Since the war in Ukraine began, Cisco has stood by the country's side: helping defend its critical infrastructure against cyberattacks, establishing Wi-Fi connectivity for Ukrainian refugees, and providing Ukrainians with IT education to build their digital skills and employability through Start IT. Cisco4Ukraine. Many of these initiatives were spearheaded and carefully coordinated by Cisco's Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program, in partnership with local ecosystem partners and supported by the Ukrainian government.
This summer, we were proud to expand on our commitment by launching the next wave of Cisco's CDA program initiatives in Ukraine. At the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, CDA Vice President for EMEA Chris Reeves and I joined Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development