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Blog Post: 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...

on17 Jan 2013
Blog Post: Inspiring Young People to Realise Their Potential in Japan

Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific

Microsoft Japan is committed to empowering Japanese nonprofit organisations through Information Technology (IT) skills and training, and one of the ongoing initiatives that has taken off successfully in the country is the Wakamono UP programme (Secretariat: NPO Sodateage Net). As part of the programme...

on11 Nov 2012
Blog Post: Microsoft Collaborates with NPOs to Support Relief Efforts by Restoring Lines of Communication

Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific

The Great East Japan earthquake that happened on 11 March 2011 hit an unprecedented 9.0 on the Richter scale and damaged vital lines of communication between disaster regions, throwing the whole nation into turmoil. “We were shocked and saddened by the images and reports coming from Japan. It was...

on2 Apr 2012