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We’re helping to create a digital society that works for everyone
After over 30 years of connecting the UK & Ireland, we're in a great place to help accelerate its digital future. Nearly every Internet connection in the UK touches Cisco technology and we're investing in projects across the nation to support innovation, from smart cities to transport, healthcare and manufacturing, to cyber-security and digital skills.
A more inclusive, digital UK and Ireland could add £168bn to the economy by 2030 - As the economy is challenged with opportunities for growth, both for organisations and individuals, new economic modelling from the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR), commissioned by Cisco, reveals that a more inclusive digital society could add £168 billion to the economy by 2030.
Innovating with a purpose in the UK & Ireland - Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems, becoming more productive or helping businesses be more competitive in the face of digital disruption, one thing is clear: nobody can do it alone.
Our partnerships in the UK & Ireland - From the moment you wake to the moment you go to sleep, we’re there making every day slightly better. And we’re doing it collectively. Working with the very best everywhere because we know that we’re stronger together, not just as organisations, but as individuals.
Keeping the UK & Ireland Safe - We're combining our technology with industry-leading global intelligence and our focus on cyber skills to help make the UK the safest place on earth to be online. And we're not in this fight alone. That's why we're focusing on digital and cyber skills through the Cisco Networking Academy - so the people who use the internet in the UK can become part of its defence. We also work with a wide range of public and private sector partners, including the country's leading security experts, from the National Crime Agency and the National Cyber Security Centre, to GCHQ and the Internet Watch Foundation.
Our commitment to digital skills in the UK
The UK is facing a digital skills gap, costing our economy an estimated £63 billion a year in potential GDP. This isn't an issue of age, discipline or postcode. It's about the skills we have as individuals. We need these skills to help UK businesses prosper. So what can we do as a nation to ensure that they are supported? The education system alone cannot be expected to keep up with the increasing skills gap. And the issue extends beyond education: we need to be skilling and reskilling people of all ages, so that they are constantly learning as the landscape develops. If we, as technology leaders and future employers, partner with government and education to address the opportunity now, we will ensure that the UK cements its place as a digital leader. That is why we run, support and fund a number of initiatives as part of a mission to make the UK amongst the most technically advanced and highly skilled countries. It is also why we committed to train an additional 250,000 people in the UK by 2020.
Helping the Internet builders of the future find their path
We know that the best ideas are yet to be imagined, and our digital future will be built by a diverse set of thinkers. We work with the next generation in a number of ways: through our Pathways to Your Future programme, apprenticeships, internships and our graduate scheme.