Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Microsoft Africa today announced the launch of the African edition of its ‘Microsoft on the Issues' blog. Building on the success of its corporate blog, which has been running since January 2009, ‘Microsoft on the Issues: Africa' will provide a platform for discussing how ICT has and will continue to be crucial in helping transform Africa.

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT

The world's premier student technology competition, Imagine Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination, their passion, and their creativity to bring to life technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today. Now in its eighth year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a global event.

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Read a blog post by Elena Bonfiglioli and Mark Lange (Director of Corporate Citizenship, EMEA and Senior Policy Counsel at Microsoft) on how Europe can use cloud computing to stimulate economic growth, following a roundtable event held earlier this month.

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday 22 June, HealthVault will launch in the UK. As part of this launch, we will also be announcing Nuffield Health as the first UK partner with its My Health Info application, which will be hosted on MSN. This application will allow users to gain an insight into their health data – helping them to monitor their blood pressure, calculate their body mass index and measure the amount of steps they take as exercise.

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:30:00 GMT

At the third African ICT Best Practices Forum 2010 in Burkina Faso, Microsoft met with government leaders from across Africa to discuss two pressing issues in public sector ICT, cybersecurity and cloud computing.

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:30:00 GMT

Vote for your favourite technology solution from the Software Design finalists

Fri, 28 May 2010 10:30:00 GMT

Today at eLearning Africa 2010, Cisco, Education Impact, Intel, Microsoft, University of Witwatersrand (Wits) and the World Bank Institute announced a collaboration to strengthen government capacity in the integration of ICT in schools. The six organisations have designed a blended learning programme, called the "Certificate in ICT in Education for Policy Implementers," for officials and professionals involved in the roll-out and integration of ICT in schools and colleges across Africa.

Tue, 25 May 2010 06:30:00 GMT

Microsoft 6th European BizSpark Summit connects leaders in the entrepreneurial community across Europe with each other. Coinciding with European SME Week and hosted by Silicon Valley entrepreneurial superstar Guy Kawasaki, the European BizSpark Summit brings together key entrepreneurs in Europe for a start-up investment pitch. Watch it LIVE followed by presentations and a debate on the scope and challenges of entrepreneurship and innovation in Europe as we together seek to reach the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy.

Mon, 24 May 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Scientists in Georgia collaborate with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Microsoft Research to pioneer new methods of managing sustainable trade of wild snowdrops.

Thu, 20 May 2010 10:30:00 GMT

The partnership effort brings information to life for citizens, with technology that gives them greater insight, input and confidence in government decision-making.