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Day 1 Fifteen employee volunteers used their flair for artmaking by working together with 40 children from Canossaville Children’s Home to create Christmas decorations, including paper ornaments, ice-cream stick snowflakes and crepe paper pom poms, to liven up their premises! Day 2 Back by popular...

By Janakie Karunaratne, Community Affairs Manager, Microsoft Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, technology has emerged as a driving force in improving the lives of young people—whether in terms of addressing the opportunity gap faced by disadvantaged youth, or as a development tool to cultivate the next generation...

YouthSpark Profiles highlight young people in Asia Pacific who are dedicated to changing the world through technology and inspiring others along the way. Name: Sathya Narayanan Subramanian Country: India Occupation: Managing Director, Coimbatore User Group India Private Limited (CBEUG) and a law student...

When it comes to the cloud, we often relate it as a technology that is used exclusively by large companies to reduce their IT budgets or improve staff productivity. However, the possibilities of cloud actually go beyond the corporate world. Surabaya-based Airlangga University demonstrated how cloud technology...

“Turn to page 94. Read it. Take down these notes.” Pages flipping and soft scratches of pen on paper are the only sounds to be heard in this otherwise silent classroom. “Want to see more photographs about how this works? I will get back to you tomorrow.” Such days may soon be...

Residents of the Mekong Delta—a low-lying, densely populated coastal region in southern Vietnam—often have to bear the brunt of hostile weather conditions caused by flash floods and severe thunderstorms. In spite of government efforts to alleviate the situation, many Vietnamese remain ill...

While the following statement will be perfectly understandable to a coder: <p><?phpthe_field('field_name'); ?></p>, it might be completely incomprehensible to most. Programming language and codes are the backbone of the many technologies that are now an essential part of our...

For centuries, Makassar was widely known as a major port and trading hub in Indonesia. Today, the city is a symbol of urbanisation and is considered to be a major engine behind Indonesia’s economic growth over the past few years. Recognising the role of technology in boosting development, the Makassar...

Microsoft Singapore rallied over 150 employees, partners, influencers and beneficiaries from SPD (formerly the Society for the Physically Disabled) and RSVP (The Organisation of Senior Volunteers) to volunteer their time and technology expertise at the We Tech Care Open House, which was held in support...

This is an excerpt of a blog post by César Cernuda, President of Microsoft Asia Pacific, on the Asia Pacific News Centre here . Access to technology and well-trained teachers is key to closing the gap between the educational ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ across Asia. The...