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August 29, 2019

EDUCATION

Capitalising on the `Blue Tech’ opportunity

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The Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector is going through digital disruption. The sector – particularly government-owned TAFEs – is responsible for training and re-training people across a range of industries. Many of those industries are being completely transformed…

July 25, 2019

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Tokyo 2020 in 365 days: On the path to new opportunity for Japan Society

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Japanese   English On July 24, 2020, one year from today, we will light the cauldron and usher in a new era in Japan at the open ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. The games moto: Citius, Altius, Fortius – Swifter, Higher, Stronger. Three words that perfectly describe Japan’s transformation…

July 18, 2019

EDUCATION

Digital Industries Summit – Education Track

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Different industry sectors are being disrupted by technology at different rates. This has been explored at length in a seminal piece of primary research by Cisco titled The Digital Vortex. The Digital Industries Summit – held as part of Cisco Live Melbourne – was intended to get below the surface…

July 11, 2019

INNOVATION

Fostering the next-generation of innovators and problem-solvers

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Cisco thingQbator was conceived as a Cisco India CSR initiative to students build digital skills through learning by doing.  The key objectives being democratize innovation by building spaces and communities in colleges to foster innovation. Most of all, we wanted to challenge young minds to find…

June 27, 2019

MANUFACTURING

Beyond the digital hype: how manufacturers are leveling up

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いらっしゃいませ! We were proud and grateful to welcome 300 participants to Nagoya, Japan earlier this month for our annual Digital Manufacturing Summit. The event was a success in more ways than one. My main conclusion? Without a doubt, the manufacturing industry at large is entering a new phase of digital…

June 18, 2019

MANUFACTURING

The CIO challenge: Manufacturers demand always on, always performing, always contemporary IT

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Asia Pacific, Japan and China manufacturers fuel the world economy, and their digitization practices influence global innovation, our investment climate, technology purchases and individual country business and partner ecosystems. Earlier this month, I had the privilege of hosting the region’s…

June 17, 2019

COLLABORATIONS

Changing the customer experience game

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Today, CIOs are in a state of uncertainty. They face enormous complexity in this cloud and digital world. They are pressured to reduce costs, they need to do a lot more with less, and frequently lack the skills and expertise needed to change. Most of all, businesses aren’t only thinking about buying…

May 14, 2019

INNOVATION

Rare opportunity – Cisco & Curtin Chair for Intent Based Networking

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In partnership with Curtin University, Cisco is calling for applicants to the role of its recently announced Chair for Global Centre for Intent Based Networking to lead dedicated academic staff and a Cisco Digital Networking Architecture (DNA) lab environment.  This initiative…

May 7, 2019

INNOVATION

On Moving House, Internet Shopping and High Efficiency Wireless

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They say the only constant is change. And certainly, within the technology space, that is an understatement. Technology has been changing at an unprecedented rate, with each evolution building upon what came before, and revolutions resulting as different technologies are combined in innovative…