Cisco Product Innovation Lab
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: April 17th, 2023