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Blog Post: The youth are leading change in Brazil

Akhtar Badshah

Last week I arrived in Sao Paulo for the first time in three years to find an amazing sense of optimism. President Lula’s government managed to lift a quarter of the country’s poor people out of poverty and the current government is expanding that program to reach the most vulnerable. The...

on7 Jul 2011
Blog Post: Austria´s National IT-Fitness Initiative takes up on a big challenge!

Microsoft Citizenship Team

Have you ever heard the EU Digital Agenda ? If you are based in or interested in the European Market of almost 500 million people you probably should. This strategic document covers the main directions of the ICT policy of the European Union for the next 5 years. One of its seven pillars talks...

on27 Dec 2010
Blog Post: Empowering Youth through Partnerships

Microsoft Citizenship Team

I had the pleasure of speaking at the International Youth Foundation’s Youth Leadership and Livelihoods conference in Washington, DC, today. I participated on a panel entitled “The Global Challenge – and Opportunity – of Youth Employment” with colleagues from public, private...

on7 Oct 2010
Blog Post: Technology skills make a difference

Akhtar Badshah

Rosalyn in Nairobi, Kenya is a 40 plus year old mother who has a business of manufacturing shoes from recycled tires which she sells over the web around the world. Ma Jianlu, a farmer in the remote Loess Plateau in China is selling eggplants online which he has grown on his small greenhouse. Since 2003...

on7 Sep 2010
Blog Post: Announcing Microsoft Elevate America nonprofits grant program

Akhtar Badshah

Today we are launching the Elevate America community initiative , a new grant program that will support nonprofit organizations offering employment services, including technology skills training and job placement, in local communities across the United States. To support this initiative, we are committing...

on2 Sep 2010
Blog Post: Bridging the digital gap in Norway

Microsoft Citizenship Team

Like many European countries, Norway has an aging population. Today, 13% of the population is above the age of 67 and by 2020 it is estimated that will grow to 22%. In 2008, the Norwegian Government presented a widely welcomed parliamentary white paper “An Information Society For All” which...

on2 Jul 2010
Blog Post: Meet Benedict and Ken – two generations buzzed about technology in Hong Kong

Clair Deevey

I am just back from Hong Kong where I attended one of our NGO Connection Days. The connection days are held around the world and provide nonprofits with the opportunity to come together, network and find out about how they can use technology to support their organizations. The event in Hong Kong was...

on17 Jun 2010
Blog Post: Video: Employee giving and social entrepreneurs at Microsoft

Akhtar Badshah

The third session we are sharing from our recent Accelerator Summit was hosted by Lisa Brummel, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Microsoft and looked at how our employees are making a difference in the community from supporting existing nonprofits, volunteering their time, and even setting...

on7 Jun 2010
Blog Post: The impact of training goes beyond employment

Tim_Dubel

I spent some time recently with Nalini Gangadharan, Chairperson of the CAP Foundation. Nalini was in Seattle for our Accelerator Summit and it was the first time we had met in over two years. Nalini is an amazing community activist and it was great to see her again. Hearing her stories reminded me of...

on3 Jun 2010
Blog Post: Accelerating Change through Technology

Akhtar Badshah

In 2007 we launched the Microsoft Unlimited Potential program to focus on getting the power of technology to underserved communities around the world, and in the intervening period we have learned a lot and we’ve seen some exciting results from our partnerships and our investments. Recently...

on1 Jun 2010
Blog Post: Elevating America through technology training and skills

Yvonne_Thomas

Today marks a significant milestone for our Elevate America program with Louisiana and Ohio becoming the last states to join the program, which is part of Microsoft’s overall Unlimited Potential efforts to improve social and economic opportunities for people. Since we launched Elevate America in...

on28 May 2010
Blog Post: Trip Report: South East Asia - Community First and Technology Second

Akhtar Badshah

Without doubt one of the best aspects of my job is getting to visit our partners and see firsthand their communities and the incredible work they are doing on the ground to address real social and economic issues. Most recently I was in Philippines and Indonesia and had the privilege visiting with...

on21 May 2010
Blog Post: Startup Businesses Get a Helping Hand

Microsoft Citizenship Team

Microsoft Malaysia aims to reach 500 successful Malaysian companies within three years with its recently launched Microsoft BizSpark program. The BizSpark program gives startups access to Microsoft development tools, platform technologies, as well as other products to bring to new, innovative solutions...

on10 Feb 2009