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A team of four University of Auckland students emerged victorious in the 2013 New Zealand Finals of the Imagine Cup competition held on 24-25 March. A total of 549 student teams submitted proposals to the New Zealand leg of this year’s Imagine Cup competition, representing a 30 percent increase...
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50 New Zealand NGOs to Benefit from Tech Initiative
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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and Microsoft New Zealand today announced a joint project in Christchurch to strengthen the technology capability of 50 not-for-profit organisations – some badly affected by the Canterbury earthquakes. MSD and Microsoft are co-funding the initiative,...
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14 Feb 2013
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Helping Blind and Partially Sighted People Access Visual Information
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At the Microsoft Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals 2012 , held in Sydney in July, Team Mobile Eye of New Zealand presented an application that helps people who are visually impaired become more familiar with their surroundings. The prototype Mobile Eye app —which uses both artificial intelligence (AI...
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14 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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Mobile Digital Learning in Action in New Zealand
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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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Harnessing the Power of Technology at the Asia Pacific Tech4Good Summit 2012
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Microsoft hosted three of New Zealand’s leading nonprofit organisations at its second annual Asia Pacific Tech4Good Summit, held on 22-23 May in Bintan, Indonesia. The aim of the Summit is to harness the power of technology to support nonprofit groups to achieve transformational change both within...
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18 Jan 2013
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Technology and the Māori Language Awards 2012
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This article was written by Waldo Kuipers, Corporate Affairs Manager, Microsoft New Zealand Limited , and was originally published on the New Zealand Microsoft GovTech blog . The Māori Language Awards 2012 were held on Friday last week in Tauranga, an inspiring event that celebrated the contributions...
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25 Nov 2012
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Microsoft Provides Christchurch Women’s Refuge with Disaster-Proof Email Solution
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Founded in 1973, Christchurch Women’s Refuge is New Zealand’s first refuge service for women and children affected by family violence. The nonprofit organization serves an area covering the Christchurch, North Canterbury, Selwyn and Banks Peninsula districts, and currently supports more than...
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21 Nov 2012
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Enriching New Zealand Communities through Microsoft Technology
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A growing number of businesses in New Zealand are making a conscious effort to encourage and facilitate their employees’ volunteer activities in their own communities. At Microsoft New Zealand , some of the employees have chosen to use the three days of volunteer leave available to them each year...
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8 Nov 2012
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Microsoft Employees Raise $1 Billion for Communities around the World
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Microsoft Corp. recently commemorated its 30 th Employee Giving Campaign with an announcement that US employees have raised $1 billion in cash since 1983 for more than 31,000 nonprofits and community organizations around the world. Many of these organizations, like World Vision International and UNICEF...
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30 Oct 2012
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MS New Zealand Plants the Roots of Positive Change for the Environment
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A group of 63 Microsoft New Zealand employees and contractors recently volunteered in the inaugural Carbon4Good 100 Tonne Challenge , an event organized by the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) to celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June. The Challenge is part of the SBN’s Carbon4Good program...
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2 Oct 2012
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New Zealand's PlunketLine Uses CRM Solution to Better Engage with Clients
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The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Inc (Plunket) operates a 24x7 national contact centre service group called PlunketLine . Its existing CRM systems' on-going support requirements and costs were proving to be a challenge. Dimension Data New Zealand proposed the new Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 system...
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21 Aug 2012
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NGOs going into the cloud
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The day to day operations of NGOs can be challenging, especially when disasters strike. To help NGOs improve operations, Microsoft hosted a series of workshops under the Connecting Communities forum aimed at building their Information Technology (IT) capabilities. The most recent forum took place in...
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14 Jun 2012
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Unleashing Students’ Potential through Innovative Technologies
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Innovative educators and education leaders from 19 countries attended the 8 th Microsoft Partners in Learning (Asia and Pacific) Forum, from 20 to 22 March. Held in Auckland, New Zealand, they were given the opportunity to learn, share and connect with their fellow peers from around the region. Paul...
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14 Jun 2012
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Microsoft Technology Enhances Collaboration among Volunteers
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The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society took advantage of a software and services grant from Microsoft Corporation and deployed Microsoft® Office 365 in order to improve its work processes. A non-profit organization recognized by the New Zealand Charities Commission, Plunket offers wellness support...
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14 Jun 2012
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Computer Clubhouse Celebrates at Rugby World Cup 2011
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Microsoft New Zealand provided some of the company's latest software and technology to the country’s largest sporting event in history, as an official sponsor of Rugby World Cup 2011 . The sponsorship, valued at more than NZ$2 million, involved supplying a range of desktop and server software...
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10 May 2012
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Microsoft Educates Public on Dangers of Pirated Software
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Pirated software is widely reported as a source of revenue loss for businesses. However, a recent study 1 commissioned by Microsoft and the Harrison Group showed that intellectual property owners were not the only victims – customers also suffer. Matt Schmitt was the unfortunate victim of counterfeit...
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10 May 2012
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Microsoft Awards Teachers for Innovative Use of Technology
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As part of the Microsoft Partners in Learning program, Microsoft presented awards to enthusiastic teachers who used technology innovatively. Julia Breem from Howick College has won the 2011 Microsoft Innovative Educators Award. She will also be given a professional development package worth more than...
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2 Apr 2012
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