Spotlight, the exclusive Accenture Ventures program represents a new approach to engaging with the global software startup community. Beyond making capital investments, Project Spotlight will offer unprecedented access to Accenture's technology domain expertise and its enterprise clients. Startups will co-innovate with Accenture at its Innovation Hubs, Labs and Liquid Studios, working with subject matter experts to adapt their solutions to the enterprise market and scale faster and more effectively. Created by six-time Silicon Valley entrepreneur and CEO, Tom Lounibos, Project Spotlight seeks to transform the transactional nature of venture capital into an immersive engagement model. "For many startups, the most challenging part of bringing a solution to market isn't having a powerful idea or securing funding," said Lounibos, who is the managing director, Accenture Ventures and Project Spotlight lead.

AI is one of the biggest buzzwords in tech (and in general) these days, and there's no question AI gets a lot of hype, both for better and for worse. But the latest round of machine learning--which trains algorithms on heaps of data so they can analyze images, find patterns in huge data sets, or simply answer our queries ("Alexa, what's the weather today?")--is finding an increasing number of useful applications too. Beneath the hype, machine learning's problem-solving potential is likely just getting started. At the SU Ventures Demo Faire at Singularity University's Global Summit, representatives from four startups presented their company's missions and business models. Monique Giggy, vice president of SU Ventures, moderated the session and introduced the speakers. She explained that SU Ventures seeks out and helps future-focused entrepreneurs translate big ideas into tangible, worldwide impact using exponential technologies.