UNDP and Cisco Systems deliver advanced Internet education

BANGALORE, August 30: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),

Asia pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) and Cisco Systems

Inc. has announced an innovative partnership to bring Internet education

to students in developing countries in the Asia Pacific region.

APDIP and Cisco will jointly fund and set up 10 Cisco Networking

Academics in nine developing countries in the Asia Pacific region to

provide students with advanced IT curricula to leverage the enormous

opportunities created by the Internet while creating a talent pool for

building and maintaining networks.

The Cisco Networking Academy Programme is a non-profit education

initiative designed to equip students with conceptual and practical skills

that will enable them to design, build, maintain and troubleshoot the

networks that connect computers. The curriculum also prepares students for

the Cisco Certified Networking associate (CCNA) exam, a certification that

positions them for immediate openings in a talent-hungry job market or for

engineering and science-focused college students.