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Zakia Moradi speaking at the Kabul Academy Launch
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Cisco Systems collaborated with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to launch the first Cisco Networking Academy in Afghanistan. The official launch ceremony took place on October 10, 2002 at the University of Kabul.
Zakia Moradi, a student of computer science at the Kabul University spoke at the event, highlighting the need for Internet Technology in Afghanistan along with the need for accelerating the involvement of women in the IT sector.
"We now have the Cisco Networking Academy Program for the first time in Afghanistan. Today we move towards the civilized world. We want to stand at the same level as the rest of the world in terms of technology. The network enables us to finally have a close relationship with the industrialized countries and become aware of the advantages of Information Technology. We can now be servants to the vulnerable people of our country using Internet/computer services. As students of computer science we promise to make ourselves ready to learn networking to the best of our ability. Finally, thanks to Cisco for paying attention," said Zakia in an inspiring speech.
Currently there are a total of 18 students enrolled in the Cisco Networking Academy Program in Kabul University, six of whom are women.
"The Networking Academy program enables the Internet to bring digital opportunities across the globe," said Tae Yoo, vice president of corporate philanthropy at Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems and UNDP trained the Afghan teachers, provided networking equipment and computer hardware to the Academy. This is the first time in the history of the University that the computer science department has ever had computers. 20 computers were donated to the university 12 of which were donated by the Cisco Foundation.
Afghanistan has been segregated from the global community for more than two decades, ravished and torn by war and internal conflict. It has a severe shortage and need for IT trained professionals who can move the country into the digital age. The Academy program is an educational opportunity for the Afghan students that will contribute toward making the country a part of the larger global community.
Read More about the Cisco and UNDP initiative
http://www.undp.org/dpa/frontpagearchive/2002/november/5nov02/ |
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