Information and communication technologies (ICT)

5 Reasons to Study Networking Technology Now

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Whether you’re just planning a career or considering a career change, here are five reasons you should include networking technology in your studies.

Cisco’s Laura Quintana: Empowering through Technology

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This post originally appeared in Latino Leaders Magazine in December 2016. Laura joined Cisco in 1999 and currently leads the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) field operations worldwide. She and her team, based in 40 countries, help shape and drive public-private partnerships to design, implement and operate strategic CSR programs in the areas of IT education and […]

April 14, 2015

HIGH TECH POLICY

The Paradox of ICT’s Impact on Growth and Inequality

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Thirty years ago a UN commission published the Maitland Report, proposing that by the early 21st century, every individual on the planet should “be within easy reach of a telephone” given the economic benefits. That was interpreted as being within a one day walk of a phone. Anyone suggesting back then that over 90% of the […]

July 30, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

India: Transforming Promise into Performance

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Seven years ago, many people (including my mother-in-law) thought I had made a career-ending decision to accept a high-risk assignment and relocate to India. My mission:  build from the ground up Cisco’s second headquarters, a Globalization Centre East in Bangalore focused on innovation, talent and partner development that envisioned 10,000 employees in three years, including […]

Why Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Matters for Girls

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I am writing this blog as the 2014 recipient of the IEEE Women in Engineering Region 8 Clementina Saduwa Award named after an amazing woman whose life was cut short in 2007. On a personal level, I am extremely passionate about the possibilities that technology presents for young girls and aspiring women. As a CTO […]

Cisco Celebrates International Girls in ICT Day

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Women earn 57% of all U.S. undergraduate degrees but only 18% of undergraduate computer and information sciences degrees, according to the National Center for Women in Technology. Yet...

October 10, 2013

EDUCATION

Educause: Bringing Together Technology and Education to Invest in Our Future

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It’s amazing to think about the way a traditional classroom operated only a few years ago.  As Renee Patton recently pointed out in her blog post, there were rules, there were barriers, and they were all kept within the confines of an educational institution.  As technology has advanced, those rules have been challenged, barriers overcome, […]

Cisco’s Palestine Investment Commitment Featured in Forbes Magazine

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The August 12 issue of Forbes magazine features Cisco’s investment to fuel job creation and economic development in the Palestinian information and communications technology (ICT) industry. “We do this because we want to change the world. And we don’t do it on a small scale. It’s nice to help a village, but the key is […]