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Christine Hemrick with Instructors who won the awards at the Africa Forum.
(Left to right): Barbara Munyati, Jabiri Bakari, Christine Hemrick (Cisco Systems), Peter Jack, and Zacharie Koalaga. |
On November 3, 2002, numerous students, instructors, private sector representatives, and international organizations came together in Johannesburg, South Africa, to participate in the Cisco Networking Academy Program Africa Forum. The conference was held specifically to celebrate a milestone in the progress of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Initiative, in addition to providing instructors the opportunity to ask questions, participate in discussions, and share common Academy experiences amongst themselves. Delegates to the Africa Forum gathered to share their success stories, and find solutions for common challenges in providing quality Information technology (IT) training within Africa.
At the Africa Forum, instructors from LDC's and other African countries were able to strengthen their knowledge of the Academy program by meeting with top Cisco engineers. They addressed quality assurance issues, shared best practices in gender equity and student recruitment, as well as learned about new curriculum modules and technology advancements as a part of the LDC Initiative.
In July 2000, Cisco Systems formed a strategic partnership with international development organizations to help train students in the world's Least Developed Countries for jobs in the Internet economy. This partnership has created opportunities for skills development in participating countries, empowering them to accelerate progress, attain sustainable development, and fully integrate into the world economy. Working as partners, Cisco Systems, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United States Agency for International Development's Leland Initiative, and EDDI (USAID), United Nations Volunteers (UNV), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the Cisco Foundation are investing in education and technology training for LDCs.
Cisco relies on the expertise and local relationships of its partners to guide and facilitate implementation of the Networking Academy program in LDCs. In Africa, this partnership has been particularly strong and has resulted in the establishment of Academies in more than thirty African countries.
"The students participating in this Networking Academy program are learning skills that are a pre-requisite to expanding the use of IT, thus increasing the productivity of their nation's economies," says Christine Hemrick, Vice President, Technology Policy and Consulting Engineering at Cisco Systems, Inc. "By building a workforce with these essential IT skills, these countries will be empowered to enter and compete in the global economy, leading to an improved standard of living."
To learn more about the Africa Forum, read Cisco Fellow Fred Baker's description about the event
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/hd_111402.html
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