The well-known technology company Lenovo announced that it plans to hire 12,000 R&D professionals over the next three years, with the aim of strengthening the company's research and development sector.
According to Lenovo, the new hires will be in addition to the 5,000 hires the company made in the last fiscal year.
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The company has provided some information about some of the roles of the professionals it will hire in the near future. Some of the new employees will be involved in developing new products and business models and developing technologies that will help businesses more actively engage with the metaverse and AI.
Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yangoutlined the new hiring plans as the company enters the new fiscal year. He said R&D remains a priority for Lenovo and took the opportunity to reiterate the company's commitment to double its R&D spending over the next three years.
“My vision for Lenovo is to become one of the leading ICT companies world’s,” Yang said. “Our investment plan will focus on the ‘Client-Edge-Cloud-Network-Intelligence’ architecture, with a three-pronged approach that focuses on short-, medium- and long-term payback,” he said.
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"The intensified commitment to innovation, driven by Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) criteria, comes as Lenovo continues its transformation from a device company to a global technology powerhouse that also includes services and solutions," Lenovo said in Monday's announcement.
Alongside its commitments to hire R&D professionals, Lenovo also said it plans to improve its sustainability efforts, aiming to become net-zero in energy use by 2050. The company claims to have achieved its 2020 emissions reduction targets a year ahead of schedule and has already set targets for 2030.
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A little about Lenovo
Lenovo is a multinational technology company specializing in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of consumer electronics, personal computers, software, business solutions, and related services. The company's products include desktop computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, workstations, servers, supercomputers, electronic storage devices, IT management software, and smart TVs.
Source: ZDNet
