York tech company boxxe (formerly SBL) is launching a new non-profit division that will provide business expertise and technology to charities and educational institutions.
The aim of boxxe Community – which launches in September – is to enable charities, schools and colleges to improve their digital infrastructure and train and upskill staff and students.
The first initiative will help launch a three-year Foundational Degree in Digital Technologies with Cyber Security at the York College University Centre Institute of Technology.
Created in close collaboration with York College, students studying the Foundational Degree will have the use of a new cyber security lab, designed and configured by boxxe.
Phil Doye (pictured), CEO of boxxe, said: “The launch of the boxxe Community is a natural outgrowth of our mission to make technology human – that is, to help every individual and organisation to recognise and fulfil their potential through the use of technology.
“The work we have done with York College, and the result of that work – the first Foundational Degree in Digital Technology and Cyber Security in the UK – is a huge stepping stone towards addressing a national skills shortage and nurturing future talent.”
Every boxxe employee is given three paid days a year to do charity work, and this year they will also help businesses to rebuild and restructure after lockdown.
boxxe, which rebranded from SBL earlier this year, is one of the country’s largest IT solutions and services companies, with revenues forecast to hit £200m this year.
