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The Price of Knowledge: dot Learn
Spotlight on Our Inaugural GPS Challenge First Runner-Up It’s been said that knowledge is freedom. For many, this means freedom from poverty, since a formal education can significantly improve an individual’s standard of living. In the Internet age, it may seem like online videos and other learning…
3 Ways Cisco is Celebrating World Humanitarian Day
Humanitarian crises persist around the world. Natural disasters and human conflict displace millions each year. These devastating incidents deprive innocent people access to our most basic human needs: adequate shelter, food, and clean water. Part of our Corporate Social Responsibility commitment is…
Helping Others Find Their Voice: Project Vive
Spotlight on Our Inaugural GPS Challenge Grand Prize Winner Our voice is part of the foundation of how we connect with each other. We voice our needs and share our ideas and feelings. It’s how we’re heard. Having a “voice” is fundamental to being an individual. Meet Arlyn Edelstein. She has cerebral…
Announcing the Inaugural Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge Winners
As part of our work to positively impact one billion people by 2025, Cisco seeks to inspire and empower a generation of global problem solvers to thrive in the digital economy. Through the first-ever Cisco Global Problem Solver (GPS) Challenge, we are able to recognize the vision and accomplishments…
Be Bold For Change
Be bold for change. These words are the call to action for this year’s International Women’s Day (Wednesday, March 8). They call attention to women’s issues around the world – top of mind for so many of us. They also focus on our ability to address these issues and recreate the world according to a…
How Digital Skills Create Opportunities for People With Disabilities
Technology and innovation create opportunities, and not just for businesses and governments, but for the world. Today we are experiencing a digital revolution with the power to accelerate global problem solving, enabling people and societies to thrive. We are bringing that philosophy to life today,…
Cisco’s FY16 CSR Report: Empowering Global Problem Solvers
This blog originally appeared on The Platform. We live in the age of digitization where astonishing opportunities emerge when people and devices connect. Mobile technology empowers remote workers. IoT-based factories achieve new levels of efficiency. Sensors monitor the availability of clean drinkin…
Cisco’s FY16 CSR Report: Empowering Global Problem Solvers
We live in the age of digitization where astonishing opportunities emerge when people and devices connect. Mobile technology empowers remote workers. IoT-based factories achieve new levels of efficiency. Sensors monitor the availability of clean drinking water. We are innovating and reaching people…
The Unique Perspective Veterans Bring to Businesses
Veterans like Stan Roberts have served our country in a myriad of ways. As a United States Marine, Stan served three tours in Iraq. He received many combat-related awards before he lost his leg and was medically retired. After 11 years with the military, Stan had to reset his plans of entering law e…
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