Cisco Launches Country Digital Acceleration Program in Ukraine
Since the struggle in Ukraine started, Cisco has stood by the nation’s aspect: serving to defend its vital infrastructure towards cyberattacks, establishing Wi-Fi connectivity for Ukrainian refugees, and offering Ukrainians with IT schooling to construct their digital abilities and employability via Start IT. Cisco4Ukraine. Many of those initiatives have been spearheaded and punctiliously coordinated by Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program, in partnership with native ecosystem companions and supported by the Ukrainian authorities.
This summer time, we have been proud to increase on our dedication by launching the following wave of Cisco’s CDA program initiatives in Ukraine. At the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, CDA Vice President for EMEA Chris Reeves and I joined Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development Михайло Федоров/Mykhailo Fedorov and Deputy Minister for Eurointegration, Ministry of Digital Transformation Валерія Іонан/Valeriya Ionan to signal a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assist additional safe the nation’s vital infrastructure, promote ubiquitous web connectivity, and supply coaching in cybersecurity and networking via the Cisco Networking Academy.
Ukraine is now one in all 49 international locations collaborating in Cisco’s CDA program, a strategic partnership with authorities management to carry to life components of a nationwide digital agenda and create new worth for a rustic, its industries, and residents. As a part of this system, Cisco and the Ukrainian authorities will collaborate on the next vital areas:
Cisco Networking Academy and Talent Bridge — Growing Ukraine’s Digital Workforce
At a time when the one fixed is uncertainty, at the least two issues are clear: digital abilities are in demand all over the place, and when the struggle is over, Ukraine will want a workforce able to rebuild and defend its vital IT infrastructure from day one. To assist residents reskill and upskill for the digital financial system irrespective of the place they’re, Cisco Networking Academy coaching programs in networking, cybersecurity, information science and extra shall be made accessible on the Diia.Education platform, Ukraine’s free digital studying hub that connects customers to employers by creating individualized schooling roadmaps.
Cisco Networking Academy is likely one of the longest-standing IT skills-to-jobs packages on the planet, coaching learners in vital digital abilities and enabling them to earn industry-recognized Digital Badges and certifications that unlock employment alternatives within the digital financial system. The Diia.Education platform may even hook up with the Cisco Talent Bridge Matching Engine, a instrument that makes it simpler for HR managers to seek out candidates in 190 international locations and helps learners discover and apply for jobs that match their ability stage.
Education for CDTOs — Supporting Ukraine’s Chief Digital Transformation Officers
Working with the Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT), Cisco will help the technological improvement of Ukraine’s Chief Digital Transformation Officers (CDTOs), the leaders of the county’s digitization efforts on the ministry and native authorities stage. In addition to leveraging in-country assets, Networking Academy instructors, and native studying companions, Cisco will present CDTOs with entry to our workplaces, labs, and briefing facilities internationally to study in regards to the newest applied sciences, greatest practices, and tendencies within the digitalization sector.
Collaborating with the Ministry of Digital Transformation — Helping to Protect Ukraine from Cyberthreats
We will construct on our current commitments to serving to restore vital telecommunications infrastructure and defending Ukraine’s communities from cyberthreats via Cisco safety applied sciences and our risk intelligence group at Cisco Talos.
We’re All in This Together
Cisco’s CDA dedication is a testomony to the facility of working collectively, beginning with Cisco’s group on the bottom in Ukraine, who, regardless of terribly tough circumstances, proceed to help Ukrainian prospects and reside as much as their mission of creating Ukraine “attractive, comfortable, and safe.”
Rebuilding Ukraine’s digital infrastructure and workforce requires that firms, governments, and establishments from around the globe work collectively in new and progressive methods. This is what Cisco’s CDA program was made for. Collaboration throughout authorities, {industry}, and academia is in our DNA, and I’m heartened to see that our efforts are happening towards a backdrop of huge worldwide help.
The struggle in Ukraine just isn’t over, and the highway to restoration is tough. But Cisco, together with greater than 400 firms from 38 international locations who signed the Ukraine Business Compact, is in it for the lengthy haul. Wıth hope and dedication, we look ahead to rebuilding a stronger, extra related, safer Ukraine. Together.
“Cooperation with Cisco opens up new opportunities . It is important to pay attention to the development of human capital as countries compete for talents and specialists. The memorandum with Cisco is an investment in our future and a signal to the whole world to work with Ukraine. Jointly, we will implement technological tools and innovative solutions in educational projects, share experiences in the field of digitalization, and use the content and best practices of one of the top companies globally.”
—Михайло Федоров/Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development
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