Netanyahu
Meets Cisco CEO, New Center To Open In Israel
By
Karen Levy
Israel News Agency
Jerusalem,
Israel --- June 19, 2013
Part of the following was communicated
by the Israel Prime Minister's Office to the Israel News Agency.
Israel Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning, met with Cisco Chairman
and CEO John T. Chambers. Also participating in the meeting were
Prime Minister's Office Director General Harel Locker, Israel National
Cyber Bureau (INCB) head Dr. Eviatar Matania, Cisco Israel General
Manager Boaz Maoz and other senior Cisco managers.
Netanyahu
said: "It's a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Chambers, with
your staff. This is an important day. About a year ago, we had
a conversation about finding ways to enhance the cooperation between
CISCO and Israel. In this year, we produced some interesting results."
The Israeli
Prime Minister added: "Our national cyber headquarters wants
to build a cyber infrastructure in Israel. You have decided to
create an innovative cyber lab to service this goal and I think
it's exactly the kind of cooperation that seizes the future and
I think it's very good for Israel. I even think it's very good
for Cisco. I think it's a way of creating the growth industries
for the future, and I thank you for it."
Prime Minister
Netanyahu emphasized that an international company's investment
in the State of Israel gives prominence to Israel's significant
and central role in the global cyber field, and added that he
hopes for accelerated cooperation in all areas.
Cisco Chairman
and CEO Chambers said: "When we were together a year ago,
you challenged us. We talked about what every country in the world
wants. Their future is based on education, broadband innovation,
supportive government and your ability to work together. And then
we talked about what the outcomes are of these capabilities, most
important of all is jobs, inclusion of all your minority populations;
you said especially the Arab population in terms of the focus.
Healthcare and education would change completely as the country
becomes digitized, and your ability to be an innovation country
that soundly is preparing for the jobs that will be in the future
rather than the past."
Today's meeting
follows on the previous meeting, on 19 June 2012, between Prime
Minister Netanyahu and Cisco Chairman and CEO Chambers in which
Cisco declared its commitment to Israel. At that meeting to establish
a joint working team to evaluate ways to expand cooperation between
the State of Israel and Cisco in a range of categories, including
education, health, infrastructures, communications and cybernetics.
Cooperation
will advance Israel's qualitative, technological and human advantages,
in various areas, in the global competitive environment, and will
harness technology in order to reduce social gaps. Members of
the team include PMO Dir.-Gen. Locker, National Economic Council
Chairman Prof. Eugene Kandel, an INCB representative, ministers
and senior Cisco executives. Mr. Chambers briefed the Prime Minister
on the significant progress in investments in the agreed-upon
areas.
Cisco Chairman
and CEO Chambers announced three initiatives. First is the establishment
of an innovative cyber research-and-development laboratory in
the State of Israel. The laboratory will sponsor research on information
security, will enable start-ups to use its facilities to test
their products, and provide research in the security sphere for
universities. This would be an innovative and pioneering simulation
laboratory that will support research in a range of areas including
advanced threats and device security, and analyze security in
the financial, health and industrial sectors.
Cisco's decision
to establish the research laboratory in Israel fits in with INCB's
vision and will constitute an important component in the broad
network of academic and industrial infrastructure in cybernetics
in Israel being advanced by the INCB.
Second, Cisco
is building a network of consulting services in order to assist
and provide answers to their security needs, and is recruiting
100 strategic workers in Israel, based on existing capabilities.
These experts will propose information security and services solutions
from Israel for the entire international community.
Third, through
the Cisco Learning Program, Cisco will launch an information security
training program on a pilot basis to train young participants
to serve as information security experts. Program graduates will
be accredited by Cisco.
Last, in the
framework of Cisco's continuing efforts to support innovation
around the world, the company is planning to invest $15 million
via venture capital funds that support integration of Israelis
and Arabs and the development of innovative security technologies.
Israel's Minister
of Finance Yair Lapid is said to have coordinated and helped to
implement Cisco's new expansion in Israel.
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