Cisco Announces New Investments to Expand Its Presence in India and Deepen Its Commitment to Help Drive Indias Digital Transformation - To support Digital India vision, Cisco announces plans to enable manufacturing in India - To support Skill India Cisco announced a commitment valued at USD 20 million to train 120,000 students for jobs in the digital economy - Announces additional USD 40 million investment to mark the next phase of expansion in India
New Delhi, India, June 18, 2015: Today Cisco announced new investments in India, underpinning Ciscos commitment to helping India become a world leader in manufacturing and further fueling the countrys digital transformation. Aligned with Ciscos strategy to invest in emerging countries, Cisco announced new local strategic initiatives, including the move to enable manufacturing in India to support the Digital India vision. As India plays a pivotal role in the companys overall growth, innovation and talent strategy, the company announced plans for direct and indirect investment of up to USD 20 million over the next five years into the Cisco Networking Academy , with an additional USD 40 million for the next phase of expansion in India.
As part of its commitment to helping India become a world leader in manufacturing, Cisco will use its global supply chain expertise to help build and accelerate the manufacturing ecosystem in India. Ciscos diverse global supply chain operations, deep understanding of highly complex manufacturing processes and leadership in the Internet of Everything (IoE) has helped the company become a global leader in highly complex manufacturing. To help accelerate the development of Indias electronics manufacturing ecosystem, Cisco will organize the Cisco Design and Innovation Conference in Bengaluru in February 2016, to bring together over 75 of Ciscos key suppliers and partners to drive collaboration on product development and IoE enabled supply chain technology.
As part of Ciscos commitment to accelerating Indias digital transformation, the company will expand the Cisco Networking Academy program to help India increase its pool of highly skilled technology professionals. The Cisco Networking Academy in India is one of the largest programs for Cisco worldwide. Across 198 academies nationwide an approximately 100,000 Indian students have been trained since its inception. The skills-development program is a cloud-delivered, scalable, high-quality program that helps students learn how to design, build, secure and maintain computer networks. Supporting the governments vision to help Indians acquire the skills necessary for 21st century jobs, Cisco will contribute up to USD 20 million, in direct and indirect investment, to train an additional 120,000 students in India by 2020.
Cisco also announced an USD 40 million investment towards the expansion of its India facility. Spread over 4 million square feet, and designed as a campus-as-a-city for thousands of Cisco employees to work, play and learn, the Cisco Smart City is a spectacular showcase of the future of smart and connected communities in India.
Under the India Innovation Theme, Cisco has helped create a vibrant ecosystem catering to the needs of a rapidly digitizing India. With over 25 direct and indirect investments, Cisco is collaborating with entrepreneurs across India to discover and accelerate the creation and adoption of disruptive technologies as well as new business models around IoE.
SUPPORTING QUOTES
John Chambers, Chairman and CEO said, We are investing big in India. I have deep admiration for the country, as it truly understands the importance of digitization and the impact it will have. We came to India for the quality of the workforce. We invested in innovation, which is now transforming industries. Cisco is committed to partnering with Indias government to translate the Digital India vision into reality. I believe that Indias entrepreneurial spirit, highly skilled workforce and supportive government will accelerate the countrys digital transformation.
Chuck Robbins, incoming CEO said, The Indian governments vision for a Digital India is truly transformative and will create huge opportunities for the country and its citizens. Cisco believes our renewed local investments, global expertise, and world-class innovation will accelerate the governments vision to create sustainable competitiveness and prosperity. We are deeply committed to partnering with India to achieve their digital vision.
Dinesh Malkani, President, Cisco India and SAARC said, The governments Digital India vision will unleash huge opportunities, revolutionizing the way we live, work, play, and learn. Todays announcements underscore Indias strategic importance to Ciscos global operations particularly as an innovator in the next wave of the Internets development. Cisco has made significant investments in India since we established operations in the country in 1995 and todays announcement will lay the foundation for the next chapter in Ciscos development in India.
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Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected. An integral part of the companys DNA lies in creating long-lasting customer partnerships, working with them to identify their needs and providing solutions that support their success. John T. Chambers is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the $48.6 billion company which has over 73,000 employees globally. For more information about Cisco, visit http://www.cisco.com.
For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com. Cisco products are supplied in India & SAARC by the channel partners of Cisco Systems International B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Cisco Announces New Investments to Expand Its Presence in India and Deepen Its Commitment to Help Drive Indias Digital Transformation - To support Digital India vision, Cisco announces plans to enable manufacturing in India - To support Skill India Cisco announced a commitment valued at USD 20 million to train 120,000 students for jobs in the digital economy - Announces additional USD 40 million investment to mark the next phase of expansion in India 
