Country Digital Acceleration Program (CDA)
Powering an inclusive future across Australia by unlocking the value of digitisation.
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Accelerating Digitisation in Australia
The Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program in Australia aims to help drive Australia’s secure digital transformation, with a focus on inclusive growth, skills development and innovation in industries where Australia is placed to be a global leader in the digital economy.
In collaboration with government, industry and academia, CDA actively develops and funds projects across four key priority areas to positively impact the quality of life, help create jobs and support the skills of the emerging workforce, as well as enhancing Australia’s global economic competitiveness.
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Thought leadership assets created
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Industry and university partnerships strengthened
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Media events and campaigns
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Thought leadership reports
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Proof of Value/ Proof of concepts
National Digital Priorities
Digital Government
Programs across K-12 and higher education, healthcare, infrastructure and other select government department and agencies.
Digital Industry
Collaboration with Australian companies from industries such as mining and agriculture, developing digital capabilities that have the potential to positively impact and contribute to Australia’s Gross Domestic Product.
Digital SMB
Investing in start-ups, entrepreneurs and venture funds to drive continuous creation of new small and medium-sized businesses as well as ensuring that Australian SMBs get access to digital technologies and services.
Digital Infrastructure
Development that supports a secure transition to the digital services enabled by the National Broadband Network (nbn), 5G, Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence.
Australia’s Digital Readiness Index 2022
The Cisco Australia Digital Readiness Index 2022 explores how ready each state and territory is in Australia to reap the benefits of future digitisation.
Inspiring the next generation through innovation
Technology is evolving at rapid speed but how will it impact the future of Australian jobs in every sector?
Key Digitisation Verticals
Powering Cisco's purpose with digital transformation across key industry verticals and universal drivers such as cybersecurity, sustainability and skills and capability.
Education
Enabling digitally intuitive campuses that foster innovation for students
The Tipping Point for Digitisation of Education and Campuses
Can this time of change be a catalyst to accelerate digitisation? Education is at a tipping point. Learn what it means for your institution and how Cisco and Optus securely enabled distance learning at University of Western Australia.
Healthcare
Moving smart healthcare and patient experience forward with security and accessibility at the core
Transforming Aged Care
The Health Transformation Lab’s new report, Transforming Aged Care, responds directly to the recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. It contends that the deep and systemic adoption of technology presents an opportunity to transform Australia’s aged care into a respectful, responsive and high-quality system.
Designing a better patient experience through information systems
We are all searching for a better, supportive, wellbeing experience for our patients and staff. The Information Infrastructure to Experience Framework (IIEF) provides a bridge where the imagination of clinical care designers and information technologists can coalesce to envision new ways of delivering physical, virtual and hybrid models of care explicitly designed around the patient experience.
Ensuring Safer Healthcare Wireless – Backed by Evidence
Ready to ensure safer wireless in your healthcare facility? Our experts share best practices and a helpful guide.
Defence
Interconnected networks enable digitisation and allow Defence Forces to solve problems in better ways
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Transport
Improving safety, mobility and operational efficiency with technology solutions
Transport for NSW
Transport for NSW is partnering with Cisco to carry out a range of trials that utilise innovative world leading technology to reduce congestion and create connected safer journeys for the community.
Energy and Resources
Enabling accelerated decarbonisation pathways towards net zero commitments, driving sustainability and the energy transition
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Sports and Entertainment
Drive new safe and secure digital experiences in large public venues for fans, athletes, teams, and organisations
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Advanced Manufacturing
Cisco’s strategic partnership with Flinders University’s Factory of the Future brings innovation, Industry 4.0 technologies, research and training together to advance manufacturing and strengthen the nation’s economy
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SMB
Lifting the digital capability of small and medium businesses across Australia
Cisco's Simplified Secure SD-WAN solutions enabled by business nbn™
Building on the Cisco and NBN Co collaboration announcement in 2019, Cisco announced simplified reference designs for Secure SD-WAN enabled by business nbn™, to enhance and accelerate the digital capability of Australian businesses.
Cybersecurity
Protecting vulnerable groups by securing systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks
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Sustainability
Addressing environmental challenges across supply chain, products, and operations, to drive Australia’s shared net-zero goals and sustainable trust
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Skills and Capability Building
Empowering individuals with future skills through our Networking Academy
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CDA Australia in the news
National Transport Commission sign MOU
Cisco & National Transport Commission Sign Memorandum of Understanding Advancing Digital Skills in Rail 5 May 2023…
National Cybersecurity Partnership with University of Canberra
Improving Australia’s cybersecurity resilience is the aim of a new partnership between global technology company Cisco…
RMIT University: Transforming aged care report
News Summary RMIT-Cisco’s Health Transformation Lab launches report: Transforming aged care – towards a future in which digitisation …
Increased cybersecurity capability and skills with A3C
Cisco has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C)…
‘Innovation Central Adelaide’ a high-tech treasure chest for SA
Advanced digital design and visualisation technologies are at the heart of a landmark new initiative called “Innovation Central Adelaide”…
Cisco’s Simplified Secure SD-WAN solutions enabled by business nbn™
Cisco is announcing simplified reference designs for Secure SD-WAN enabled by business nbn™ building on the Cisco and NBN Co collaboration…
Cisco & RMIT Launch Health Transformation Lab
Cisco & RMIT Launch Health Transformation Lab Healthcare innovation to deliver game-changing health solutions Cisco & RMIT Health Transformation…
Cisco partners with Victoria University to open Cybersecurity Training Centre
Victoria University partners with technology giant Cisco to open Cybersecurity Training Centre in Melbourne’s West: addresses Australia’s skills…
Industry and university partnerships set to reshape Australia’s digital future
Australia is far ahead of the pack on most measures of digital readiness. To continue pushing the digital boundaries, the country’s universities…
Cisco and NBN Co announce collaboration
5 March 2019 | Cisco and NBN Co today announced a collaboration designed to drive and accelerate the capability for many Small to Medium…
Cisco’s $61 Million digital acceleration investment plan
Australia – 26th February 2019 – Cisco today announced a plan to invest of $61 Million AUD over the next three years…