1. © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 1 Collaboration models from other regions – sharing good practice Markus Schwertel, Cisco Networking Academy International Partnerships European and Emerging Markets Regional Manager Central and Eastern Europe

2. Presentation_ID 2 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Effect of Crisis on ICT Labour Market Source: Hungarian Assn of ICT Companies, 2009

3. Presentation_ID 3 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential How would you define....... collaboration?

4. Presentation_ID 4 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Collaboration – let’s look at Wikipedia:  is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together toward an intersection of common goals  by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus.  Collaboration does not require leadership and can sometimes bring better results through decentralization and egalitarianism  In particular, teams that work collaboratively can obtain greater resources, recognition and reward when facing competition for finite resources.

5. Presentation_ID 5 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential In Networking Academy terms... sharing resources sharing instructors sharing job opportunities sharing learning material obtaining funding getting more PR saving cost increasing the reach involving underserved communities developing business opportunities international projects joint remote teaching intercontinental co-teaching exchange programs sharing admin tasks internships

6. Presentation_ID 6 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Dreaming? No! Here are some real life examples...

7. Presentation_ID 7 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Italy Collaborating to translate IT Essentials Push Web 2.0 tools for better collaboration/comm unication within NetAcad community (Facebook, Skype, other)

8. Presentation_ID 8 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Turkey Instructor training coordination through TBV (Turkish Informatics Foundation) - pooling of training requests through a central organisation and then matching the trainer for the train the trainer courses and the right location for the training Turkey

9. Presentation_ID 9 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Germany „Virtual CATC“ consisting of the strong RAs CCNA Translation in process IT-Fitness initiative with IT-Fitness test (1.2M)

10. Presentation_ID 10 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Romania  NetReady project: Bringing students to certifications Involving business partners Collaboration instead of competition Romania

11. Presentation_ID 11 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Portugal Association will be created in the next few weeks to support large scale deployment of NetAcad (MoU with 9 ministries). Will involve collaboration between regional academies, Industry & government involved Instructor training & translation will be initial focus areas

12. Presentation_ID 12 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Hungary HTTP foundation – a new chapter in Networking Academy operations‘ sustainability Hungary

13. Presentation_ID 13 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Networking Academy has no independent legal entity locally, which is a disadvantage in some cases, eg.: fund raising for the Networking Academy participating in international projects (project generation) Providing quality services to support students, instructors, organisations dealing with networking studies Expected benefits of the Foundation: an independent organisation and legal entity closely connected to Networking Academy an organisation working for the NetAcad community a possible channel for collecting sponsorship and financial support a coordinative body for any professional development within NetAcad main actor in ensuring local information flow Why to establish an NGO to support NetAcad in Hungary?

14. Presentation_ID 14 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential The main aims of HTTP Foundation stipulated in the deeds of Foundation is supporting networking education and employment helping the disadvantaged to acquire networking skills performing adult education offering any kind of services to contribute to distributing networking knowledge (project coordination, events, conferences, competitions, webportal etc.) localising course content project generation and project management Target Areas

15. Presentation_ID 15 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 2005 December – establishing the Foundation 2006 March, April – setting up the operational structrure of HTTP 2006 March – starting project implementation (eg. F_email project in Serbia, Turkey, Hungary) 2007 January – Localisation project starts HTTP is the coordinative body of NetAcad Hungary 2008 May – HTTP established an office and a training site in the local Cisco office 2008 June - HTTP is an state-accredited non-for-profit adult training organisation 2008 October – Main organiser of CEE Instructors competition, WorldSkills and Academy Day in Hungary 2008 December – CCNA Discovery 1-2 and IT Essenatials are localised 2009 January – independent NGO operating according to a self-sustainable business model Timeline

16. Presentation_ID 16 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Main areas of activity: An Umbrella for NetAcad – Coordination Centre A not-for-profit Adult Training Institution offering NetAcad courses Cisco Networking Academy - CCNA and ITE Regional Academy and CCNP Local Academy A Bridge between the IT and Education sector - offering recruitment and training services for IT companies with the involvement of networking academies nation-wide (Hungarian Telekom, IT Services); Service provider and project generator - competitions, localisation, content-development, (mobile voice communication), database, events, local community portal; Public benefit organisation - an NGO offering support and sponsorship for students and instructors;

17. Presentation_ID 17 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Running and implemented projects: Recruitment and training for Hungarian Telekom and IT Services Setting up a Blind Academy Implementing the F-email project in Serbia, Turkey and Hungary Localising CCNA Discovery 1-2 and ITE courses in cooperation with CLI Launching, organising ITE and CCNA courses (as ITE and CCNA RA) Setting up a new prison project Database development (CV-bank, training info) Community portal development and maintanance Donations (books, equipment, financial support for a talented student) EuroSkills, WorldSkills and Instructors’ Competition organised in October 2008 Collecting funds from the National Civil Program

18. Presentation_ID 18 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Future Plans Offering support and special services for regional and local academies in Hungary Developing ITE local academies Setting up a framework for organising successful national and international competitions Setting up an operational framework for offering training and recruitment services for Cisco partners Supporting the disadvantaged communities

19. Presentation_ID 19 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Main Success Criteria The Foundation is operating according to a self-sustainable business model HTTP is a key actor in developing NetAcad in Hungary offering supporting services for the NetAcad community (competitions, events, courses, webportal, database etc.) Cisco Hungary, Hungarian Telekom and IT Services became strong supporters of the Foundation HTTP successfully implemented international and national projects HTTP is a reliable partner of CLI when localising ITE and CCNA Discovery

20. Presentation_ID 20 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Questions, comments?

21. Presentation_ID 21 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential شكراَ Thank you