The Entrepreneurial Nation, an initiative by The UAE Ministry of Economy, is proud to announce a partnership with Cisco, the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet.
Cisco is the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet. Cisco inspires new possibilities by re-imagining applications, securing data, transforming infrastructure, and empowering teams for a global and inclusive future. As part of its Country Digital Acceleration program, Cisco is aligning with the UAE’s national agenda to transition towards a sustainable, digital economy. The Entrepreneurial Nation and Cisco created special programs for enterprises to boost their business management and digitalization practices. The programs will be hosted in Cisco Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in Dubai.
Cisco Product Innovation Lab focuses on advancing development capabilities within the SMEs in-house team by leveraging programmability of Cisco platforms.
The program will guide up to 15 selected enterprises in new product identification, development, design and bringing new product ideas to life by employing a unique combination of interactive learning, experimentation, mentorship, and tools. The program combines the strengths of Lean methodology, with elements of Prototype and Horizon thinking, to create critical mind shifts and a road map that guides entrepreneurs down a quick and risk adverse path to global Startup success.
The program will consist of 3 stages:
Stage 1 - Identification of New Product (all participants)
Identification of product gaps and needs while taking self-paced courses on basics for understanding development concepts and fundamental exercises relating to network and security automation with Cisco technology.
Stage 2 – Product Design (all participants)
Development of high-level design while participating in associate-level learning and hands-on sandboxes, Cisco technology and platforms.
Stage 3 – Product Development (selected participants)
Selection of best product design ideas and assisting them with further development.
Program duration: 3 Months
Application Deadline: May 31st, 2023
Self-paced and guided training
Access to subject matter experts
Access to Cisco development platforms
Guided workshops
Access to physical workspace at the Cisco Digital Transformation Center (DTC)
Access to lab and sandbox environment
Opportunity to network
Registered company in UAE
10 to 250 employees
Technology provider or software solution company
Presence of an in-house software development team
Learning Materials for Stage 1
Module |
Indicative Timeline |
Description of outcomes |
Introduction to Interactive Learning Platform |
1 Hour |
Learn how the interactive learning platform works, as well as tips and tricks for using it effectively and troubleshooting.
|
Introduction to Network & Security Automation |
1 Hour |
Development concepts and fundamental exercises related to network and security automation with Cisco technology.
|
Introduction to Git |
1 Hour |
Version control system, how Gitworks to track changes, and basic terminology and commands.
|
Introduction to Python |
1 Hour |
Python basics and necessary skills
|
REST API’s |
1 Hour |
REST API’s
|
Learning Materials for Stage 2
Module |
Indicative Timeline |
Description of outcomes |
Course introduction |
2 Hours |
Course information and instructions on how to use the built-in developer environment for the hands-on labs within the course |
Software development and design |
9 hours |
Choosing modern software development techniques to create all-important business or user outcome. |
Understanding and using APIs |
4 hours |
Cisco product lines with different interfaces for multiple use cases, whether collecting data, calling services, or listening to events. |
Network fundamentals |
9 hours |
Network that all application traffic goes through and on and to know about the application development |
Application deployment and security |
10 hours |
Application deployment options, examples of deployment in test and production environments, security and vulnerability. |
Infrastructure and automation |
9 hours |
Special tools for network including Puppet, Ansible, and Chef,PyATS and VIRL |
Cisco platforms and development |
16 hours |
Cisco's developer and automation categories; collaboration, compute including data centers, networking including data models, and security |
Cisco platforms (optional self-paced course for selected participants)
Module |
Indicative Timeline |
Description of outcomes |
Enterprise Networking |
4 hours |
Build apps with Cisco DNA Center Platform Solutions. |
Data Center Networking |
6 hours |
Explore Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) programmability options and explore data center APIs. |
Cloud & Containers |
3 hours |
Learn how containers and microservices can simplify your Cisco cloud deployments |
Meraki |
3 hours |
Code on Meraki platforms using Python and explore various APIs available. |
IOT & Edge Computing |
6 hours |
Learn how to manage and deploy IoT devices and edge applications. |
Webex |
7 hours |
Create your own integrations with Cisco Webex Collaboration APIs. |
Contact Center |
2 hours |
Customize your contact center with available Finesse gadgets and APIs. |
Dates |
Step |
February – April 2023 |
Application and onboarding
|
May 2023 |
Stage 1 - Identification of new product development gaps
|
June 2023 |
Stage 2 - New Product design
|
July 2023 |
Stage 3 – Product development.
|