Cisco partners with Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub to launch EDGE Centre. This initiative focuses on aiding small and medium enterprises in areas such as agriculture, sustainability, and cybersecurity.
EDGE, which stands for “Experience, Design, GTM , and Earn,” seeks to disseminate business expertise to foster innovation, support the development of small and medium businesses in the digital era, accelerate their market entry, and generate employment opportunities for the local economy. These centers provide local entrepreneurs and innovators access to cutting-edge connectivity and networking technologies.
At Cisco, we believe that technology plays a critical role in powering an inclusive future for all. By connecting people and businesses via the Cisco ecosystem and platforms, we create real impact and help prepare the country for a digital future.”These EDGE Centres are part of Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration program, a strategic collaboration with government leadership to realize aspects of a national digital agenda and create new value for countries, industries, and citizens.
Joseph Ndaba, CEO of Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub, emphasized, “We believe that technology is truly powerful when combined with education and upskilling. By working with both SMMEs and young people, we are aiming for maximum impact to speed up our region’s social and economic progress.”Moreover, the center will offer digital skills training through Cisco Networking Academy, a long-standing IT skills-to-jobs program.
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