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Cisco to Train 10 Million People with Digital Skills over 10 years, across EMEA
News Summary: This 10-year goal for the EMEA region is part of Cisco's global commitment to empower 25 million people with digital skills for long-term
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[{"type":"text","content":"News Summary:\nThis 10-year goal for the EMEA region is part of Cisco's global commitment to empower 25 million people with digital skills for long-term inclusion and economic resilience.New partnership with Randstad, a global HR services company, aims to re-skill and upskill 300,000 people.Founded in 1997, Cisco Networking Academy is celebrating its 25th anniversary with 17.5 million students trained and continues to be one of the longest-standing IT skills-to-jobs programs in the world.AMSTERDAM, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CISCO LIVE -- Today, Cisco announced its goal to train 10 million people in digital and cybersecurity skills, over the next 10 years, across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe number of people to be trained is part of Cisco's 10-year ambition to empower 25 million people with digital skills worldwide through Cisco's Networking Academy. This flagship program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and, so far, has reached 17.5 million students across 190 countries. Since starting operations in EMEA, it has spread to 120 countries in the region and trained over 6.3 million students, through 5,800 partnerships, with educational institutions and organizations offering Networking Academy courses. \nThe future of innovation, growth, and global competitiveness depends on building a strong digital economy which in turn is dependent upon a digitally skilled workforce (or something like). According to the World Economic Forum, by 2025, advances in technology and automation will eliminate 85 million jobs while creating 97 million new jobs globally. Cisco aspires to equip millions of people around the world with the technical and digital skills required for these new jobs by empowering the workforce of the future through the Networking Academy. \n\"We need a global workforce equipped with digital skills to develop sustainable and secure businesses, and more equitable societies. Building a local pool of next-generation talent is critical to long-term social inclusion and economic resilience,\" said Guy Diedrich, SVP and Chief Innovation Officer, Cisco. \"It takes an entire ecosystem working together to achieve this. Through Cisco Networking Academy partnering with local organisations, we have impacted the lives of 17.5 million students over the past 25 years.\" \n\"Digital s...