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U.S. networking equipment maker Cisco CSCO.O said on Monday it will set up a cybersecurity center in Taiwan and work with the government to train more people to work in the sector.
Taiwan, which is democratically governed and which Beijing considers its own territory, has repeatedly complained of cyberattacks originating from China targeting government officials and departments as well as technology companies as part of a pressure campaign wider.
China denies involvement in hacking attacks.
Cisco said that under what it calls its Taiwan 3.0 Digital Acceleration Plan, it will focus on cybersecurity, planning to partner with the government to train people and address the global talent shortage .
“In addition, Cisco intends to collaborate with relevant technology associations to establish a security center in Taiwan to improve threat intelligence and cybercrime preparedness,” the company said in a statement.
Guy Diedrich, head of global innovation, told reporters the company would “do a lot of work around security,” including the new “security innovation center” in Taiwan, although he refused to provide investment figures.
“The good thing about the digital acceleration program is that there is no cap on investments. We continue to make them,” he said of the project, which covers also artificial intelligence in areas such as transportation and sustainability operations at the port of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.
At the plan’s launch, Mr. Diedrich told an audience that included Taiwan’s Vice President, Ms. Hsiao Bi-khim, that he hoped there would be a fourth round of investment.
Ms. Hsiao said she is grateful for the continued partnership between Cisco and Taiwan.
