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Public Sector and Education

Initial e-government initiatives, in a number of cases, did not meet all the expectations of their various constituencies. Today, government officials around the world are determining how the next wave of e-government initiatives can effectively offer citizens more services using fewer resources.

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Looking to the Future

Cisco and the Discovery Channel take the lead in connecting people to tomorrow's reality. Watch Cisco IBSG visionary Dave Evans talk about the Connected Bus solution that was co-developed by Cisco IBSG and the City of San Francisco as part of Cisco's Connected Urban Development Initiative.


Looking to the Future

Cisco and the Discovery Channel take the lead in connecting people to tomorrow's reality. Tune into learn what healthcare services will be offered in the future, as demonstrated by the Cisco HealthPresence solution, developed by the Cisco IBSG healthcare practice.

Corporate Citizenship

Corporate Citizenship

While it is important to appreciate the position and work that a company like Cisco takes in its obligations to the broader societal, well-being, public sector entities play an enormously influential role in making such initiatives meaningful and in reinforcing their need.





Defense

Defense

The public sector and members of its respective militaries are being challenged to transform their military initiatives against a backdrop of ever-changing and complex threats to safety and security.





Education

Education

State budget cuts, teacher shortages and turnover, and security are issues that continue to preoccupy U.S. K-12 schools.





Health

Health

Public sector organizations worldwide support healthcare as part of their mandates. While the scope and degree of support varies, it is seen by citizens as one of the most important functions and duties of public service.





Public Safety

Public Safety

Nowhere has the public sector undergone a more strenuous reexamination of its policies, capabilities, and readiness, than under the broad umbrella of public safety.



Serving Businesses

Serving Businesses

Businesses of all sizes are the lifeblood of an economy and of any country that hopes to thrive in today’s fast-moving, technology-enabled global economy.





Serving Citizens

Serving Citizens

Public sector organizations are not focused simply on major policy matters. They carry a multitude of citizen-focused responsibilities and demands covering an astounding number and range of discrete programs and services aimed at improving the lives of their citizens.





Serving Public Sector Employees

Serving Public Sector Employees

The public sector is slowly adopting a one-enterprise point of view, where stakeholders do not need to which public sector organization or, even, which level of government is responsible for serving them.