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Sharing Ideas at Taiwan’s Innovate for Good Event
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Share the fun and excitement with more than 100 young people who participated at the first ever staging of the Microsoft Innovate for Good event in Taiwan. Part of Microsoft’s global YouthSpark initiative, this event brought together youth from across Taiwan to share ideas and support each other...
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20 May 2013
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YouthSpark Profile: Gianisse Marie Adamantopoulos
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This is part of a series of YouthSpark profiles where we highlight young people in Asia who are dedicated to changing the world through technology, and inspiring others along the way. NAME GIANISSE COUNTRY PHILIPPINES OCCUPATION STUDENT TWITTER GIGIADAMAN___ BIO A student at De...
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17 May 2013
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YouthSpark Spotlight: Anthony Luigi De Vera
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
This is part of a series of YouthSpark profiles where we highlight young people in Asia who are dedicated to changing the world through technology, and inspiring others along the way. NAME LUIGI COUNTRY PHILIPPINES OCCUPATION PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, TEN ACCOMPLISHED YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDATION...
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17 May 2013
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YouthSpark Spotlight: Shaping the Future of Education for Underprivileged Children
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
As the co-founder and Executive Director of Mano Amiga Academy , 27-year-old Eleanor Rosa Pinugu, known as ‘Lynn’ among family and friends, has set her sights on improving access to high-quality education in the Philippines and empowering children from impoverished communities to transform...
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16 May 2013
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Innovate for Good: Addressing Social Issues with IT in China
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On 9 April, more than 120 young people gathered in Beijing to participate in the second ever Microsoft Innovate for Good event to be held in China. The event was jointly organised by Microsoft and the Tsinghua University Student Club, and provided the platform for participants to discuss how to leverage...
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15 May 2013
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YouthSpark Profile: Simy Paul
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
This is part of a series of YouthSpark profiles where we highlight young people in Asia who are dedicated to changing the world through technology, and inspiring others along the way. NAME: SIMY PAUL COUNTRY: SINGAPORE OCCUPATION: ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL ACCOUNT MANAGER, MICROSOFT Bio...
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6 May 2013
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THE YES Programme Brings Opportunities to Rural Youth in Thailand
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
The National Council for Children and Youth Development (NCYD) works with Microsoft Thailand on THE YES programme ( T ech training to H elp E xtend Y outh E mpowerment S pace), which is designed to empower rural and disadvantaged youth by creating opportunities for themselves in employment, further education...
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5 May 2013
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Microsoft Innovate for Good Debuts in Taiwan
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On 20-21 April, more than 100 young people participated at the first ever staging of the Microsoft Innovate for Good event in Taiwan. Part of Microsoft’s global YouthSpark initiative, this event brings together youth from across Taiwan to share ideas and support each other in developing projects...
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29 Apr 2013
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YouthSpark Profile: Ya-Han Yang
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
This is part of a series of YouthSpark profiles where we highlight young people in Asia who are dedicated to changing the world through technology, and inspiring others along the way. NAME: YA-HAN YANG COUNTRY: TAIWAN OCCUPATION: OPERATIONS MANAGER, CAREBEST INC. BIO Ya-Han Yang first...
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20 Apr 2013
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YouthSpark Profile: Mickey Chiu
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This is part of a series of YouthSpark profiles where we highlight young people in Asia who are dedicated to changing the world through technology, and inspiring others along the way. NAME: MICKEY CHIU YEN CHANG COUNTRY: TAIWAN OCCUPATION: STUDENT FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/chiu.mickey ...
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19 Apr 2013
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Microsoft APAC Innovating for Good 2013
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Young people can do amazing things given the right opportunities and resources. They are constantly innovating and pushing the envelope with creative ideas to address a social need. They are challenging old ways of doing things and finding better ways to solve an old problem. Increasingly, we’re...
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18 Apr 2013
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MS Philippines Launches YouthSpark to Empower Youth through Accessible IT and Entrepreneurship
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Through Microsoft YouthSpark , Microsoft Philippines is partnering with Filipino youth in honing their talents and skills to maximize their full potential. Today, Microsoft brought its Senior Director for Citizenship & Public Affairs Akhtar Badshah to the country to speak with some of the inspiring...
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7 Apr 2013
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YouthSpark Profile: Nur Nadiah Bte Zailani
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
This is part of a series of YouthSpark profiles where we highlight young people in Asia who are dedicated to changing the world through technology, and inspiring others along the way. NAME: NUR NADIAH BTE ZAILANI TWITTER: @NADIAHZAILANI COUNTRY: SINGAPORE OCCUPATION: STUDENT B io...
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3 Apr 2013
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YouthSpark Indonesia Announced in Front of 50,000 Young Entrepreneurs
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
Today’s young people face an opportunity divide—a gap between those who have the access, skills and opportunities to be successful and those who do not. Closing the gap through entrepreneurship is one of the most important initiatives to secure the future of the Indonesian and global economies...
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1 Apr 2013
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Mobilising Citizen Journalism and Empowering Rural Communities in Sri Lanka
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
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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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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Enabling Employable Youth in Sri Lanka
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Continuing to empower young people, who are the lifeline of the nation, HSBC announced a joint initiative with Microsoft Sri Lanka , the Ministry of Education , Sarvodaya-Fusion and Global Talent Coach & Consultants (Pvt) Ltd to train and develop 400 young people in the North, East, South and West...
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14 Mar 2013
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Skype Celebrates World Read Aloud Day
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
This article was originally posted 6 March by Elisa Steele on the Skype’s Big Blog . View a related video . I love to read and I love stories. I was called a bookworm as a kid, because once I cracked open a book, I just couldn’t put it down until it was done! And, now, I watch with delight...
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11 Mar 2013
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YouthSpark Profile: Joshua Sim
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
This is part of a series of YouthSpark profiles where we highlight young people in Asia who are dedicated to changing the world through technology, and inspiring others along the way. NAME: JOSHUA SIM TWITTER: @JOSHUASIM1 COUNTRY: SINGAPORE OCCUPATION: STUDENT Bio...
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5 Mar 2013
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MS Korea Delivers Technology and Education Support for Refugee Youth
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
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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Transforming Education with Windows 8 in Sri Lanka
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
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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New Youth Empowerment Portal to Fuel the Dreams of Young Thais
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
With the recent launch of the global Give for Youth Micro-Giving portal , Microsoft Thailand aims to encourage Thai donors to support specific youth projects initiated by nonprofit and social enterprises. Starting from a minimum donation amount of 300 baht (US$10), the new portal enables donors to fund...
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4 Feb 2013
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YouthSpark Spotlight: Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs to Create Positive Change
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
For 25-year-old Malaysian Michael Teoh , a highlight of his relatively young career was being selected as one of the two winners and global ambassadors in the ‘ Your Big Year ’ (YBY) 2011 competition hosted by the Smaller Earth Group . Applicants compete in a series of challenges that involve...
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28 Jan 2013
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Microsoft Holds Inaugural YouthSpark Master Class in Singapore
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
In October 2012, Microsoft Citizenship launched its inaugural YouthSpark Master Class, an initiative focused on empowering the next generation of change makers to realize their potential. A Master Class is all about learning from the best, but also about sharing experiences and taking those insights...
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24 Jan 2013
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Microsoft Mobilizes Opportunities for 300 Million Youth Around the World
Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific
Microsoft YouthSpark is a new companywide initiative to create opportunities for 300 million youth through a range of global programs, delivered in partnership with governments, nonprofits and other businesses. Microsoft today announced a new global initiative, Microsoft YouthSpark , that aims to...
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20 Sep 2012
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