Addressing Societal Challenges

Innovation and partnerships can improve access to quality healthcare and education, while addressing other societal challenges such as energy and the environment, retraining workers for the 21st century economy, and helping governments become more transparent and inclusive.

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  Healthcare

  Using technology and software to deliver healthcare can help patients access treatment, improve diagnoses, and save healthcare workers time, while cutting unnecessary costs and inefficiencies. Microsoft’s vision is for health IT to improve the quality of healthcare, increase access and reduce costs while giving people more control over their health information.

  • Improving Healthcare Policy Brief – Executive Summary (PDF file, 218 KB)
  • Improving Healthcare Policy Brief (PDF file, 1.03 MB)
  • Microsoft for the Health Industry
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  Education

  Improving education, particularly in math and science, is critical to our progress Technology opportunities in education empower teachers and administrators while linking students to new knowledge and insight. We work with partners around the world to invest in education IT infrastructure and personalized learning experiences for students.

  • Improving Education Policy Brief – Executive Summary (PDF file, 141 KB)
  • Improving Education Policy Brief (PDF file, 523 KB)
  • Microsoft in Education
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  Energy & Environment

  IT makes our economy more energy efficient, and enables individuals, businesses, and governments to understand their environmental impact and reduce their energy use. We’re developing technologies that let people monitor and improve their use of limited resources like energy and water. We’re also supporting government policies that promote energy efficiency, incentivize research, and help create “green” technology and jobs.

  • Addressing Energy and Environmental Challenges Policy Brief – Executive Summary (PDF file, 280 KB)
  • Addressing Energy and Environmental Challenges Policy Brief (PDF file, 502 KB)
  • Microsoft and the Environment
  • Microsoft in Utilities
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  Workforce Development

  The skills workers need to stay competitive are changing rapidly. Many new jobs—in both traditional and new industries—now require computer literacy, and Microsoft partners with governments and non-government organizations to provide free or low-cost technology skills training to help displaced workers re-enter the workforce. We also support organizations that offer workers greater mobility and lifelong learning opportunities.

  • Retraining Workers for the 21^st-Century Economy Policy Brief – Executive Summary (PDF file, 186 KB)
  • Retraining Workers for the 21^st-Century Economy - Policy Brief (PDF file, 384 KB)
  • Microsoft Students to Business
  • Microsoft IT Academy Program
  • Microsoft Thrive
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  Future of Government

  We collaborate with governments around the world to improve their day-to-day operations and better connect public services to their citizens. IT enables governments to serve citizens better, by improving the delivery of public services, speeding and smoothing communication between agencies and citizens, and increasing transparency.

  • Future of Government Policy Brief – Executive Summary (PDF file, 186 KB)
  • Future of Government Policy Brief (PDF file, 429 KB)
  • Microsoft In Government
  • Microsoft Government 2.0
  • Open Government Data Initiative

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