Cisco Supports Major e-Society Initiative in Poland by Helping to Create a Broadband Wireless Network for the City of Slupsk.SLUPSK, Poland -- Initiative to Demonstrate the Economic and Social Benefits of Broadband to Local Governments in EU Accession Countries Accession countries is commonly used to refer to countries that have or will join the European Union ("EU"). Although the term should properly be used for countries that have yet to join the EU but whose date of accession has been finalized, the term came into common usage prior to Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) today announced that it is closely co-operating with the City of Slupsk in building a broadband wireless network to link up government offices, schools, hospitals, libraries and other public institutions. For the first phase of the long-term e-Slupsk programme, Cisco is donating its expertise and networking equipment to the city, to help officials develop citizen services which will take full advantage of the broadband technology. Cisco is working with the Foundation of Economic Education in Warsaw Warsaw is one of the most important education centres of Poland. It is home to four major universities and over 62 smaller schools of higher education. The overall number of students of all grades of education in Warsaw is almost 500.000 (29.2% of the city population; 2002). on the project, which is part of a broader e-Society Initiative designed to demonstrate how affordable and widely-available broadband can contribute to economic and social development in countries which have recently joined the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community (EU). Slupsk (www.Slupsk.pl), a city in the north of Poland with 102,000 inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. , is intended to provide a model for other cities to follow, in order to achieve the goals set out in the e-Europe 2005 Action Plan. This plan calls for the creation of modern online public services and a dynamic business environment, based on the widespread availability of broadband access at competitive prices. As part of the accession process, local governments in countries who have just joined the EU can apply for European funds to modernise their communications infrastructure. "Our city has the same issues as other cities, where it is difficult for the local economy to be competitive due to higher transaction costs Transaction Costs Costs incurred when buying or selling securities. These include brokers' commissions and spreads (the difference between the price the dealer paid for a security and the price they can sell it). and gaps in basic local infrastructure," said Maciej Kobylinski, President of Slupsk. "I believe this network will help us increase efficiency of our administration and provide new services to citizens aimed at increasing social inclusion. We hope it will attract new businesses to the city and boost our economy." Another element of the e-Society Initiative includes a contest organised jointly with the Polish-American Freedom Foundation and the Rural Development Foundation to select another city for a wireless broadband network. The winner will be announced later in the summer. "Local governments all over Europe are realising that broadband connectivity can help them improve the quality and reach of citizen services," said Jacek Murawski, Director of Public Funding for Cisco in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . "Wireless technology allows broadband to be installed quickly and effectively; it helps governments to communicate in new ways, to deliver enhanced services, to increase staff productivity and pass on those benefits to citizens and stakeholders." The Cisco donation to the e-Society Initiative comprises equipment including Cisco 831 Broadband Routers and Cisco 1200 Series Access Points, a financial donation from the Cisco Foundation and consulting expertise from Cisco's Internet Business Solutions Group. Giving back to communities where Cisco operates is part of the company's culture. Cisco supports self-sustaining projects aimed at building stronger, more productive communities which can serve as examples and best practices to others. More information about Cisco's corporate philanthropy efforts can be found by visiting the following URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.cisco.com/en/US/about/ac48/about_cisco_community_and_philanthropy_ home.html (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. You may also need to remove an extra space in the URL if one exists.). About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, this year celebrates 20 years of commitment to technology innovation, industry leadership and corporate social responsibility. Information on Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com. Cisco equipment in Europe is supplied by Cisco Systems International BV, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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