| |DECEMBER 20234VOL 3 · ISSUE 10 -1 · DECEMBER, 2023In 2016, Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins announced an ambitious company goal to positively impact the lives of one billion people by 2025. In an amazing milestone of achievement, Cisco has surpassed this goal one year ahead of schedule. The company poured the credit on the extraordinary work of its global network of business and nonprofit partners, the support and leadership of the Cisco Foundation and Cisco's Networking Academy, and the passion of its people.To achieve its goal, the company invested in several nonprofit organizations through its Social Impact grants and Networking Academy to help them develop and scale technology-based solutions for the critical challenges facing vulnerable, underserved communities around the world. In the process, Cisco also joined hands with local and national governments to empower communities with IT skills, helping develop the workforce of the future and fostering digital inclusion ­ all measured by a rigorous tracking methodology."Our purpose is to power an inclusive future for all, and this milestone is an important moment in our long history as an impact-focused company," said Fran Katsoudas, Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer. "It's a goal almost ten years in the making, and we're excited to use what we learned, our strengths, and our technology as we continue to scale our work around the world," he added. In this yearly special issue, we delve deeper into the Cisco partner ecosystem and how the company is influencing things on the enterprise side of things. Do let us know your thoughts.Do let us know your thoughts.Sujith Vasudevan,Managing Editor sujith@cioinsiderindia.comOffice Editorial queries editor@cioinsiderindia.comAdvertising Queriessales@cioinsiderindia.comBangaloreTel 080 46441103 To subscribeVisit www.cioinsiderindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to: subscription@cioinsiderindia.comMagazine price is Rs 150 per issuePrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayGM - Sales & MarketingShashi RanjanManager DesignMagendran PerumalCirculation ManagerEditorial TeamKeertana KantharajRoopalathaTejaswini PNischita Prakash NaikCIOInsiderNo. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017Surbhi SumanDesignerPublisher & EditorManaging EditorAlok ChaturvediSujith VasudevanPrinted and published by Alok Chaturvedi on Behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published at No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2023 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.Cisco Achieves its 2025 Goal AlreadyEditorial
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