Cisco exceeds goal to positively impact one billion people

Cisco exceeds goal to positively impact one billion people

- The milestone coincides with the launch of Cisco’s annual Purpose Report, providing updates on its ESG and social impact progress through fiscal year 2023.

- Delivering impact locally, Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration program is running in collaboration with the UAE’s Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office.

- Through Cisco Networking Academy, more than 105,000 learners in the UAE have gained IT skills to transform their careers.

DUBAI, UAE — One year ahead of schedule, Cisco has surpassed its goal to make a real, tangible difference in the lives of one billion people, leveraging a powerful combination of technology and people, backed by its purpose to power an inclusive future for all.

To achieve its goal of positively impacting one billion people by 2025, Cisco invested in nonprofits through its Social Impact grants and Networking Academy to help them develop and scale technology-based solutions for the critical challenges facing communities around the world. Cisco also worked with local and national governments, including the UAE, to empower communities with IT skills, helping develop the workforce of the future and fostering digital inclusion – all measured by a rigorous tracking methodology.

“Through collaboration with national leadership, industry and nonprofit partners, as well as the