The University of Virginia and other leading universities are making a concerted effort to build entrepreneurial ecosystems and programs that provide students and faculty the academic foundation, practical tools, and opportunities to cross-collaborate, with the understanding that great ideas are not created in isolation, and great businesses are inherently multi-disciplinary.
Linaro will work with the growing number of Linux distributions to create regular releases of optimized tools and foundation software that can be used widely by the industry, increasing compatibility across semiconductors from multiple suppliers.
The New Options Project, an investment of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is currently testing tools to break down barriers to employment among out-of-school, job-seeking young adults while meeting employer demands for qualified entry-level workers.