In anticipation of the expected bandwidth boom in Africa, Cisco has announced a R215-million investment in the Cisco Innovation Hub Technology Centre (CIHTC). This is the first move in a series of programmes that are expected to drive R1-billion in GDP (gross domestic product) over five years.
InnovationLab, one of the five initiatives that make up this program, is developing solutions for education and crime prevention using hi-tech virtual environments. These solutions could result in local sales revenue of approximately R30 million and potential sales export opportunities of the same amount for entrepreneurs and their partners.
Using a virtual classroom, for example, InnovationLab will look at creating comprehensive ICT solutions for schools, including networking solutions and surveillance products.
The virtual classroom will be launched in a year from now, and policy makers and investors will be able to visit it and see how they can invest in developing educational solutions for rural areas.
For more information, see Cisco’s press release.
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