{"id":32464,"date":"2024-04-27T05:04:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T05:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/27\/govt-unveils-cisco-backed-cybersecurity-hub-at-uons-chiromo-campus\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T05:04:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T05:04:08","slug":"govt-unveils-cisco-backed-cybersecurity-hub-at-uons-chiromo-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/govt-unveils-cisco-backed-cybersecurity-hub-at-uons-chiromo-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt unveils Cisco-backed cybersecurity hub at UoN\u2019s Chiromo Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 \u2014 The government, in collaboration with American-based technological company Cisco, has launched a cybersecurity technology experience center at the University of Nairobi\u2019s Chiromo Campus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The launch event held Friday was attended by ICT Principal Secretary\u00a0Kipchumba\u00a0Tanui, Cisco executive Vice President Francine Katsoudas, and the University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor Kiama Gitahi.<\/p>\n<p>The center will offer cybersecurity training and awareness\u00a0including\u00a0courses from CISCO Networking Academy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Experience Center is part of\u00a0CISCO\u2019s\u00a0Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) initiative in Kenya and will offer cyber security training and awareness, including courses from CISCO Networking Academy, one of the\u00a0World\u2019s\u00a0longest-running IT skills-to-jobs programs,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0Ministry of ICT stated.<\/p>\n<p>PS Tanui said the facility will\u00a0not only\u00a0act as an earning center\u00a0but will also\u00a0showcase the latest technological advancements and solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis state-of-the-art facility not only provides comprehensive cybersecurity training but also serves as a platform to showcase the latest technological solutions. It aims to cultivate national talent in entrepreneurship, cybersecurity &amp; digital technology,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0stated.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the PS expressed confidence\u00a0that the center will play a critical role in creating job opportunities in the digital market\u00a0and thus drive\u00a0economic metamorphosis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCisco\u2019s\u00a0Edge Innovate program fosters innovation to drive economic growth through the creation of jobs, while\u00a0Cisco\u2019s\u00a0Edge Educate program empowers communities through technology and education,\u201d\u00a0he stated<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 \u2014 The government, in collaboration with American-based technological company Cisco, has launched a cybersecurity technology experience center at the University of Nairobi\u2019s Chiromo Campus. The launch event held Friday was attended by ICT Principal Secretary\u00a0Kipchumba\u00a0Tanui, Cisco executive Vice President Francine Katsoudas, and the University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor Kiama Gitahi. The center [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32464\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}