Innovation

Keeping the Traffic (and Transport Network) Flowing with IoT

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Globally, more than 1.25 million people die in road traffic crashes every year and a further 50 million people are injured or disabled.¹ Meanwhile, congestion costs Australians $16.5 billion in 2015, according to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. The price of congestion…

Building a Smarter Intersection for Improved Road Safety and Congestion Busting

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Like many other countries around the world, Australia is seeing significant population growth, particularly in our larger cities and built up urban environments. At the same time, there is a digital transformation underway in transportation, with Mobility-as-a-Service, smart phone ride-hailing…

October 15, 2019

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

5 Leadership Traits that Successful SMB Leaders Have

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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have a lot on their plates. They have to grow market share as fast as they can and scale smoothly, while staying on top of their game in terms of being innovative and competitive. Delivering what customers want, how they want, and when they want it are all factors…

October 1, 2019

EDUCATION

Cisco partners with La Trobe to enhance technology innovation and global collaboration

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Cisco joins forces with La Trobe University to lead on campus technology innovation, and to position and prepare students for industry-ready and digital skills required in the knowledge economy that help to solve real-world industry problems.  • La Trobe University and Cisco strengthen partnership…

September 25, 2019

SMB

Winning SMB Strategies for Digital Maturity

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Disruption is happening everywhere you look. It is boosted by changing customer expectations and also influenced by the introduction of new digital technologies like artificial intelligence and cloud. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) know that they need a digital strategy to thrive;…

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…

August 16, 2019

SECURITY

Cisco partners with Victoria University to open Cybersecurity Training Centre

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Victoria University partners with technology giant Cisco to open Cybersecurity Training Centre in Melbourne’s West: addresses Australia’s skills shortage News Summary: World’s largest Cyber security vendor Cisco is partnering with Victoria University to open Cybersecurity Training Centre…

August 7, 2019

COLLABORATIONS

How the tools make the digital workplace

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Digitization has changed the workplace immeasurably. From filing cabinets and workplace cubicles to cloud storage and remote working, advances in technology have streamlined processes and empowered employees. The result: businesses benefit from improved productivity and efficiency, while…

July 16, 2019

EDUCATION

Universities Driving Global Innovation Ecosystems | Cisco’s Higher Education Study Tour to Germany and the UK

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Universities Driving Global Innovation Ecosystems Cisco’s Higher Education Study Tour to Germany and the UK Just a few years ago the term `digital disruption in higher education’ tended to be synonymous with flipped classrooms and Massive Online Open Courseware (MOOCs). However, in 2019 disruption…