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Capacity Building & Collaboration at Korea NGO Cloud Days
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To forge stronger relationships and facilitate greater knowledge sharing among non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Microsoft Korea has recently revamped its annual NGO Connection Day event with the aim of adding more seminars and training sessions to the programme. The newly named NGO Cloud...
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17 May 2013
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Microsoft collaborates with World Bank to Launch Regional Youth Competition
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Microsoft Sri Lanka , Sarvodaya-Fusion and the World Bank announced on 6 March the joint launch of an innovative grant competition, entitled ‘Youth Solutions! Technology for Skills and Employment’. The competition will take place in Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka. This partnership...
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14 May 2013
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Microsoft Vietnam Launches Joint Initiative to Empower Local Businesses
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In December 2012, Microsoft Vietnam launched a new initiative in partnership with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the ASEAN Foundation , aimed at empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region with technology. To be implemented over a period of two years, the...
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7 May 2013
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Empowering Local Communities in Sri Lanka with Technology
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Microsoft Sri Lanka collaborated with Sarvodaya-Fusion to showcase the use of technology and help non-governmental organisations (NGOs) better serve local communities at NGO Connection Day. Taking place over a 10-day span from 16 to 28 January, the expanded NGO Connection Day was attended by representatives...
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2 May 2013
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Bridging the Gender Gap - Girls in ICT Day
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Women and girls are extremely underrepresented in science and technology in the developing and developed world. In an effort to encourage more women to consider careers in information and communication technology (ICT) fields, Microsoft is supporting the International Telecommunications Union for its...
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25 Apr 2013
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Microsoft Thailand’s CSR Programme Recognised for Third Consecutive Year
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Microsoft Thailand has received an award from the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) for being one of 34 companies that carried out exemplary corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes in 2012 . This marks the third consecutive year in which Microsoft Thailand has been recognised under...
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2 Apr 2013
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Microsoft Taiwan Empowers Female Students in Entrepreneurial Pursuits
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Since its launch in September 2012, Microsoft Taiwan ’s GIRLS Power Up internship programme has been steadily picking up momentum in helping bring young and aspiring businesswomen in Taiwan another step closer to becoming entrepreneurs. The first internship programme for female college students...
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1 Apr 2013
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Mobilising Citizen Journalism and Empowering Rural Communities in Sri Lanka
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Sarvodaya-Fusion , the information and communication technology (ICT) education arm of nonprofit group Sarvodaya, has been involved in developing and implementing a broad range of educational programmes in disadvantaged communities since 2006. Microsoft Sri Lanka is committed to providing Sarvodaya-Fusion...
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26 Mar 2013
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MS Korea Empowers Social Enterprises through Stronger Collaboration and the Cloud
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On 2 February, 105 participants from the non-governmental organisation (NGO) sector gathered at Microsoft Korea ’s premises in Seoul for the year’s first NGO Cloud Day. Jointly organised with the Korea Association of Social Workers (KASW), the event aimed to improve work efficiency...
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24 Mar 2013
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Addressing Key Challenges Faced by Non-Governmental Organisations in Thailand
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
In December 2012, nine executives from eight non-governmental organisations (NGOs) focused on youth empowerment attended the Thailand NGO Executive Roundtable organised by Microsoft Thailand . The main objective of the Executive Roundtable — the second organised by Microsoft Thailand in 2012...
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21 Mar 2013
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Tech4Good Webinar Series
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
The first webinar in the FY13 Tech4Good webinar series featuring Windows 8 was held on 27 February. If you missed it and would like to learn more about Windows 8, please find the recording here . This webinar series is being delivered by non-profit Connecting Up in conjunction with TechSoup Asia...
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14 Mar 2013
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Microsoft & ADB Co-Host Philippines NGO Connection Day
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On 1 March, Microsoft Philippines partnered with the Asian Development Bank to host the ADB’s Staff Community Fund NGO partners at an NGO Connection Day in Manila. The event is one of many activities offered through Microsoft’s Tech4Good program for the nonprofit sector, which helps organisations...
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7 Mar 2013
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Supporting Mobile Schools through Software Donation
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Through its global software donation programme, Microsoft is supporting the Mobile School project implemented by the Dariu Foundation in Vietnam. The Swiss private foundation aims to provide computer skills training for underprivileged children in rural communities with the launch of its Mobile School...
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26 Feb 2013
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MS Korea Delivers Technology and Education Support for Refugee Youth
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Microsoft Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 13 November with the South Korean Ministry of Unification and the North Korean Refugee Foundation to provide information technology (IT) education and training support for youth defectors from North Korea. The new YouthSpark initiative...
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24 Feb 2013
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Catalyst for Vietnam’s Burgeoning App Developers
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Microsoft Vietnam organised WOWZAPP 2012 , the global hackathon competition to spearhead app development for Windows ®, in November 2012 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Around 550 developers took part in WOWZAPP 2012, making it the largest hackathon event ever held in Vietnam. Last year's staging...
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19 Feb 2013
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MS Singapore Inspires Female Students to Explore Careers in Technology
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As part of its commitment to provide technology programmes that target youth, Microsoft Singapore hosted more than 50 female students from eight different secondary schools and junior colleges in September 2012 as part of the Microsoft DigiGirlz Day programme. This marks the second time Microsoft...
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17 Feb 2013
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Transforming Education with Windows 8 in Sri Lanka
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Coinciding with the global launch of Windows 8 , Microsoft Sri Lanka recently introduced the latest operating system (OS) to students, helping them keep pace with the latest technological advances that are shaping the education landscape. The launch was held at Royal College Colombo on 26 October. ...
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11 Feb 2013
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Innovative Schools Forum to Encourage the Use of Technology in the Classroom
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The Microsoft New Zealand Education team kicked off the inaugural Innovative Schools Forum on 30-31 August, as part of the Partners in Learning programme. The event was attended by more than 100 primary and secondary school educators, who gathered at the Botany Downs Secondary College to discuss...
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6 Feb 2013
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Join us for the Tech4Good Webinar Series!
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
Microsoft Corporate Citizenship , Connecting Up and TechSoup Asia are proud to bring you our first Tech4Good webinar series, February through June 2013. Tune in online and listen to free presentations on technology for not-for-profits. You will also have the chance to ask questions to our presenters...
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6 Feb 2013
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Microsoft Launches Youth Training and Innovation Centre in Hanoi
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Microsoft Vietnam launched on 19 September the Youth Training and Innovation Centre located at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST). The centre aims to support youth in poor and rural areas who are lacking access to information and communication technology (ICT) facilities and kills...
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5 Feb 2013
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New Collaboration to Enhance Opportunities for Sri Lankan Youth
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Microsoft Sri Lanka recently teamed up with building materials firm Lafarge Mahaweli Cement and non-government organization Sarvodaya to build an information and communication technology (ICT) Centre in Gampaha, Sri Lanka. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on 3 October to launch the...
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31 Jan 2013
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Mobile Digital Learning in Action in New Zealand
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
What started out as only an idea to transform a school bus into a mobile learning centre has turned into reality for New Zealand’s 2020 Communications Trust — in the form of DORA, the Internet-connected solar-powered vehicle that enables the nonprofit organisation to take digital learning...
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31 Jan 2013
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Microsoft Supports Young Women in Pursuing Technology Careers
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Microsoft Australia hosted 20 female computing and information technology (IT) students at its Sydney office on 9 October in partnership with Girl Geek Coffees (GGC), a local nonprofit organisation that facilitates networking between young women pursuing their interests in computer, science and engineering...
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25 Jan 2013
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Technology Training for Disadvantaged Children in Sri Lanka
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
On 13 October, Microsoft Sri Lanka organised a Volunteer Day at the SOS Children’s Village Piliyandala , situated on the outskirts of the city of Piliyandala in Kesbewa, about 20 kilometres from the capital of Colombo. SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka support children who have lost the...
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22 Jan 2013
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Japan Taps Technology to Empower Women and Advance Gender Equality
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
Microsoft is committed to the use of technology to address gender inequality, as highlighted by a recent Memorandum of Understanding signed with UN Women in July to strengthen efforts to drive social and economic transformation for women around the world. The commitment is being put into practice even...
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17 Jan 2013
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