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On the midnight train to Nizhniy Novgorod
12 November 08 11:25 AM | Unlimited Potential team | 1 Comments   
After an exciting trip on an overnight night train we’ve landed in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. We spent most of today in the community around the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) where Microsoft is working with NGO Free Deed to provide students with PCs loaded Read More...
A visit to Cafemax
10 November 08 10:56 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 1 Comments   
The highlight of our first day on tour in Central and Eastern Europe was a visit to Cafemax iCafes in Moscow. I’ve seen many iCafes but this one struck me as leading edge. Why? Variety. The Cafemax chain understands what their customers want and they Read More...
Continuing Our Commitment - Pamela Passman
26 September 08 11:19 AM | Unlimited Potential team | 0 Comments   
I’m in New York today, and it’s been a really busy week here on the global development front --- with Bill Gates and other leaders addressing a UN special session on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) convening Read More...
Travel Diary: India- Michael Rawding
14 August 08 02:23 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 0 Comments   
Recently, I spent a little under a week traveling throughout India, visiting some of Unlimited Potential’s programs and partners that are working to bring increased social and economic opportunity to the region through the benefits of technology. It’s Read More...
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...
Unveiling the educational side of Internet cafes – Jeremy Gittins
19 June 08 05:53 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 3 Comments   
When someone mentions Internet cafés to me, I immediately think of backpackers sitting at banks of tables hammering out emails to their friends and families about their latest trip, catching up with the world and sports news, or more often than not destroying Read More...
GLF Asia—The Limitless Potential of Education for Lifelong Growth: Anoop Gupta
15 May 08 01:37 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 1 Comments   
Last Thursday and Friday in Jakarta, Indonesia, I had the privilege to attend this year’s Government Leaders Forum—Asia. It was my first time attending one of these events in my new capacity leading the Unlimited Potential Group, and offered a thrilling 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...
Partnerships to Transform Education and Create Opportunity in Latin America—Orlando Ayala
04 April 08 04:30 PM | Unlimited Potential team | (Comments Off)   
I’m just now wrapping up the second day of this year’s Government Leaders Forum—Americas (GLF), and I wanted to share some more stories around today’s events. I’ve been busy meeting with a variety of local and regional government and business leaders Read More...
Technology and Digital Services for Social Development in the Americas—Orlando Ayala
03 April 08 10:52 AM | Unlimited Potential team | 0 Comments   
Greetings from Miami, Florida, where I’m participating in the next installment of our ongoing Microsoft Government Leaders Forums (GLF) – GLF Americas. As I’ve mentioned before, GLFs are semi-annual events sponsored by Microsoft that gather top government Read More...
Transforming Education in the Middle East - Orlando Ayala
27 January 08 03:31 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 0 Comments   
After a few days in London meeting with officials from industry and NGO organizations, I’ve arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for the next Government Leaders Forum – this time focused on Arabia. Similar to Berlin, I’ll be meeting with partners Read More...
Creating Opportunity For Everyone Through Education - Orlando Ayala
23 January 08 05:05 PM | Unlimited Potential team | 4 Comments   
Guten tag from Berlin, Germany, where I’m participating in the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum (GLF) – Europe. GLFs are annual Microsoft events that bring together top government and business leaders with the goal of driving discussion on how the private 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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St. Sophia Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece- Will Poole
22 October 07 09:47 AM | Unlimited Potential team | (Comments Off)   
Last Friday, I had the privilege to attend a very special event at St. Sophia Children’s Hospital in Athens, Greece. Along with Microsoft Greece, Intel, and the Greek Ministry of Education, we donated ten Classmate PCs to the hospital. These Classmate Read More...
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Partnerships and Education - Vasanti Neelakantan, Brilliant Tutorials
03 July 07 11:34 AM | Unlimited Potential team | (Comments Off)   
While India is progressing in leaps and bounds in cyberspace, on the ground, the realities of a third-world country are immediately evident. Outside the major metropolitan areas, basic infrastructure such as roads, water and schools leave a lot to be Read More...
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