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White House National Cyber Strategy Modernizes Federal Cyber Capabilities
Statement by Eric Wenger, Senior Director, Technology Policy, Government Affairs: The 2026 National Cyber Strategy aggressively modernizes federal cyber capabilities and fortifies national defenses by modernizing procurement and dismantling restrictive regulatory barriers. This decisive focus dramatically accelerates the government’s ability to utilize the private sector’s most advanced hardware, software, and services to rapidly adopt groundbreaking […]
Germany’s Digital Health Revolution: Building a Smarter, More Connected Future for Care
Germany’s Transformation Fund is ushering in a new era of digital healthcare, with billion invested in modernizing hospitals and empowering care professionals. This blog explores how the country is shaping a smart connected healthcare future.
Cisco Live Amsterdam: Join Us at ‘Leading the AI Revolution’
AI is no longer just a technology—it’s a new lever of national power, competitiveness, and strategic advantage. As governments and organizations grapple with the promise and complexity of AI, questions of digital sovereignty, supply chain resilience, security, energy, and talent are moving to the center of every conversation. At Cisco Live Amsterdam 2026, our “Leading […]
Modernising Data Rules for Europe’s AI Future
The Cisco 2026 Data and Privacy Benchmark shows the urgent need to move towards agile data governance to meet the realities of AI and enable businesses to keep pace with rapid technological change.
Top Three Priorities in 2026 for Europe’s Digital Competitiveness
This blog explores how policymakers can simplify regulation, balance digital sovereignty, and invest in AI-ready infrastructure to ensure Europe remains a digital leader in the global innovation race.
Moving from Risk to Resilience: Securing Critical Infrastructure by Tackling Technical…
As policymakers confront new cybersecurity challenges from emerging technologies like AI and quantum computing, an urgent threat hides in plain sight—end-of-Life (EoL) technology beyond its supported lifespan. Headlines focus on novel threats and futuristic defenses, while outdated network equipment and software in critical infrastructure already pose a clear and present danger. This is demonstrated by […]
Securing Europe’s Critical Infrastructure by Tackling Technical Debt
Outdated technology is building up in critical infrastructure and posing growing risk of malicious exploitation.
Answering the AI Data Center Bottleneck with Efficiency and Scale
This blog explores how public policy and technology innovations are working to address critical challenges facing AI data centers, enabling greater energy-efficiency, performance, and scale.
Cisco research warns EU infrastructure debt could be the emerging drag on AI value
About 7% of organizations in the EU are fully prepared to leverage AI. Early warning signs point to a gap between AI ambition and operational readiness.