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Reg Johnson

General Manager, Education

Cisco Australia and New Zealand

Reg is the General Manager of Education for Cisco Australia and New Zealand. You can also follow Reg Johnson on the APJC Newsroom.

Articles

August 9, 2017

EDUCATION

Start Up to Scale Up – The Role of Universities in Anchoring Innovation Systems

2 min read

I recently returned from a study tour to Sweden and Israel with executives from one third of Australia’s universities. The purpose of the tour was simple: to understand two of the world’s most innovative economies and to identify what could be learned and applied in Australia (read the full study tour report here). In Israel, the focus […]

June 15, 2017

EDUCATION

Skilling the Current and Next Generation Workforce

2 min read

Perspectives from Career and Technical Education (CTE) Leaders from the Asia Pacific  Economic growth is driven by the capacity of economies to continually renew themselves, by drawing together the right skills, talent and technology at the right time. Governments and companies need to be proactive in evaluating where future sources of economic advantage will come […]

May 11, 2017

EDUCATION

Exploring Industry and University Collaboration Models

2 min read

The New Zealand and Australian economies are being disrupted in fundamental ways, driven by the rapid digitization of industries and communities. Countries, institutions and individuals are starting to realize that an incremental response to change won’t be sufficient. Recently, I led the 2017 Cisco New Zealand Higher Education and Government Study Tour, which was an […]

March 21, 2017

EDUCATION

How Curtin University is Building a Campus of the Future

1 min read

Recently, we partnered with the BBC and Western Australia’s Curtin University to discuss taking education to the world and becoming a leading 24/7 tertiary institution. Our multi-faceted partnership with Curtin University, which reaches across teaching, learning, research and innovation, is underpinned by the digital campus. Five years ago, the university had no collaborative classrooms. Now […]

February 13, 2017

EDUCATION

Digital Collaboration Technology Helps School Realise $1.8M AUD in Benefits

1 min read

$1.8M AUD in savings is a lofty claim, but that’s exactly what the team at Open Access College (OAC) in South Australia achieved by focusing on creating a digital collaboration learning experience enabled by Cisco technology. OAC delivers educational services in remote South Australia where students cannot attend traditional schooling. In the past, classes were […]

January 24, 2017

EDUCATION

University of Melbourne Enables a Smart Campus

1 min read

With more than 200,000 visitors a day, and more than 65,000 students spread across multiple sites, The University of Melbourne wanted know how staff, students and visitors were experiencing the campus. This insight would help answer tough questions, such as which buildings and services should be developed next? How can UoM progress faster on the […]

November 25, 2016

EDUCATION

Digital is Changing Major Aspects of K-12 Education

2 min read

Cisco staged five roundtable discussions around Australia to investigate the opportunities presented by digitization.

October 11, 2016

EDUCATION

Preparing the Future Australian Workforce for the Digital Economy

2 min read

Today, students need to be educated to solve problems, become social entrepreneurs and to think critically.