Cisco Became GenerationS-2015 Partner
Cisco has become a partner of the federal technology start-up accelerator GenerationS organized by RVC. Cisco experts will show the participants the latest trends in information technology for life and solutions for "smart cities" and connected communities. They will also hold a series of educational activities for start-ups at the Centre Technology Center in Skolkovo.
In 2015, GenerationS is implemented as a platform for creation of corporate and industry accelerators in close cooperation with corporations. The SmartCity track – a business acceleration program for entrepreneurs working in the field of "smart city" technology and technologies for life - has become one of the industry domains. The track partner is Morton GC, and the track operator is LOGA Group. As a world leader in the field of information technologies, Cisco has supported the SmartCity track and prepared for the participants a series of educational visits to the Cisco Technology Center in Skolkovo.
Cisco sees future as the world of the All-Embracing Internet, and believes that by 2020 more than 50 billion objects will be connected to each other. The company has already implemented more than a dozen projects in various areas, including smart city solutions that improve efficiency, reduce costs, save energy, improve the level of education, and facilitate a significant increase in the city's quality of life.
Promoting development of technology education in Russia, Cisco provides undergraduate and graduate students of educational and research institutions, now including start-ups of the federal accelerator GenerationS, an opportunity to take advantage of the latest developments in the industry. At the Technology Center operating in Skolkovo since 2013, the company launched a number of initiatives to support technological entrepreneurship, including organization of training seminars, mentoring sessions, and other activities that provide start-ups with direct access to the leading business experts of Cisco and other participants of the global innovation ecosystem. It is expected that the Cisco Technology Center will be a platform for interaction of the corporation with Russian technology entrepreneurs who will be able to test their products and update them on the basis of Cisco solutions.
Mikhail Pakhomov, CEO of the Cisco Innovation Center, said "One of the main priorities in Cisco strategy in Russia is partnership with the state in order to promote modernization and innovative development of the Russian economy. Cisco has the spirit of innovation, as they say, in its blood. Therefore, we are pleased to support the GenerationS project and are going to expand cooperation with RVC in the hope that our joint efforts will make a significant contribution to development of technological entrepreneurship in Russia."
Gulnara Bikkulova, Director of Innovation Market Department and Member of the Board of RVC, said, "More and more corporations see GenerationS as an effective tool to involve high-quality start-ups in big business. This year, RVC has reformatted GenerationS into a platform for building corporate accelerators, setting themselves a task of developing corporate acceleration tools in Russia. Cisco's expert participation gives us an access to resources of the global IT leader. We are happy to get this opportunity. For us it is a confirmation that our strategy is correct."
You may submit an application for participation in GenerationS-2015 on our site before June 30. In selection of projects for the SmartCity track, the preference is given to technologies for construction, land development, management of housing and utility services and networks, including energy saving technologies, developments for improvement of road infrastructure and creation of a favourable social and ecological environment. Another important area of selection for the SmartCity track is integrated IT solutions for the urban economy and "Internet things."
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