workforce development

April 27, 2023

HIGH TECH POLICY

Chuck Robbins Appointed to U.S.-EU Talent for Growth Task Force 

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo today appointed Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins to the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Talent for Growth Task Force. The Task Force’s objective is to position the U.S. and European Union (EU) to build a well-trained workforce critical to maintaining transatlantic competitiveness in emerging and existing technologies. “A competitive […]

The small business conundrum: growth and innovation in the face of complexity and security risks

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Small businesses are leveraging workforce flexibility, mobile technologies, and cloud to punch above their weight. A new technology portfolio created especially for them can help keep things simple and secure.

August 4, 2017

GOVERNMENT

The Hidden Treasure of the Cyber Executive Order

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Training cyber defenders is harder than it used to be. The president's executive order issued in May seeks to address that.

5 Ways We Can Prepare the Next Generation of Workers for Tomorrow’s Technology

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This blog was original published on the Huffington Post Impact X Consider this: Many of today’s top jobs didn’t exist 10 years ago — jobs such as app developers, social media managers, and cloud computing administrators. And, by 2018, it’s predicted that there will be 21 billion networked devices and connections globally, up from 12 billion in 2013. The Internet […]

10 Skills The Workforce of the Future Will Need

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This blog was written by Nicholas Enna, Director of Enterprise Applications at Teach For All, and originally appeared on Huffington Post ImpactX. Cisco supports Teach For All with donations of telecommunications infrastructure.  “We are all interested in the future, for that is where we will spend the rest of our lives.” –Plan 9 From Outer Space I find […]

December 13, 2013

EDUCATION

New University Dedicated to STEM, Real-world Relevance

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The success of our industry and even our nation’s well-being are dependent on engaging students and developing the experts of the future in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). I am personally committed to STEM education initiatives, and want to share an exciting university that’s breaking new ground to lead the way […]