COUNTRY FOCUS: SPAIN
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Advancing Spain’s secure
Digital Transformation
C
isco has announced its commitment
to help advance Spain’s secure
Digital Transformation under the
company’s Country Digital Acceleration
(CDA) programme. The CDA programme
combines partnership and shared
investment between Cisco, communities,
governments and businesses to utilise digital
as the foundation for their future.
Chuck Robbins, Chairman and CEO, Cisco,
commented: “Through Country Digital
Acceleration, Cisco has the opportunity to
positively impact communities, governments
and businesses around the world. We are
excited to support the long-term economic
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goals of Spain and benefit their citizens in
the digital economy.”
Called ‘Digitaliza’ in Spanish, CDA
will align with the country’s goals for
digitisation. It will drive projects that
advance citizens’ quality of life, create jobs
and workforce education, and enhance
global economic competitiveness. It
foresees a collaboration with the public
sector, the industry – including ICT,
energy, finance, industrial companies,
service providers, small-medium businesses
(SMBs), startups from any vertical and
partners – plus academia, and will address
the following areas:
Industry 4.0: Encourage the digitisation of
industrial companies, service providers and
utilities. Help close the digital gap for small-
medium businesses through innovation,
with the ultimate goal to increase efficiency
and competitiveness
Smart territories: Advance smart, inclusive,
sustainable and attractive digital territories.
Furthermore, help enable digital education
and connected schools, and develop efficient
smart mobility and transportation for people
and goods
Critical infrastructures: Foster the
deployment of intelligent and highly secure
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