Cisco to give digital training to a million people in Africa
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says the company believes that getting people connected and educated contributes to creating inclusive opportunities
Global technology group Cisco will provide digital technology training to 1-million people in Africa in the next five years. This may result in possible job placements within the company or its business partners once completed. In total, Cisco plans to train 10-million people across the world. Cisco chair and CEO Chuck Robbins said the group has been running a training programme for 21 years and in the past 10 years has trained 9-million students. “We fundamentally believe that meeting basic human needs, getting people connected and educated is a big step towards creating inclusive opportunity,” said Robbins. Cisco is targeting both graduates and nongraduates. Clayton Naidoo, Cisco’s general manager for sub-Saharan Africa, said the company was “committed to accelerating global problem solving by supporting people who innovate as technologists, think as entrepreneurs, and act as social change agents. With digitisation and the Internet of Things (IoT), good ideas now have the ability ...
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