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This is part of a series to showcase the teams from Asia Pacific that participated in the Imagine Cup Finals in Seattle. Since 2003, Microsoft has been hosting the Imagine Cup competition to bring together young technologists from around the world. Team Kazokugurumi , made up of four students from the...

By Lena Ryuji, Citizenship Manager, Microsoft Japan It has been three years since the most powerful earthquake ever to hit Japan struck on 11 March 2011 off the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region. The recognised death toll in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures is 15,882, while 2,668 people are still...

Microsoft’s YouthSpark Programme, a global initiative that aims to create opportunities for 300 million youth around the world, empowers young people to realise their full potential through various training programmes and experiences. One such programme is the Microsoft Imagine Cup , an annual...

By Denise Fuentes, Principal Engagement Manager, Microsoft Services New Zealand Kaibosh is a Wellington-based non-profit that acts as a link between the food industry and charities that support people in need. Since 2008, Kaibosh has been redistributing discarded food—from restaurants, bakeries...

More than 1,000 young innovators in Vietnam participated in the local segment of the Imagine Cup 2013 competition, with a team of four students from the VNU University of Engineering and Technology (VNU-UET) clinching the title of this year’s national champions. One of only six project submissions...

By Dony Sukardi Editor’s Note: Fruit Ninja Developer Dojo was a 2 day seminar organized by Microsoft Singapore and e27. This session gave local game developers a rare opportunity to learn about game development practices and marketing techniques from the founders of Halfbrick Studios, the makers...

AppsForAsia is a new initiative created by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Microsoft , and is supported by regional information technology (IT) associations, private sector technology partners and universities. The programme aims to harness the creative power of hundreds of software developers to...

This worldwide developer event will take place 9 – 11 November 2012 in more than 30 locations across the globe, including nine cities in Asia Pacific. For a full list of sites, with more being added each day, visit http://www.microsoft.com/student . Registration has launched for Microsoft...

Solite Studio, Indonesia’s National Winner , has been announced as the Worldwide Runner-up for the Games Competition at Imagine Cup 2013 with their ‘Save the Hamster’ project! Built on the Windows® Phone platform, ‘Save the Hamster’ is a game app that serves as...

From showcasing the use of technology and supporting philanthropic activities to unlocking the potential of game applications as advanced learning tools, student teams from Asia put up a strong showing at the 11th Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals where 87 student teams from 71 countries competed for fame...