Australia & New Zealand

October 31, 2022

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Cisco in step to support cerebral palsy. Raises $20,000+ through STEPtember

Every 20 hours, an Australian child is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is the most common lifelong physical disability in the world, affecting 18 million people worldwide. It’s caused by damage to the developing brain during pregnancy, birth, or shortly after birth, and it directly…

October 31, 2022

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

From good to great: Helping talented people shine with the ‘Emerging Talent’ group

‘Emerging Talent’ is a community within Cisco focused on supporting people’s career journeys, with particularly focus on helping them shine and unlock their goals. One of the first questions we get asked when someone joins, or is interested in joining, is: ‘what is the group and where did it ‘emerge’…

October 27, 2022

PRESS KIT

Cisco Study: Kiwi employees say hybrid work makes them happier & more productive, but more needs to be done

Cisco Study: Kiwi employees say hybrid work makes them happier & more productive, but more needs to be done to make it more inclusive and flexible 26 October 2022 | News summary  83.2% of New Zealand employees say the ability to work from anywhere has made them happier  63.2% of employees felt that…

Cisco and the University of Canberra establish a National Cybersecurity Partnership

Improving Australia’s cybersecurity resilience is the aim of a new partnership between global technology company Cisco and the University of Canberra. The partnership includes: The establishment of Innovation Central Canberra – a hub for industry and government to validate cybersecurity…

August 24, 2022

EDUCATION

Equity and Access in K-12: The role technology and industry have to play

I am constantly reminded of the transformative potential of education, but never more so when I share a room with passionate educators. I had the opportunity to do this in August as part of the Education Summit held in Perth. The stories and insights from education experts focused on the theme for the…

Cisco & RMIT University: Technology key to transforming systemic deficiencies in Australia’s aged care sector

News Summary RMIT-Cisco’s Health Transformation Lab launches report: Transforming aged care – towards a future in which digitisation drives respect and connection, in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Digital opportunity exists among a range of challenges, but…

June 22, 2022

FUTURE OF WORK

Cisco Study: Aussie employees say hybrid work makes them happier, but more needs to be done

More needs to be done to make hybrid work more inclusive and flexible 1 June 2022 | News Summary  84.7% of Aussie employees say the ability to work from anywhere has made them happier 66.22% of employees felt that their productivity has enhanced 84.3% claimed to have saved money while WFH, and on average,…

June 21, 2022

CYBERSECURITY

Changing careers from (insert yours) to Cybersecurity: Boost your skills

You may notice that in the technology industry, particularly cybersecurity, is that people often don’t expect to land where they do. In fact, it’s one of the best things about this industry as it brings together diversity in perspectives and knowledge. We asked a few people in the Cisco cybersecurity…

April 28, 2022

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Careers, connections, and Cisco ANZ VETs network

By Emma Crome, success programs manager, Cisco. Emma is also the new lead of the Cisco VETS employee network for veteran enablement and troop support.  Careers After graduating high school I enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy as a Communications Information Systems (CIS) sailor, initially…