The 21st century belongs to technology. Innovations and new ideas continue to address solutions that shape the future. The Cisco Ideathon is an opportunity for students with potential and creativity to be a part of Cisco’s technological innovations. It presents a competitive model to showcase original thinking and problem-solving aptitude using technologies like 5G, Internet of Things, networking infrastructure and collaboration to address global issues related to education, healthcare, water conservation, environment and sustainability. The program enables qualifiers of Ideathon to get an internship with full-time placement opportunities.
Ensure your Registration
24th – 30th August 2020
Preliminary Online Quiz
7th September 2020
CCNA basic level programming knowledge
Duration: 30mins
Video Submission
14th September 2020
Research & Solutioning
Duration: 90 seconds
Competency Assessment Test
19th September 2020
General Aptitude
Duration: 60 minutes
Written Test and Interview
12th October 2020 onwards
Through the competitive process, the Cisco Ideathon ensures only the strongest project ideas that are adequately researched, well-thought through and rationally presented with supporting data-points, are selected. Sources and references taken must be acknowledged and listed.
Please ensure you fill the registration form on time. Incorrect or missing information can invalidate eligibility.
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What started from a single school is now a pipeline of technical talent who are shaping communities and economies around the world with their transformative skills in the digital world. With over 10.9 million students already, Networking Academy educates talented futurists and let their genius shine!
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Trends such as globalization, digital transformation, business automation and resilience, and sustainability are shaping the requirements for a new kind of network. The evolving technology landscape—emerging cloud-native models, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI), mobile, cybersecurity threats, and immersive applications—are dramatically impacting IT networking architectures and operations. New networks are using emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and automation to simplify and secure operations, enable rapid adaptability, and augment human decision making.
72%
72% of network strategists project will be using AI-enabled predictive insights or prescriptive remediation for operations, service delivery, and network assurance within the next two years.
60%
60% of enterprises will consider networking as core to their digital strategies, up from less than 20% today, estimating networking as a strategic enabler (Gartner) by 2023.
25%
25% of IT leaders believe automation will have the biggest impact on networking over the next five years.
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