1. © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco PublicPresentation_ID 1 Cisco Networking Academy R. William Lapp Jr June 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=xta3ypbxelw

2. Presentation_ID 2 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public Continual Reinvestment Enter the Global Market Last Years 3 Key Messages Internet Access Country Transformation Leapfrog Ahead Grow How do we grow and keep our educated Citizens?

3. Presentation_ID 3 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xta3ypbxelw

4. Presentation_ID 4 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public

5. Presentation_ID 5 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public Students by Region (700,000+ Students) 19% U.S. and Canada Europe Latin America Central and Eastern Europe Russia and CIS Middle East Africa AsiaPac - Mature AsiaPac - Emerging and Less Developed Japan % of Worldwide Total as of 10.31.07  17% 4% 8% 1% 23% 15% 2% 7% % Source: NetAcad active students metrics as of October 31, 2007

6. Presentation_ID 6 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public www.academynetspace.com

7. Presentation_ID 7 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public Large and Global Diverse Students & Communities Students: Age, Gender (18%), and Challenging Circumstances Communities: Mature and Developing Countries 160+ Countries 700,000+ Students/Year 2 Million+ Students over 10 Years Cisco Networking Academy Overview Diverse Educational Institutions Entry Level Networking Skills Education Focus: Individuals & Underserved Communities Universities, Community Colleges, Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools, Non-profit Organizations, Second Chance.

8. Presentation_ID 8 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public 4 Key Elements Product  18 Courses  Entry-Level Tech Skills  Hands-on Experience  Instructor-Led  Assessments Infrastructure  Larger server base than cisco.com  2.5 Terabytes of Data  1.7M Site hits per day  1M Assessments/day Relationships  Students  Academies  Instructors  Governments  Partners Curricula Program Design  Metrics  Services  Support

9. Presentation_ID 9 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public Partnership Makes it Work GovernmentNGO Education Business

10. Presentation_ID 10 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public Examples of Impact  234 Academies in Africa – 37,000 since inception in 1997 – 20 Academies in Kenya – Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, etc.  Ethiopia –“On behalf of the Ethiopian Government and myself, I would like to congratulate Cisco Networking Academy leaders on your relentless efforts to make this important training a reality.  South Africa: – Department of Communications and Training Department will fund the purchase of bundles, ISETT SETA will provide funding for travel and housing for instructors  Nigeria:  Isa Ibrahim Jalo appointed IT advisor to the Government of Nigeria  Kenya - Turkana & Kiberia – Academies in poorest impoverished regions

11. Presentation_ID 11 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public The Internet is Changing Everything Education

12. Presentation_ID 12 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public

13. Presentation_ID 13 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Public 10 Years of Innovating in IT Skills Education  Globally consistent, locally relevant  Impact on individuals, communities, and education  Public private partnership ecosystem approach  Comprehensive and sustainable approach