Future Prosperity

“Microsoft depends on the 14,000 independent technology businesses that develop or sell technology solutions based on Microsoft platforms.” - John Galligan, Director, Corporate Affairs, Australia.

Microsoft invests in the foundations of Australia’s future information and communication technology (ICT). An International Data Corporation (IDC) study found:

Since 2000, Microsoft has invested more than $20 million to support its 14,000 Australian business partners, suppliers and technology investors.
Microsoft has invested more than $10m in high technology centres to foster defence, justice, healthcare and e-government projects.
Small businesses are essential to ICT and innovation. Across Australia, Microsoft is nurturing clusters of small ICT businesses.

	Sustaining a Knowledge Economy
	Australia is an economy in which knowledge rather than labour or technology underpins stable economic growth. Tracey Fellows, Managing Director, Microsoft Australia.

Industry Clusters: Thinking Globally, Acting Globally. Microsoft is using its web services technology to help build industry clusters and promote ICT innovation.

Australian ICT fact sheet. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ICT accounts for 4.6% of Gross Domestic Product; 6% if in-house software development is included.

Interview with Eddie Geller. After three months, the NSW.NET cluster boasted 57 member organisations, 1,200 projects and 892 specialists.

Generating intellectual property. Industry Development Manager David Sajfar explains how Microsoft wants to help small businesses capitalise on world-class innovation.

The Microsoft Partner Program helps small business get access to the latest software.
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