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Imagine Cup and the Rural Innovation Award — Michael Rawding
26 June 08 05:25 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 0 Comments   
Those of you that follow Microsoft might be familiar with Imagine Cup – an annual student technology competition that Microsoft sponsors. This year Unlimited Potential has worked with Imagine Cup to add a new category -- the Rural Innovation Award . At Read More...
Africa’s Unlimited Potential – Will Poole
19 June 08 06:26 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 0 Comments   
Over the past two weeks, I’ve been in Africa to participate in a variety of activities supporting Microsoft Unlimited Potential’s efforts to bring the benefits of technology to the next 5 billion people. The continent continues to show strong economic Read More...
Travel Diary: The African ICT Best Practices Forum, Burkina Faso and West Africa—Michael Rawding
29 April 08 02:32 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 0 Comments   
Last week, I had the opportunity to travel throughout West Africa to represent Microsoft Unlimited Potential, meeting with our partners across the public and private sectors to further discuss how Microsoft can best contribute to help create new economic Read More...
Africa: Kenya and Nigeria—Michael Rawding
09 November 07 10:04 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 2 Comments   
After the Connect Africa Summit concluded in Rwanda, I was able to continue my African travels in Kenya and Nigeria. It was a great chance to see more of the region and visit some programs and businesses that are starting to enjoy new social and economic Read More...
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Connect Africa, Kigali, Rwanda: Michael Rawding
06 November 07 01:21 AM | Unlimited Potential team | 2 Comments   
Last week, I had the unique opportunity to attend the Connect Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The summit was organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the African Union, the World Bank Group and UN GAID, in partnership with the African Read More...
Partnerships for Technology Access in Botswana: Martial Nogbou
07 June 07 05:07 PM | Unlimited Potential team | (Comments Off)   
It’s been great to be here in Burkina Faso for the ICT Best Practices Forum for West and Central Africa. I’ve been working in Africa and IT for over ten years now, and as a native of Ivory Coast it’s energizing and exciting to see the changes that have Read More...
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UNIDO Joint Initiative with Microsoft Announced Today
07 June 07 11:35 AM | Unlimited Potential team | (Comments Off)   
Hello - I feel that the initiative on refurbished computers that we signed with Microsoft today at the ICT Best Practices Forum is a symbol of our partnership and steadfast commitment to uplift entrepreneurs in Africa. The vision is to establish a pilot Read More...
The ICT Best Practices Forum - West and Central Africa
29 May 07 03:49 PM | Unlimited Potential team | (Comments Off)   
The first ICT Best Practices Forum will be held the 7th through the 9th of June, 2007 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In Africa, the level of interest in technology solutions to critical development challenges is high. At the same time, there is an essential Read More...
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