Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 19 January, 2017 Cisco has launched a targeted investment program called Digital Acceleration Netherlands (DAN), aimed at helping to boost the digitization of the Dutch economy and society. Over the next three years, Cisco will be working closely with the Dutch government, industry and education, through the DAN program and its strategic activities. This program is designed to run in parallel to, and help accelerate the Digital Agenda for the Netherlands (which was published by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs in July, 2016). By accelerating the national digitization agenda the Netherlands can grow its GDP, create new jobs and provide innovation and education across public and private sectors.
The DAN program is part of Cisco's worldwide Country Digitization Acceleration' initiative which is set up to help selected countries around the world to digitize their economies. In the Netherlands, the program focuses on a number of key elements that are also part of the Digital Agenda, including investments in digital skills and training, digitization of the Dutch transport and utility infrastructure, connected healthcare, smart campus, cyber security and support for entrepreneurship and business innovation in the Netherlands, with a specific focus on start-ups.
Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands: At the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos, I spoke with John Chambers about the digitization of our economy and the many challenges and opportunities this brings. The Netherlands has reached a high position in international comparisons of digitized economies, but that does not mean we can lean back. We need to accelerate our digitization, in order for our businesses, citizens, research institutes and local governments to get the most benefit from new applications, revenue models and jobs.
John Chambers, Executive Chairman Cisco: The Netherlands, a historic leader in innovation, is taking the necessary steps to create a sustainable innovation ecosystem that will enable them to continue to lead in the global digital economy. Cisco is proud to support the Dutch government and people in accelerating their Digital Agenda by creating next generation jobs and training, by improving education in a faster and more effective way. We believe with effective utilization of the Digital Acceleration Netherlands program, the Netherlands will see its GDP grow faster than would otherwise be possible.
Edwin Prinsen, Managing Director Cisco Netherlands: We are very proud to run the DAN program in the Netherlands, together with the government. There are three key benefits that will make the DAN program a top focus area for our society, our customers and our partners: it creates new user experiences, enables innovative business models, and drives workforce innovation. Hendrik Blokhuis will lead the program, together with a dedicated Cisco team, thus making sure we maximize our contribution.
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Background Information
Key focus areas of the DAN program are:
Connected Transportation
As a leading trading nation and as the gateway to Europa, optimizing the capacity and capabilities of its physical infrastructure via digital innovation is of particular importance to the Netherlands. Therefore, a key pillar of Cisco's investment in the DAN program is the Data Driven Infrastructure. Cisco aims to leverage its leadership in the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities and smart transportation to help accelerate the digitization of Dutch transport networks and hubs with data driven solutions. Digital solutions will make transportation of people and goods more efficient and more eco-friendly, by making better use of available transport resources and infrastructure. Cisco wants to assist the Netherlands in achieving the country's ambitious goal of reducing average travel-times in the busiest areas of the country by 10 percent.
Digital Skills
As is the case in other countries, the Netherlands is experiencing a massive shortage in professionals with appropriate IT skills. This shortage is expected to grow as Dutch organizations are now starting, or accelerating, their digital transformation. In order to meet this growing demand and close the digital divide, education in the Netherlands needs to evolve. Cisco will leverage its proven Networking Academy (NetAcad) program to provide training and enhance education for key digital skills. Cisco's NetAcad curriculum is delivered online in partnership with local Dutch learning institutions. Investments via the DAN program will double the number of Networking Academies to 170, where 46,000 IT students and 30,000 non-IT students will be trained over the next three years.
Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation
Start-ups are a key factor in growing the digital economy of the Netherlands. Supporting tech start-ups stimulates the innovation ecosystem, which is one of the aspects driving economic growth. Cisco has been supporting digital entrepreneurship in Europe by seeding, incubating and facilitating start-ups through its funding initiatives and start-up/scale-up accelerator programs. Through the DAN program Cisco will provide Dutch start-ups with access to Cisco's European Venture Capital initiative. The DAN program will also build and expand its existing partnership with the Dutch StartupDelta platform, which helps start-ups accelerate their business and expand internationally.
Smart Utilities
For the Netherlands, as for most countries, its utility infrastructure is essential for further development and economic prosperity. As part of the DAN program, Cisco plans to address operational challenges that Dutch utility companies are facing around the modernization of the utility grid and the associated challenges to both physical and cyber security. Cisco's focus in the Netherlands is to digit
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Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 19 January, 2017 Cisco has launched a targeted investment program called Digital Acceleration Netherlands (DAN), aimed at helping to boost the digitization of the Dutch economy and society. Over the next three years, Cisco will be working closely with the Dutch government, industry and education, through the DAN program and its strategic activities. This program is designed to run in parallel to, and help accelerate the Digital Agenda for the Netherlands (which was published by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs in July, 2016). By accelerating the national digitization agenda the Netherlands can grow its GDP, create new jobs and provide innovation and education across public and private sectors.
