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Fueling growth and healthy communitiesFri, 30 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Vice President for Microsoft Education Anthony Salcito shares his thoughts on education and Microsoft's Shape the Future project in an interview on Portuguese TV. Click through to watch the full video.

Driving what's nextMon, 26 Mar 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Jean-Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International, outlines how Microsoft's major investments in Europe this week underscore the company's commitment to realizing individual opportunity and unlocking entrepreneurial talent. Microsoft has announced the company will award €1.5 million in cash grants to 17 European NGOs who help youth gain workforce skills, as well as the launch of a new AppCampus program in partnership with Nokia and the University of Aalto in Finland. Microsoft and Nokia will each invest up to €9 million in the latter program over the next three years to support innovation and growth among mobile startups.

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesMon, 26 Mar 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Microsoft is today announcing it is awarding 17 European nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with €1.5 million in cash grants to support youth with the development of essential workforce skills, and a total of €170 million in software donations to NGOs and nonprofit organizations across Europe this year. This latest investment comes as Europe marks the beginning of e-Skills Week. Through the grants, Microsoft is reinforcing national employability and workforce development programs designed to give youths access to technology and training to develop the IT skills they need to be prepared for today's job market. The software donations are part of a long-term effort by Microsoft to help organizations use technology to improve their operations and increase productivity. Click through to read the full press release.

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesMon, 09 Jan 2012 15:45:00 GMT

This week Microsoft will have a major presence at two key education events held in London, UK. Education World Forum, the largest global gathering of education ministers and the internationally recognised ministerial forum for debating future practice in education, will run from 9-11th January. As part of this, Microsoft, in partnership with the British Council, will host the Education Leaders Briefing, bringing education ministers, policy makers and experts together to explore the big issues around learning, education, students and technology in a two hour ‘talk show' format. Following this, BETT, the world's leading event for educational technology, will run from 11–14th January. Read here full details of all three events and learn more about Microsoft's commitment to education worldwide.

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesMon, 28 Feb 2011 13:00:00 GMT

With 200 million Europeans still offline, efforts to bridge the digital divide take centre stage at this year's Get Online Week (28 February – 5 March 2011). Get Online Week is supported by Microsoft as part of its ‘Unlimited Potential Community Technology Skills Program' (UP-CTSP). The initiative promotes access to the latest technology, certification and ICT training to provide people with skilled jobs, better lives and stronger communities. Read here the full press release.

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesMon, 10 Jan 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Microsoft Corp. today announced the preliminary findings of its multicountry Innovative Teaching and Learning (ITL) Research, which shows that students can get the skills they need for work and life in the 21st century through school, but in practice, they rarely do. While education leaders consistently call for change, educational policies and systems in most countries have not yet provided clear definitions of 21st century skills, or guidance to teachers on how to teach and assess these skills. Read here how Microsoft are helping students today gain the skills they need with a new free tool — the Partners in Learning School Research.

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesMon, 01 Nov 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Microsoft's 6th Annual Worldwide Innovative Educators Forum is taking place on 26 - 29 October 2010, in Cape Town, South Africa. This event is the centrepiece for Partners in Learning programme, which helps teachers and school leaders more effectively to use technology as a tool for innovative teaching and learning. The event is expected to attract more than 500 education professionals from more than 60 countries.

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesThu, 2 Sep 2010 12:15:00 GMT

Opinion piece by Dr. Cheick Modibo Diarra, Chairman for Africa Microsoft Corp, on CNN.com discussing how ICT, together with investment in skills and infrastructure, is one of the driving forces that will accelerate Africa's economic and social development.

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesFri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Jean-Phillipe Courtois, President, Microsoft International, took part in a discussion panel on the Digital Agenda for Europe with the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda at the recent European Business Summit. Watch the full session here.

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesTue, 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.