http://www.microsoft.com/government/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/government/en-bn/public-services/blog&page=8eead92b-4eb0-4a8f-9e7e-cc373601f58f&wp=d1743f91-ae9e-4ddd-9524-5078bfde631f&pageurl=/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/default.aspx&pID=flt47Thoughts, comments, news, and reflection from the Microsoft Government team.60http://www.microsoft.com/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=278&aID=87Earth Hour brings the world together for one hour each year to raise awareness about climate change. With a staff of eight and a movement that reaches hundreds of millions globally, learn how the campaign uses Yammer to organize worldwide.Brad Coughlan, National Government Industry Manager, Microsoft Australia2013-03-18 00:00:00http://www.microsoft.com/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=274&aID=3At this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF), a WEF-commissioned report called for a $14 trillion investment in greening the global economy to safeguard our future from the threat of climate change. Learn how government IT factors into the picture.Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government 2013-03-13 00:00:00http://www.microsoft.com/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=269&aID=84As the notion of environmental quality becomes more global, cities share in the responsibility of minimizing global pollution. Learn how cities are embracing technology to reduce their environmental impact and realize cost savings in the process.Bill Mitchel, Senior Director for Microsoft’s World Wide Public Sector team2013-03-04 00:00:00http://www.microsoft.com/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=197&aID=3Cloud adoption continues to gain speed across the U.S. public sector. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is latest to make the move, with plans to migrate roughly 25,000 users to Office 365. How much does the EPA expect to save? Learn here.Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government 2012-11-06 00:00:00http://www.microsoft.com/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=143&aID=4Find out about Microsoft’s latest commitment to reduce its impact on the environment.Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector2012-07-03 00:00:00http://www.microsoft.com/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=15&aID=9Many people still depend upon desktop PCs to carry out their daily business. If not properly managed, however, PCs can waste a lot of energy. The good news is that it’s a largely avoidable problem.Zdenek Jiricek, Industry Solutions Director, Worldwide Public Sector2011-10-20 00:00:00http://www.microsoft.com/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=11&aID=7​Mayor Boris Johnson urged Londoners to help spruce up the capital by reporting “grime crime” such as graffiti, and litter. The innovative “Love Clean London” system enables users to track progress of cleanups and delivers financial savings for boroughs. Gordon McKenzie, Government Solutions Lead, Worldwide Public Sector2011-10-06 00:00:00http://www.microsoft.com/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=9&aID=4From time to time, Microsoft on Government will be exploring key themes that matter to the public sector. This October we’ve planned a series of posts focusing on Environmental Sustainability. Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector2011-10-04 00:00:00http://www.microsoft.com/government/en-bn/public-services/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=3&aID=4Information technology is the common language and platform of governance today, empowering public sector organizations to collaborate, operate more effectively, increase efficiency and transparency, and to develop greater accountability to the citizen. Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector2011-09-14 00:00:00