Cisco, the major infratructure provider which recently announced 115 new jobs in Ireland broadcast a live web tv show from London yeterday highlighting its role as network service provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The company is using sport to highlight it’s Net Academy programme that aims to provide training and career development for young people in technology roles that serve a positive purpose in local communities, many of them based on sport.
600 programmes are currently running in Britain and the latest recruitment drive focuses on how technology can help the way we live, work, play and learn.
The Net Academy programme gives career credits to students who engage in projects based around those themes.
The company estimates that 8 million ICT jobs will need to be filled in the coming years.  More have been created in the first five months in Ireland, a total of over 4,000, than in the whole of 2011.
Cisco is an active supporter of sport in the US and globally and especially in providing systems and technologies for use in stadia to enhance fans experience.