News@Cisco: Africa Press Releases

Cisco Networking Technology Brings In-Person Meeting Experiences to the United Nation's 17th Conference Convention on Climate Change

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:30:00 PST

DURBAN, South Africa, 30 November 2011: The Government of South Africa and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, have appointed Cisco an official networking technology partner for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the ...

Cisco signs as BLOODHOUND SSC Networking & Video Partner

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:00:00 PST

Morocco's Ministry of National Education and Cisco Launch Regional Cisco® Networking Academy®

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:00:00 PST

Morocco's Office of Vocational Training and Labor Promotion Supports Cisco Networking Academy Program

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:00:00 PST

CASABLANCA, Morocco 15 June 2011 -Cisco joined forces with the Morocco Office of Vocational Training and Labor Promotion (OFPPT) recently to host the third annual 'Arabian Adventure Roadshow' for the North Africa region. This year's event gathered together hundreds of representatives from the Cisco® Networking Academy® community from all over North Africa. Delegates were ...

Cisco Announces $10 Million Investment For Egypt

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:00:00 PST

CAIRO, Egypt 02 June 2011 - Cisco announced today that it will invest $10 million to seed a sustainable model of job-creation and economic development in Egypt. The venture capital investment will be targeted at small businesses that provide innovative products, services and solutions. Cisco believes that job creation and an environment that creates opportunities for Egyptian citizens are ...

Cisco's Global Talent Acceleration Program Grows From Strength to Strength as It Marks Its Third Anniversary in South Africa

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:00:00 PST

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 20 April 2011 - Cisco announced today that the number of graduates coming out of its Global Talent Acceleration Program (GTAP) in South Africa has increased 10-fold since the program started in March 2008. From just 14 graduates in 2008 and 80 graduates in 2010, 140 students are projected to graduate in 2011. Now entering its third year in South Africa and ...

Cisco Survey of Global Health Leaders Reveals That Collaboration Holds Greatest Potential for Health Sector Innovation

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:00:00 PST

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 6, 2011 – Today at the World Health Congress, Cisco unveiled findings from a global health leader survey on national health sector innovation. The most significant findings from the online survey, commissioned by the Cisco® Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) and conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI), reveal that ...

Cisco Announces Results of International Education Survey: World Education Leaders See Increasing Role for Technology to Transform Learning

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9, 2011 – More than three-quarters of top education officials around the world believe technology can play a major role in how students learn and how teachers educate, according to a global survey commissioned by Cisco and conducted by Clarus Research Group, a Washington, D.C.-based research firm. Telephone interviews were conducted with 500 education ...

Main One Cable Chooses Cisco to Take Broadband Capacity in West Africa to the Next Level

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:30:00 PST

LAGOS, Nigeria, 03 March 2011 - Cisco announced today that Main One Cable Company the first privately owned submarine network cable company in West Africa, will be deploying Cisco's Internet Protocol Next- Generation Network (IP NGN) solution to take broadband capacity in West Africa to the next level. The platform will provide a strong foundation for meeting Main One's present and future ...

Cisco to Host International Education Forum - Education Leaders Gather Virtually to Discuss Role of Technology in Schools

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - March 2, 2011 - Cisco will host a virtual forum for school and higher education leaders to discuss the role that technology can play in creating a "connected learning society" that fosters collaboration and communications, and transforms the learning experience. Who: Opening remarks via video from Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers; college, university and K-12 educators; ...

Safaricom and Tata Communications Launch East Africa's First Public Cisco TelePresence Suites at the Serena Hotels in Kenya and Uganda

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:00:00 PST

NAIROBI, Kenya, and KAMPALA, Uganda, 14 February 2011: Safaricom, the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya, and Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, today unveiled the first public Cisco TelePresence Suites® in Kenya and Uganda. Two public Cisco TelePresence® rooms are hosted in Serena Hotels' luxury city hotels in Nairobi ...

Cisco Helps Extend ICT Education into Rural South Africa With Launch of Community Knowledge Centers

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:00:00 PST

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 10 February 2011 - Cisco today announced the launch of 15 community knowledge centers in South Africa, funded by Cisco through its partners in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Cisco worked with Inveneo to bring in the technology in the form of computers and networking equipment, with One Global Economy to install a Web portal that will contain local ...