Inclusive Future

Improving the Economics of Broadband and Content Delivery

Last year, the NCTC and Qwilt announced a program for qualifying broadband providers to upgrade their infrastructure on Cisco UCS hardware preconfigured with Qwilt content delivery software and services at no cost. This program now has over 100 participating providers. We are excited by the momentum the program is achieving and the subscriber experiences it enables.

August 2, 2022

INSIDE CISCO IT

It takes a village: How Cisco is fighting homelessness in our own backyard

See how our Customer Zero “California Dreaming” team delivered secure connectivity and wireless access to Covenant House Santa Clara.

How CareerVillage is democratizing access to career information for underrepresented youth

CareerVillage is on a mission to democratize access to career information. Over 6 million people have used the platform so far.

Camden Dream Center levels-up diversity in IT

Camden Dream Center, a Cisco Networking Academy partner, provides STEM education to students of all ages and backgrounds.

thingQbator: Creating an education ecosystem to nurture innovation

thingQbator, a flagship initiative of the Cisco India Cash Grant Program, aims to facilitate and empower future generations.

July 25, 2022

EDUCATION

Joining Forces at ISTELive 2022

District leaders were vetting applications, hardware, and teaching practices with a different lens than the past 2 years when we were all remote. Learn more about our ISTE2022 experience.

July 21, 2022

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Pharrell Williams and Cisco Partner to Drive an Inclusive Future in Education

Cisco expands its partnership with Pharrell Williams’ nonprofit YELLOW to create a highly personalized and immersive education experience through YELLOWHAB. This is one more step in our mission to drive an inclusive future, demonstrating our commitment to both education and social justice.

July 20, 2022

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Taking Action to Create Equal Opportunities for Diverse Startup Founders and Venture Leaders

Join Cisco at the Magnetic Aspire Summit, where industry visionaries discuss their personal journeys and the challenges they faced in their technology startups and in the venture capital ecosystem. They will uncover actions we can take to help level the playing field in venture capital and across the technology industry.

Disability Pride Month: Uplifting voices from Cisco’s disability community

July is Disability Pride Month, a time to inspire action to make the world more inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities.