Cisco makes a big push in AI skilling

Cisco has signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh government to train 50,000 youth with advanced IT skills over the next year. It will offer training in networking, cybersecurity and AI. Another pact has been inked with Telangana government institutes, including Young India Skills University, Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK), and the state’s IT ministry, to expand digital skills training on their AI and cybersecurity vision to train 75,000 students over the next three years. Cisco will also invest in an AI centre of excellence in the southern state.